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IETM Hull 2019 // Picture: Thomas Harran

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21.09.2022

The IETM Focus Brussels 2022 report is now available

20.09.2022

New special Creative Europe call to support Ukrainian artists

26.07.2022

Culture Moves Europe: new Creative Europe mobility scheme for artists and cultural professionals

20.07.2022

In Memoriam: Sven Åge Birkeland (08.03.1960-18.07.2022)

18.06.2022

IETM is Hiring: Full-Time Policy and Research Manager

18.05.2022

Perform Europe’s Impact - Join the Livestream on 13 June

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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

12 - 15.06.2023

IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting 2023

29.09 - 02.10.2022

IETM Belgrade Plenary Meeting 2022

19 - 26.05.2022

IETM Campus Berlin 2022

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

22.09.2022

Outdoor Arts Portugal Showcase 2022

13.09.2022

Beyond Signs Project on stage

26.08.2022

PROJEKT EUROPA is looking for a new Executive Producer

21.08.2022

RA.I.D. Festivals

10.08.2022

LJC News - Disability Art Project

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Policy paper

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

Policy paper

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

20.09.2022

New special Creative Europe call to support Ukrainian artists

18.05.2022

Perform Europe’s Impact - Join the Livestream on 13 June

16.05.2022

Sector Consultation: Perform Europe Policy Recommendations

30.03.2022

Solidarity with Ukraine

02.03.2022

IETM takes part in the European Meeting of Artistic Creation

Projects Discover our European and international projects more

2022-2024

The New International in the Performing Arts (NIPA)

2022 - 2023

Local Journeys for Change: Training and grant for local action

05.2021 - 12.2022

IETM Global Connect

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

IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting 2023

IETM Belgrade Plenary Meeting 2022

IETM Campus Berlin 2022

Members news

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

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

Make culture central in the EU Recovery | Second Open letter

The Dresden Declaration of the European Theatre Forum

Advocacy news

The New International in the Performing Arts (NIPA)

Local Journeys for Change: Training and grant for local action

IETM Global Connect

The Performing Arts in Serbia

Fair Enough? - Report from the IETM Focus Meeting Brussels 7-8 April 2022

Research Results of Perform Europe

Annual Report 2021