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The French office for contemporary performing arts circulation (Onda) promotes the dissemination of contemporary performing arts through information, expertise, networking, financial support, surveys.
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What’s on What’s on
Onda’s effectiveness is based on its ability to scout works by artistic teams and its familiarity with performance venues. In 2021, the Onda team went to 149 cities and saw 1,558 performances of 1,220 shows.
In this section, some proposals scouted by Onda and soon to be touring.
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Networking Networking
The network overseen by Onda is driven by a commitment to more efficiently promote contemporary artistic creation and to facilitate contact between artists and performance venues.
Playing an active role in the life of the professional network is also about observing what is being constructed elsewhere, identifying processes of experimentation and encouraging new practices. To develop these initiatives, Onda generally works in a partnership approach.
Financial support on read Financial support
Regarding its financial support for the dissemination of works, Onda’s role is to help increase the overall lifespans of productions whose high artistic standards have been recognised, so that they may reach a wider audience. In 2021, Onda supported the circulation of 1,021 shows by 765 artistic teams for 4,520 performances in 401 structures, for a total budget of €3,288,731.
Resources Resources
Onda occupies a unique position at the crossroads of all performing arts disciplines, between production and circulation, with a regional, national and European outlook while maintaining a vibrant relationship with the stakeholders of the contemporary stage. This position makes it particularly qualified to observe and analyse this sector.

Office national de diffusion artistique

Supporting venues taking artistic risks

Financial guarantee
The financial guarantee to help a venue host a production is the most common type of aid.
The amount of the guarantee is calculated on the basis of forecasted artistic expenditure (contracts, transport, out-of-pocket expenses, copyright) and takes into account the venue’s budget and the subsidy it receives from the French Ministry of Culture. The definitive amount is finalised and transferred once the performances have finished and the real artistic costs are known.

NEW
In the case of productions for +3 years old, Onda now takes into account school representations in the calculation of the guarantee.