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IETM Hull 2019 // Picture: Thomas Harran

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02.06.2023

Greening the Creative Europe Programme

02.06.2023

Culture Council conclusions on at-risk and displaced artists

16.05.2023

EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors

16.05.2023

Mariya Gabriel resigns as European Commissioner for Culture, Innovation, Research, Education and Youth

02.05.2023

Perform Europe is back! Three exciting job opportunities within the Perform Europe team

26.04.2023

Call for Applications: GCRP 2023

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Events Broaden your international network, exchange ideas on burning topics, enrich your knowledge and explore local artistic landscapes at our various events more

28 - 30.11.2023

IETM Focus Luxembourg 2023

24 - 29.10.2023

IETM Caravan Kosovo 2023

12 - 15.06.2023

IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting 2023

Membership Meet our member organisations and individual professionals working in all disciplines of the contemporary performing arts more

Picture of participants of IETM Hull 2019 sitting in a venue

Thomas Harran

Picture of participants of IETM Hull 2019 sitting around in a circle

Thomas Harran

Participants of the Satellite Milan 2019 on red seats facing a speaker surrounded by sign language interpreters

Massimiliano Monnecchi

Picture of a speaker facing the audience at IETM porto

©Cesar Coriolano

Participants of the IETM Caravan Palestine 2018 in a theatre venue waiting for a performance to start

Al-Harah Theater

Participants of IETM Rijeka going down a stairway in the streets of RIjeka

©Tanja Kanazir

Members news

26.05.2023

International Summer School of Documentary Theatre 25 August – 7 September 2023 Archa Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic

26.05.2023

BIRCA Baltic Sea residency

23.05.2023

Call for artists under 35 - FINC Comedy Festival 2023

23.05.2023

Looking for collaborations and contributors for the project which supports performative artists who continue their work in Ukraine

19.05.2023

Racconti per Ricominciare: The Sunset Tales Theatre Festival

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Policy paper

Policy Statement: Recommendation for the Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026

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Policy statement: EU action towards a sustainable and fair situation of artists and cultural professionals

Policy paper

Make culture central in the EU Recovery | Second Open letter

Policy paper

The Dresden Declaration of the European Theatre Forum

Advocacy news

02.06.2023

Greening the Creative Europe Programme

02.06.2023

Culture Council conclusions on at-risk and displaced artists

16.05.2023

EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors

16.05.2023

Mariya Gabriel resigns as European Commissioner for Culture, Innovation, Research, Education and Youth

26.04.2023

Reset! is co-hosting the first Creative Europe Networks' Focus Meeting

Projects Discover our European and international projects more

2023-2026

Perform Europe

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IETM Green School

2022-2024

The New International in the Performing Arts (NIPA)

Resources Browse publications, reports and articles on today’s essential topics in the contemporary performing arts more

Report

Danish Performing Arts - A Point of View

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IETM Annual Report 2022

Article

IETM Survey Results: What are the three things about your working conditions that you would like to change tomorrow, if you could?

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