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IETM Hull 2019 // Picture: Thomas Harran

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29.09.2023

Voices of Culture brainstorming report - ‘Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis’

27.09.2023

The UK has rejoined Horizon Europe

27.09.2023

New EU Senior Appointments for Culture

27.09.2023

What to expect from Creative Europe in 2024

27.09.2023

Pop the Vote! Calls Upon Young Artists for the 2024 European Parliamentary Elections

05.09.2023

Call on Member States to reconsider proposed Creative Europe cuts

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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 - 15.06.2024

IETM Sofia Plenary Meeting 2024

28 - 30.11.2023

IETM Focus Luxembourg 2023

24 - 29.10.2023

IETM Caravan Kosovo 2023

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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

29.09.2023

OPEN CALL FOR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMME 2024

26.09.2023

Artistic Director Job Opportunity at Artsadmin

25.09.2023

Walk the Plank seeks a brilliant Head Of Production

18.09.2023

ALTOFEST Naples 2024: Call for International Artists

05.08.2023

OPEN CALL UNDER 35

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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

29.09.2023

Voices of Culture brainstorming report - ‘Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis’

27.09.2023

The UK has rejoined Horizon Europe

27.09.2023

New EU Senior Appointments for Culture

27.09.2023

What to expect from Creative Europe in 2024

27.09.2023

Pop the Vote! Calls Upon Young Artists for the 2024 European Parliamentary Elections

Projects Discover our European and international projects more

2023-2026

Perform Europe

2023

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

Policy paper

IETM Environmental Sustainability Policy

Report

Indigenous Ecological Knowledge I: Insights from Outside the Arts

Report

Art and Activism II - Transforming culture through artistic influence

Report