Do you need advice as an independent performing artist, company or producer? Then come visit UP's open advice sessions on the first Wednesday of every month.
During the open advice sessions, the UP team is on hand for professional discussion and dialogue from 10.00 to 12.00. We’ll make sure there’s coffee on the go.
The format is open, and each consultation lasts 30 minutes with a different adviser. You bring your specific challenges or questions and book the right adviser yourself.
On the first Wednesday of every month, the following advisers will be available:
- Ann-Jette Caron, development producer at UP and an experienced producer in the independent sector
- Mathias Schønberg, communications manager at UP with a master’s degree in rhetoric and extensive communications experience

Marie Viltoft Polli
On November 4, in addition to the UP team, you can book guest advisor Marie Viltoft Polli. Marie is an experienced producer, curator, and tour booker who has worked on projects such as Metropolis, PASSAGEfestival, CPH Stage, and Det Frie Felts Festival, and has a strong festival network both in Denmark and internationally.
Marie knows the touring market from the inside as a programmer for a Turnénetværk venue and can offer advice on specific questions if you’re new to or unsure about the Danish touring market.

Ann-Jette Caron is a producer with many years’ experience in project-funded companies, festivals and institutional theatres. She can advise you on:
- Project management and development from a producer’s perspective
- Entrepreneurship and business models
- Touring
- The performing arts sector
- Funding structures and grant applications

Nadezhda Klimenko is a communications consultant with extensive experience in the performing arts and cultural organizations. She can advise you on:
- Digital promotion of companies and performances.
- Audience development and targeted communication.
- Branding in a broader social context.
- Promoting works to foundations.
