Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra holds monthly concerts in the psychiatric wards at Sørlandet Hospital, giving patients an opportunity to be touched by the power of music at their place of treatment.

Young people with mental health challenges write new texts for the choral movements of a requiem. The work is performed by young people from a selection of upper secondary schools together with professional soloists and the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.

Vi har fått støtte fra Sparebankstiftelsen Sparebanken Sør, til et program med mange ulike delprosjekter. Gjennom disse prosjektene ønsker vi at kan kunsten utgjøre en forskjell for mennesker i regionen, blant når det gjelder helse, livskvalitet og opplevelsen av mestring, hele livet igjennom. 

SPOR is performing arts for participation, mastery and inclusion. Around 80 young people, with and without functional variations, share the stage with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in a performance in a large format and professional setting. 

Kilden Dialog er engasjert i et omfattende formidlingsarbeid. Vi har særskilt fokus på  praksisfeltet samskapende scenekunst og på koblingen mellom kultur, helse og levekår. Som eneste kunsthus i Norge, har Kilden en egen forskningsansvarlig, nemlig Eva Mari Andreasen. 

Children, young people, students and amateur musicians of all ages have the opportunity to share the stage with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra

Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra performs the piece of music, created by talented school students from Agder and Telemark. 

Customized events to allow for participation from adults, children and families who may find it challenging to attend ordinary concert and theater experiences.

By raising funds, instruments and equipment, the program wants to give children in communities with low economic development an opportunity to experience and explore music.

Provide students with challenges and development opportunities within a professional arts and culture environment, while allowing them to get to know other young people who share the same interest.

UngdomsKilden is our very own immersion program in theater for young people from 13 to 19 years.

Sølvstrupene is Kilden's senior choir, with 150 male and female voices. The choir was established when Kilden opened in 2012, and has since then participated in both concerts and performances.

Demenskoret Gullstrupene is an offer for people living at home with dementia.

Babysang is an offer for parents and children to share the joy of music and singing in a neutral environment. 

Language is closely linked to our own identity, self-understanding and how we are perceived by others. On stage, three performers with different languages explore multilingualism together with performing artist Maritea Dæhlin.

Spor is a unique performance where young people with physical and mental challenges create a performance with stories from their own lives. SPOR has been performed in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022.

Color Play is an explosive performance with children and young people from all over the world. Since 2014, almost 100 performers from 30 different nations have brought song and dance from all corners of the world to the Kristiansand audience.

Under the motto experience - empathy - participation we extend our hand beyond the edge of the stage and invite the work experience program at Kirkens Bymisjon to create art with us.

In "Anne Frank's siblings", reality and real posts from the media's comments section are put together with a fictional story. The result is a contemporary performance that affects us all.

Against the backdrop of a challenging worldview, more than 1,300 children aged 6-12 created their own imaginative interpretations and colorful works of art on the theme "Soria Moria - if I were king or queen".  

I den tradisjonsrike konserten Juleevangeliet samarbeider Kilden Teater og Konserthus om å skape en stemningsfull kveld med fokus på omsorg og medmenneskelighet.

Maskefall is aimed at people with challenges related to mental health and substance abuse - from the age of 12 and up.