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IETM Hull 2019 // Picture: Thomas Harran

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03.12.2021

New IETM Publication on inclusive, fair and flexible arts funding

03.12.2021

Arts & Disability: The final "Time to Act" report is out

24.11.2021

Arts & Disability: Join the launch of the final Time To Act report

16.11.2021

IETM Satellite Girona 2021: Join our online programme

04.11.2021

SHIFT Partners sign a joint letter of intent on climate action

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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

10.12.2021

Participatory and Immersive Creation - December 2021 meeting

26.11.2021

Online breakout groups: Tomorrow is here

30.11.2021 - 27.01.2022

IETM Elections 2022: Info sessions with IETM Advisors

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

IETM Hull 2019 ©Thomas Harran

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

IETM Hull 2019 ©Thomas Harran

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

IETM Satellite Milan 2019 ©Massimiliano Monnecchi

Picture of a speaker facing the audience at IETM porto

IETM Porto 2018 ©Cesar Coriolano

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

IETM Caravan Palestine 2018 ©Al-Harah Theater

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

IETM Rijeka 2019 ©Tanja Kanazir

Members news

02.12.2021

Walk the plank is hiring! Sustainability Manager

13.11.2021

YPAM – Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting 2021 (December 1–19)

10.11.2021

You are invited to join Fontys Master Performing Public Space-s Web panel!

06.11.2021

MALACATE - Open call for artist-in-residence programme

01.11.2021

Digital Leap learning programme: call for circus and dance artists - DL 22.11.

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Advocacy Learn about and support our various advocacy and solidarity actions more

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

Policy paper

Make culture central in the EU Recovery | Open letter

Advocacy news

03.12.2021

New IETM Publication on inclusive, fair and flexible arts funding

24.11.2021

Arts & Disability: Join the launch of the final Time To Act report

26.10.2021

Policy statement: Situation of artists and cultural recovery in the EU

15.10.2021

Perform Europe Step 2 is closed: Proposals under review!

05.10.2021

#MeToo in the Culture Sector: Read or listen to our SHIFT Key Findings

Projects Discover our European and international projects more

05.2021 - 12.2022

IETM Global Connect

01.2021 - 08.2022

Perform Europe

11.2020

European Theatre Forum 2020

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

Report

Time to Act: How lack of knowledge in the cultural sector creates barriers for disabled artists and audiences

Toolkit

Supporting Relevance: Ideas and strategies for inclusive, fair and flexible arts funding

Report

#MeToo in the Culture Sector: SHIFT Key Findings

Report