Dramaten, the Royal Opera and Kulturhuset Stadsteatern are some of those who have now in various ways begun efforts to support children and young people from war-torn Ukraine.
At the Royal Dramatic Theater, they will be offered free theater and an opportunity to discuss what they have seen afterwards.
All with the help of Ukrainian interpreters.
- We do theater and we believe in theater in all different situations in life.
We will show a warm performance, so hopefully it can give some comfort and togetherness, says Ada Berger, artistic director at Unga Dramaten.
A matter of course to help
Behind the initiative is the non-profit organization Kulturforum STHLM which coordinated the work.
- I myself have grandparents who fled from World War II and know what traces it can leave.
For me, it was a matter of course to try to help in some way, says Alexander Rosenberg, one of the initiators.
In addition to theater and opera, children from Ukraine will also be offered a place at several dance schools.
- Dance has a healing power.
For a while, you can be free from all the trauma and the hard work you have behind you and in the dance be free and happy, says Karin Forslind, operations manager at the dance studio Base 23.
The hope is now that the initiative will grow and spread to more parts of the country.
- We hope that more actors around the country want to collaborate and do something similar, says Alexander Rosenberg.