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After welcoming 10 new Global Connectors into IETM at the beginning of 2026, five IETM members hosted a series of conversations with them to get to know more about them and their values, as well as the ways their work shapes both their local communities and international collaborations. The result? A brand-new podcast series! Introducing IETM ...
The Performing Arts Coalition ( PAC), is a platform for European and international performing arts networks to collaborate on advocacy for the performing arts, conducting joint actions and research, exchanging knowledge, and pooling resources. Our mission is to strengthen the role of the performing arts in society by advocating for policies that ...
OPEN CALL FOR PERFORMANCES SPAM Studios invites artists and theatre companies from both Bulgaria and abroad to apply for the seventh edition of the Festival of Authorial Theatre (FAT), taking place from 27–29 November 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria. For us, authorial theatre is not defined by genre or method. We understand it as a theatrical practice that ...
IETM has joined a coalition of over 70 cultural organisations, networks, and institutions from across Europe in signing an open letter addressed to EU policymakers on the future of Creative Europe in the next long-term EU budget. Together, we call for at least 25% of the budget of the new AgoraEU programme to be allocated to its cultural component ...
caravan International Producers' Breakfast 2026 In partnership with Edinburgh International Festival Thursday 20 August 2026, 9-11am at Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland, UK The International Producers' Breakfast has become a key annual event for international arts professionals working in or attending the Edinburgh Festivals. Creating the ...
Perform Europe has launched its third Open Call, offering €1.4 million in total to support innovative cross-border touring projects across 41 Creative Europe countries. The call is open to performing arts professionals and organisations based in 41 Creative Europe countries and requires partnerships of at least three partners from three different ...
YPAM Fringe is an open-call, non-curated performing arts festival. For artists and companies, it offers a chance to connect with new audiences and create opportunities for future collaborations and presentations of their works in Japan and abroad. For performing arts professionals, it is an opportunity to discover outstanding work and emerging ...
The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have adopted a new Joint Declaration, Europe for Culture – Culture for Europe , setting out a shared long-term vision for the role of culture in Europe. The declaration places culture at the heart of the European project, recognising its intrinsic value as a ...
Image Not Found is looking for organisations, artists, cultural venues, festivals and community spaces to help spread our postcard campaign, Paint the Cameras Dead. You can support the campaign by downloading, localising, printing and distributing the postcards, by sharing the initiative with your communities, or by requesting a small package of ...
On Wednesday 17 June, at the IETM General Assembly 2026 in Oulu, Finland, it was announced that Larnaka, Cyprus will be the next plenary destination of IETM. This will be the first time IETM hosts a meeting in Cyprus. Our co-organising partner is the 2030 Larnaka European Capital of Culture . IETM looks forward to building the programme of the ...
