Teatret OM

What Teatret OM does

Teatret OM is a Danish regional theater (egnsteater) headquartered in Ringkøbing, Denmark, founded in 1989 in Rome as Teatro di Sfera Om by Sandra Pasini and Antonella Diana, then relocated to Denmark in 1995-1996 and renamed in 1997. It has held regional theater status for Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality since 2006 and operates from the Buen 15 venue, a 13m x 19m performance space with an in-house Scenographic Lab. The organization produces physical theater, site-specific performances, and visual-arts-integrated productions, and has toured works to 19 countries across 5 continents.

Its core offerings include original theatrical productions (across adult, children's, and street parade formats), the triennial UR-NAT International Performing Arts Festival, the Kunst-Natur Lab symposium, international workshops (Following a Star, Lotusblomstens Vej), artist residencies (4,500 DKK/week), guest performances, a summer Theatre and Circus School for children, and large-scale community art projects. The Scenographic Lab provides in-house design and production of sets, props, costumes, masks, and puppets across metal, wood, plastic, and textile materials.

The business model combines recurring public funding (municipal egnsteater agreement with Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune, Statens Kunstfond), project-based grants from foundations (Nordea Fonden, William Demant Fonden, LAG) and Erasmus+, plus earned revenue from ticket sales, year passes, workshop fees, and artist residency fees. Primary audiences are local families, children and youth, professional performing artists, guest performing groups, and local communities participating in socio-cultural programs. The organization is a private non-profit with no parent company, no venture capital, and no public listing.

Name

Teatret OM

Legal name

Teatret OM

Website

https://teatretom.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Teatret OM is a Danish regional theater (egnsteater) in Ringkøbing that produces and tours physical theater, site-specific performances, and community art projects for local families, schools, professional artists, and international audiences across 19 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ringkøbing

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Egnsteater Funding: As a regional theater (egnsteater), Teatret OM receives public funding through an agreement with Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, which provides core operational support.
2. Ticket Sales and Season Passes: Revenue from ticket sales for performances, concerts, and annual passes (årskort) at the theater venue and touring productions.
3. Workshop Fees: Participation fees for international workshops such as Following a Star (500 EUR) and Art-Nature Lab symposium (1,800 DKK for full program), including lodging and meals.
4. Artist Residencies: Revenue from hosting visiting performance artists who pay for use of theater facilities (4,500 DKK per week) including accommodation for up to 4 people.
5. Project-Based Funding: Additional support from Statens Kunstfond (Danish Arts Council), Erasmus+, LAG, Nordea Fonden, William Demant Fonden, and other cultural foundations for specific projects like UR-NAT festival and Giganternes Indtog.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Teatret OM is a regional theater company that produces and performs physical and site-specific theater for general audiences, families, children, and schools in Ringkøbing, Denmark. Beyond its core performance programming, it operates the UR-NAT international festival every three years, runs the Kunst-Natur LAB research and development initiative, hosts artist residencies, delivers workshops and scenographic lab projects, and runs a theater and circus school for local children and youth.

Product overview

Teatret OM is a regional theatre in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality that operates as a multi-faceted performing arts organization. Its core offerings include professional theatre productions (both in-house and touring internationally), the triennial UR-NAT International Performance Art Festival, Kunst-Natur LAB international symposiums, and diverse workshops for all ages. The theatre also provides artist residencies, hosts guest performances, maintains an in-house Scenographic Lab for set and costume design, and runs community art programs. The organization specializes in site-specific performances, physical theatre, and the integration of visual arts with performing arts, with productions touring 19 countries across 5 continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Theater Performances

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 festival attendees at UR-NAT 2022, with 66 international artists and 2,500+ community participants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Odin TeatretcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026Nine-day Odin Home 2026 residency with training, performances, films, barters, and theatre anthropology led by Eugenio Barba and Odin Teatret's actors. Includes 12 open performances in Ringkøbing.
• Aarhus 2017 (European Capital of Culture)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2017Teatret OM participated in the closing event of European Capital of Culture 2017 with a finale show at Hvide Sande Harbour, featuring music, dance, and theatrical performance.
• Dah Teatar, BelgrademinorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2017Europe Day Campaign/Artistic Caravan collaboration for performances live-streamed between Ringkøbing and Belgrade, with Teatret OM representing Denmark in Serbia.
• Ringkøbing-Skjern KommunecoreOthersCore municipal partnership providing egnsteater (regional theater) funding and support for triennial UR-NAT festival, cultural projects, and community engagement programs.
• Brogården KulturvæksthuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Odin Home 2026 residency and ongoing support for cultural entrepreneurship development in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.
• Vindenes Bro (Bridge of Winds)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational theater network with 20 actors, musicians, and dancers led by Iben Nagel Rasmussen. Teatret OM has been part of this network since 1993, with Sandra Pasini, Antonella Diana, and Annemarie Waagepetersen as members.
• Magdalena ProjektminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network for women in theatre. Teatret OM has performed plays and held seminars at network festivals in Wales, New Zealand, Argentina, Denmark, India, Germany, and Brazil.
• Les Grandes Personnes, ParisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-Chilean artist collective led by Fleur Marie Fuentes. Collaboration on Giganternes Indtog project for giant puppet creation involving local communities.
• Statens Kunstfond (Danish Arts Council)minorOthersFunding support for Art-Nature Lab symposium and other artistic projects, enabling subsidized participation prices.
• Erasmus+minorOthersEuropean funding program supporting international exchange and collaboration for Art-Nature Lab 2024.
• Ringkøbing-Skjern MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Giganternes Indtog project, with museum's culture and nature guides providing expertise on insect life and environmental education.
• ASSITEJminorOthersInternational Association of Theatre for Children and Young People - professional network for children's theater.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sort/Hvid: Copenhagen-based independent theater company producing contemporary performances with strong international outlook. Comparable size and Danish cultural context, with similar focus on experimental touring work for diverse audiences. (Website unknown)
• Hotel Pro Forma: Copenhagen-based experimental performance company founded by Kirsten Dehlholm, producing interdisciplinary work that merges visual art, scenography, and live performance - directly parallel to Teatret OM's visual-arts integration approach. Comparable scale with international touring presence.
• Odin Teatret: Nordic Theatre Laboratory based in Holstebro, Denmark, founded by Eugenio Barba. Pioneer of the same theater-anthropology tradition from which Teatret OM descends and active collaborator on Odin Home 2026. Both specialize in physical theater, international touring, and cross-cultural artist development at comparable scale.
• Fix & Foxy: Danish experimental theater company producing contemporary and site-specific work. Comparable scale, Danish context, and commitment to international collaboration, with similar emphasis on innovative performance formats and touring. (Website unknown)
• Det Olske Orkester: Danish experimental theater company based in Aarhus producing contemporary performances blending text, music, and physical theater. Comparable in scale and artistic ambition, with similar commitment to international collaboration and touring challenging productions.

Emerging players

• Rimini Protokoll: Berlin-based theater collective creating documentary and site-specific performance work. Spiritually aligned with Teatret OM's site-specific performances and community engagement, though with a different methodological focus on experts-of-everyday-life rather than trained performers.

Broad incumbents

• Aarhus Teater: Largest regional theater in Denmark outside Copenhagen, offering both classical repertoire and contemporary work across multiple stages. Comparable egnsteater funding model and Danish municipal context, though at significantly larger scale with broader programming than Teatret OM's focused single-venue operation.
• Aalborg Teater: Regional theater in northern Denmark serving as egnsteater for multiple municipalities. Comparable municipal funding model and operational structure, with broader repertoire and larger facilities than Teatret OM but similar institutional positioning as a publicly funded Danish regional theater.
• Complicité: British physical theater company founded by Simon McBurney with international touring across multiple continents. Productions blend physical theater, visual storytelling, and scenographic innovation. Significantly larger and more established than Teatret OM but with closely aligned artistic DNA and global reach.
• Théâtre du Soleil: Paris-based theater company led by Ariane Mnouchkine, known for community-based productions involving large ensembles and extended creative processes. Comparable international touring profile and similar emphasis on collective creation, scenography, and cultural exchange akin to Teatret OM's participatory projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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