International network
for contemporary
performing arts

Réseau international
pour les arts du spectacle
contemporains

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per le arti performative
contemporanee

コンテンポラリー
パフォーミングアーツ
国際ネットワーク

Internationales Netzwerk
für zeitgenössische
darstellende Künste

Международная сеть современного 
исполнительского 
искусства

Red internacional
para las artes escénicas
contemporáneas

Internationaal netwerk
voor hedendaagse
podiumkunsten

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Rede internacional
para as artes performativas
contemporâneas

الشبكة الدولية
لفنون الأداء
المعاصرة

Alþjóðlegt
tengslanet
í sviðslistum

Xarxa internacional
d'arts escèniques
contemporànies

Rhwydwaith rhyngwladol
ar gyfer celfyddydau
perfformio cyfoes

Rrjeti ndërkombëtar
për artet skenike
kontemporane

Διεθνές δίκτυο
για σύγχρονες
παραστατικές τέχνες

Međunarodna mreža 
za savremene 
scenske umjetnosti

Mezinárodní síť 
pro současné 
divadelní umění

International netværk
for kontemporær
scenekunst

Internasionale netwerk
vir kontemporêre
uitvoerende kunste

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Nemzetközi hálózat
a kortárs
előadóművészetért

國際當代表演藝術網絡

líonra idirnáisiúnta
na taibhealaíona
comhaimseartha

Starptautiskais tīkls
laikmetīgai
skatuves mākslai

Netwerk internazzjonali
għall-arti performattivi
kontemporanji

Międzynarodowa sieć
na rzecz współczesnych sztuk
performatywnych

Internationellt nätverk
för samtida
scenkonst

Međunarodna mreža
savremenih izvođačkih
umetnosti

Международна мрежа
за съвременни
сценични изкуства

Rrjet ndërkombëtar
për arte skenike
bashkëkohore

Міжнародная сетка
сучасных
перфарматыўных мастацтваў

Međunarodna mreža
za suvremene
izvedbene umjetnosti

国际当代表演艺术网络

Rahvusvaheline
kaasaegsete etenduskunstide
võrgustik

현대 공연 예술을 위한 국제 네트워크

Tarptautinis tinklas
šiuolaikinis
scenos menai

Интернационална мрежа
за современа
изведувачка уметност

شبکۀ بین المللی
برای هنرهای نمایشی معاصر

Rețeaua internațională
pentru artele spectacolului
contemporan

Medzinárodná sieť
pre súčasné
scénické umenie

Çağdaş
gösteri sanatları için
uluslararası iletişim ağı

Mon 28.10
17:00-19:30
18

Accreditation and information desk

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

If you arrive on Monday evening, make the accreditation desk your first port of call to collect your badge and ask any questions.

20:15-21:45
21

Theatergroep Bambie - Bambie Zero

Location: Verkadefabriek - Kleine Zaal

Location: Verkadefabriek - Kleine Zaal

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Venue Accessibility 

Language: This performance doesn't contain any spoken language - just gibberish! 

Bambie Zero is philosophical and physical slapstick about the sadness and beauty of failure. 

Sources of inspiration are Flaubert's novel Bouvard & Pécuchet, the indestructible song Ne me quitte pas and Malevich's black painting (with the motto 'My little sister can do that too'). 

Bambie Nul goes something like this: two little men are looking for the Meaning of Things. They retreat into their absurd universe and conduct purposeful research into life. Into mother nature, the wonder of technology, love and the Higher, but they get in the way of themselves. Their thinking frames are too small and they may accidentally destroy everything that is being investigated.

Find out more information about the performance here

Duration: 90 minutes
Genre: Physical theatre
Price: €10

Credits

Concept, direction, performance: Paul van der Laan, Jochem Stavenuiter
Dramaturgy: Marijn van der Jagt
Scenography: Hester Jolink
Lighting design: Manuel Boutreur
Technician: Martijn van Nunen
Music: Bach, Nina Simone


Get in touch
 

Contact:
Bureau tamtam – Tamara Keasberry 
[email protected] / +31 6 414 85 982

Status: Get in contact about international touring


How to book?


CLICK HERE TO BOOK

Please note:

  • The discount code below can only be used to purchase one ticket for each performance per participant.
  • The discount code is only applicable to the performances listed in the IETM Focus programme.

Instructions for booking:

  1. Click 'Gebruik promotiecode' (Use discount code)
  2. Enter discount code: IETM24VF
  3. Choose the ticket called IETM Focus. Click 'Volgende' (next)
  4. Click ‘Verder winkelen’ (continue shopping) if you would like to book for another performance, or click 'Volgende' (next)
  5. Choose the payment method and fill in the email address where you want to receive the tickets (mandatory). Click 'Volgende' (next)
  6. On the next page the only mandatory fields are your first name (‘voornam’) and last name (‘achternaam’) and you tick a box to say whether you want to receive ‘Weekmail’ (weekly email) or ‘Maandelijkse nieuwsbrief’ (monthly newsletter). Click 'Volgende' (next)
  7. The next page is the donation page (‘STEUN DE VERKADEFABRIEK’), which is not mandatory so you can click 'Volgende' (next)
  8. Review your purchase and click ‘Bevestig’ (confirm)
  9. Enter your payment details. Click ‘Betaal’ (pay).
21:00-01:00
18

Late night meeting point

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

If you are already in town, Verkadefabriek’s cabaret-style bar is the perfect place to meet with friends and colleagues.

Tue 29.10
09:00-10:00
18

Accreditation and information desk

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility

Make the accreditation desk your first port of call to collect your badge and ask any questions.

10:00-11:15
19

Mohamedou Ould Slahi - Tuesday Keynote

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

This is a story of poverty, pain, suffering, forgiveness and healing.
An African child who grew up in times of loss and drought lost his father at the tender age of 11.

He tasted pain and suffering and grieved over his loss by throwing himself into school as the first generation of his family to ever attend the modern European school system. He excelled at school as a child, in the total absence of external encouragement. His drive was the words of his father when they lost all the camels, who encouraged him to pursue learning and do everything the father hadn't had time to do because the camels consumed his life.

The African child won a scholarship to study in Germany and after graduation he went back to help his people with the tools he'd learned in Europe. As the main provider of a big family, he needed to work overtime in order to make ends meet at the end of every month. This wasn't a happily-ever-after life as it is related in books but it was satisfying nonetheless.

Or, so he thought. The horrific attacks of 9/11 happened and the young engineer was immediately and wrongfully identified and put on the radar of the most powerful spy agencies of the world; CIA and FBI. He was kidnapped and taken to different secret prisons in Africa, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and finally he landed in the infamous prison of Guantanamo Bay. He was subjected to torture and it took him 15 years to prove his innocence and be set free.

He realised that the only way to get his revenge on those who destroyed his life and deprived him of seeing his mother ever again was to thoroughly forgive every single person who was involved. And with that honest and total act of forgiveness, he found peace in his heart and around him.
 

Speaker

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Houbeini

Welcome by

Ása Richardsdóttir, IETM, Belgium
Jeffrey Meulman, Verkadefabriek, Netherlands
 

11:15-11:30
19

Workshop introduction

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

Over the course of two days, a series of facilitated workshops based on discussion and practical exercises will ask us to tackle together some key questions currently facing the international performing arts sector.

This short session will introduce the themes of the Focus meeting and what to expect from the following two days of workshops.

Facilitator

Simón Adinia Hanukai, Kaimera Productions, France

11:30-11:45
18

Break

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

11:45-13:15
19

Workshops

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility

This first session will introduce The Rules of the Game, which asks us to consider how financial and other resources can be distributed fairly in international collaborations, to ensure our partnerships are equitable and our work is environmentally sustainable.

13:15-14:30
18

Lunch

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

A light lunch box will be available for IETM Focus participants to buy at a reduced rate.

14:30-17:00
19

Workshops

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

This afternoon session will continue our exploration of The Rules of the Game, which asks us to consider how financial and other resources can be distributed fairly in international collaborations, to ensure our partnerships are equitable and our work is environmentally sustainable.

20:30-21:30
21

Julian Vogel/House of Panama - Ceramic Circus

Location: Verkadefabriek - Grote Zaal

Location: Verkadefabriek - Grote Zaal

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Venue Accessibility 

Language: No spoken language

There is tension in the air. Welcome to CERAMIC CIRCUS, where ceramics and circus meet - a game with the risk of breakage.

A poetic spectacle unfolds to the rhythm of drums. A rotating ceramic ball in the middle of the room, a bicycle that defies all expectations and plates that dance on fishing rods. In the midst of this sensory overload, artist Julian Vogel creates tranquillity. The unnoticed becomes monumental, vulnerability becomes strength.

The tingling sensation just before the clink, when ceramics shatter: CERAMIC CIRCUS makes you forget you expected anything at all!

Find out more information about the performance here

Duration: 60 minutes

Genre: Theatre/Modern Circus
Price: €10

Credits

Performer: Julian Vogel 
Writing & direction: Roman Müller, Julian Vogel 
Sound design: Julian Vogel 
Mixing, mastering: Raphael Fluri 
Construction: Julian Vogel, Vincent Loubert 
Lighting design: Noémie Hajosi 
Lighting technicians: Noémie Hajosi, Clara Boulis Valence 
Sound technicians: Patrick Chazal, Luis da Sylva 
Production: Cie. Unlisted / Delia Roulet, Ute Classen, Madlaina Bundi 
Touring production: Les SUBS / Lucie Brosset-Jolinon

Acknowledgements: Étienne Manceau, Darragh McLoughlin, Raphael Billet, Jean-Michel Guy, Pia Meuthen, Guido Jansen, Noah Arnold, Finn Curry, Jona Harnischmacher, Philippe Deutsch

Co-producers: Les SUBS, Le Plus petit cirque du monde – Centre des arts du cirque et des cultures émergentes, Le Théâtre d‘Arles, House of Panama, Südpol Luzern, Plateforme 2 Pôles Cirque en Normandie I La Brèche à Cherbourg - Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf

Partners & support: Arts Printing House Vilnius, Aargauer Kuratorium, Centre Culturel Suisse à Paris, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Pro Helvetia – Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Kulturfonds Société Suisse des Auteurs (SSA), Luzern Plus, Kanton Luzern Kulturförderung – Selektive Förderung, Stadt Luzern/FUKA Fonds, Le Spot Sion, Le Théâtre Silvia Monfort


Get in touch
 

Contact:
Netherlands bookings via Bureau Berbee & Jansen: [email protected] / +31 20 627 04 55
International and festivals via Gerda van de Kamp: [email protected] / +31 6 21 55 48 56

Status: Get in contact about national and international touring


How to book?


CLICK HERE TO BOOK

Please note:

  • The discount code below can only be used to purchase one ticket for each performance per participant.
  • The discount code is only applicable to the performances listed in the IETM Focus programme.

Instructions for booking:

  1. Click 'Gebruik promotiecode' (Use discount code)
  2. Enter discount code: IETM24VF
  3. Choose the ticket called IETM Focus. Click 'Volgende' (next)
  4. Click ‘Verder winkelen’ (continue shopping) if you would like to book for another performance, or click 'Volgende' (next)
  5. Choose payment method and fill in the email address where you want to receive the tickets (mandatory). Click 'Volgende' (next)
  6. On the next page the only mandatory fields are your first name (‘voornam’) and last name (‘achternaam’) and you tick a box to say whether you want to receive ‘Weekmail’ (weekly email) or ‘Maandelijkse nieuwsbrief’ (monthly newsletter). Click 'Volgende' (next)
  7. The next page is the donation page (‘STEUN DE VERKADEFABRIEK’), which is not mandatory so you can click 'Volgende' (next)
  8. Review your purchase and click ‘Bevestig’ (confirm)
  9. Enter your payment details. Click ‘Betaal’ (pay).
21:00-01:00
18

Late night meeting point

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

An informal moment to come back together, network, relax with colleagues and friends and meet new faces.

Wed 30.10
09:00-10:00
18

Accreditation and information desk

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility

An opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

10:00-11:00
19

Oyoun - Wednesday Keynote

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

Cultivating and nurturing resilient transnational networks dedicated to advancing equity, justice and transformation is an ever-evolving journey. 

Initiated amidst the pandemic to actively combat ongoing silencing and repression, Oyoun has persistently re-envisioned creative practices in response to these challenges, paving the way for radical change and an inclusive cultural paradigm. At the intersection of the body as a reflection of political expression and empowerment, Oyoun crafts anti-disciplinary initiatives to address the urgent need for safe(r) spaces for marginalised diaspora communities and illuminate their futures. Despite facing precarious conditions and the repression of democratic values, it is through the transformative power of community-building and the arts that resilience is fostered, guiding us toward collective healing and intersectional justice. 

We invite you to join us in exploring how grounding our work in lived experiences and artistic research as tools for social movement can weave together shared histories across diverse geographies, foster new connections, and a shared vision of solidarity and conviviality.

Speakers

Louna Sbou, Oyoun, Germany
Mandhumita Nandi, Oyoun, Germany

11:00-11:10
19

Workshop introduction

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

Over the course of two days, a series of facilitated workshops based on discussion and practical exercises will ask us to tackle together some key questions currently facing the international performing arts sector.

This session will introduce the key theme of the Focus second day.

Facilitator

Simón Adinia Hanukai, Kaimera Productions, France

11:10-11:25
18

Break

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

11:25-13:15
19

Workshops

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

This first session of the day will introduce Rework the System, where we ask ourselves what we should and can do, as a global performing arts community, to transform the current economic and political systems.

13:15-14:30
18

Lunch

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

A light lunch box will be available for IETM Focus participants to buy at a reduced rate.

14:30-16:00
19

Workshops

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

This afternoon session will continue our exploration of Rework the System, where we ask ourselves what we should and can do, as a global performing arts community, to transform the current economic and political systems.

16:00-16:10
18

Break

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

16:10-17:00
19

Focus conclusion

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

This final session will bring all of us together to share the final thoughts and actions we will be taking home with us. 

We will also take a moment to say goodbye and share the latest details about IETM’s future activities.

17:00-18:00
18

Farewell drinks

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

If you are leaving this evening, a final opportunity to spend an informal moment with colleagues and friends.

20:15-21:45
21

Conny Janssen Danst - Danslokaal 12

Location: Verkadefabriek - Kleine Zaal

Location: Verkadefabriek - Kleine Zaal

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Venue Accessibility

Language: No spoken language

DANSLOKAAL is the annual talent development project of Conny Janssen Danst, where talented makers are invited to develop new work with the dancers of the Rotterdam company. 

Artistic director Conny Janssen, one of the leading choreographers in the Netherlands, selects a special variety of talent for each edition in collaboration with Dansateliers and Korzo. The young makers are given the opportunity to work on developing their own signature within the professional context of the company. The result is a surprising performance with three new works, made for and with the dancers of Conny Janssen Danst. 

The choreographers who will be working under the auspices of the company this season are Bas van der Kruk (Dansateliers), Sarada Sarita (Korzo) and Charlie Skuy (Conny Janssen Danst). 

Find out more information about the performance here

Duration: 90 minutes

Genre: Dance

Price: €10

Credits

Dancers: Timo Andenmatten, Mia Bourhis, Manon Delanoë, Mathis Deure, Sofia Filippi, Pedro Ricardo Henry, Miguel Lopes,  Sara Mistrorigo, Enorah Schwaar, Mattia Trematerra
Coaching: Conny Janssen, Lisa Reinheimer
Répétiteur: Erik Spruijt


Get in touch
 

Contact: 
Jeroen van Breugel
[email protected] or [email protected]  / +31 10 452 99 12 (Mon-Fri 10.00-16.00)

Status: Get in contact about international touring


How to book?


CLICK HERE TO BOOK

Please note:

  • The discount code below can only be used to purchase one ticket for each performance per participant.
  • The discount code is only applicable to the performances listed in the IETM Focus programme.

Instructions for booking:

  1. Click 'Gebruik promotiecode' (Use discount code)
  2. Enter discount code: IETM24VF
  3. Choose the ticket called IETM Focus. Click 'Volgende' (Next)
  4. Click ‘Verder winkelen’ (Continue shopping) if you would like to book for another performance, or click 'Volgende' (Next)
  5. Choose the payment method and fill in the email address where you want to receive the tickets (mandatory). Click 'Volgende' (Next)
  6. On the next page the only mandatory fields are your first name (‘Voornam’) and last name (‘Achternaam’) and you tick a box to say whether you want to receive ‘Weekmail’ (weekly email) or ‘Maandelijkse nieuwsbrief’ (monthly newsletter). Click 'Volgende' (Next)
  7. The next page is the donation page (‘STEUN DE VERKADEFABRIEK’), which is not mandatory so you can click 'Volgende' (Next)
  8. Review your purchase and click ‘Bevestig’ (Confirm)
  9. Enter your payment details. Click ‘Betaal’ (Pay).
20:30-21:45
21

Het Zuidelijk Toneel - Shut Up and Play with Me

Location: Verkadefabriek - Studio

Location: Verkadefabriek - Studio

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Venue Accessibility

Language: This performance doesn't contain any spoken language - just gibberish! 

Playing, everyone can do it, but few do. Do we still see the possibilities for play? Is it a sign of maturity to suppress our enjoyment of the game or because there is no money to be made from it? What if we let go of the brakes and plunged into a selfless game?

Two players gather on the gaming floor: Joep van der Geest and Louis van der Waal, loaded with everyday objects. They go from one game to the next against and with each other and they are blood fanatics. There is laughter, death and crying. The logic of the game is only intuitive - can you solve the riddle?

“We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing.”  - George Bernard Shaw.

Shut Up and Play with Me is an ode to the playing person, for everyone who has ever played, now or a long time ago. Inspired by Homo Ludens by cultural historian Johan Huizinga.

Click here for more information.

Duration: 75 minutes
Genre: Physical theatre
Price: €10

 

Credits

Direction: Sarah Moeremans
Dramaturgy: Joachim Robbrecht
Games: Joep van der Geest, Louis van der Waal
Artistic advice: Piet Menu
Costume: Daphne de Winkel
Technical: Jurre Smulders
Production photography: Sofie Knijff


Get in touch
 

Contact:
Het Zuidelijke Toneel
[email protected] / +31 13 334 4 500

Status: Get in contact about international touring


How to book?

 

Click here to book

Please note:

  • The discount code below can only be used to purchase one ticket for each performance per participant.
  • The discount code is only applicable to the performances listed in the IETM Focus programme.

Instructions for booking:

  1. Click 'Gebruik promotiecode' (Use discount code)
  2. Enter discount code: IETM24VF
  3. Choose the ticket called IETM Focus. Click 'Volgende' (Next)
  4. Click ‘Verder winkelen’ (Continue shopping) if you would like to book for another performance, or click 'Volgende' (Next)
  5. Choose payment method and fill in the email address where you want to receive the tickets (mandatory). Click 'Volgende' (Next)
  6. On the next page the only mandatory fields are your first name (‘Voornam’) and last name (‘Achternaam’) and you tick a box to say whether you want to receive ‘Weekmail’ (weekly email) or ‘Maandelijkse nieuwsbrief’ (monthly newsletter). Click 'Volgende' (Next)
  7. The next page is the donation page (‘STEUN DE VERKADEFABRIEK’), which is not mandatory so you can click 'Volgende' (Next)
  8. Review your purchase and click ‘Bevestig’ (Confirm)
  9. Enter your payment details. Click ‘Betaal’ (Pay).
21:00-01:00
18

Late Night meeting point

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

An opportunity to come back together informally, network, relax with colleagues and friends, and meet new faces.

Thu 31.10
10:30-12:30
18

Morning farewell

Location: Verkadefabriek

Location: Verkadefabriek

Address: Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch | Event mapVenue Accessibility 

Take a final opportunity to network and meet with colleagues and friends before heading home. Tea, coffee and cake will be served, covered by the organiser.