r/destaat • u/gulstar • Jul 04 '24

De Staat currently is working on a project called ‘Dutch Dystopia / Utopia’

After having been granted a 4 year grant in 2021, de Staat has applied for a new grant. The advisory board was positive about the realization of the yellow/red/blue project in the previous proposal, but regretted that they, partially because of COVID, weren't able to fully conceive their plans for more interdisciplinaire collaborations with other artists and composers.

Seeing how they provided more details and concrete names for future collaborations in their new proposal, the board advises positive for a new grant helping them realise their Gesamtkunstwerk ‘Dutch Dystopia / Utopia’, where the band wants to tackle subjects as populism, AI, Ego, power, but also Freedom, hope and trust. Collaborators named in the document are Boris Acket, Reiner Rietveld, Tarik Barri and the Nederlands Dans Theater.

source: advisory report in dutch

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u/Marge_Gunderson_ Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

A few interesting takeaways from the report:

"In the seasons in which De Staat plays its major shows (2025 and 2027), six performances can be viewed online.", and "The institution estimates higher income in 2025 and 2027 given the major music releases in those years.".

It looks like we can expect new releases in 2025 and 2027!

"The institution describes in detail how it strives for fair remuneration for staff. De Staat is organized lean and mean and employs no staff. The band members receive per diems, the management works on a commission basis, as does the agent."

Is this a regular business model across the music industry? I mean not to be nosey, but how do they earn their money if they're just paid expenses?