Danishtheatre embraces a number of dramatic art forms such as plays, opera and dance, while music is treated as a separate field.
The Theatre Cooperative of Greater Copenhagen is a self-regulating body established by the Copenhagen and Frederiksberg city councils and the Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and Roskilde county councils.
The DanishTheatre Council is an “arm’s length” body of experts drawn from the field of theatre and appointed jointly by the Minister for Culture and the Theatre Council Liaison Committee.
As a result of an international architectural competition organised by the Danish Ministry of Culture, the project designed by architects Boje Lundgaard and Lene Tranberg was chosen as the winning entry and was officially announced in May 2002.
The internationally-operating Danish building company, Pihl and Søn A.S., was awarded the contract for construction of the building with total costs of around 100 million euros.
Danish engineers from the Weissenhorn-based formwork and scaffolding manufacturers, PERI, were able to provide the contractors with a comprehensive and tailor-made solution by means of an efficient operational planning process and innovative systems.