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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 ...
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 ...
OPEN CALL IS NOW LIVE Revitalizing Rituals invites artists from all disciplines — sound, movement, visual arts, installation, performance and transdisciplinary practices — to take part in a research-creation journey across two interstitial landscapes: Bhar Lazreg in Tunisia and the transforming wetlands of Somogy County in Hungary. The Revitalizing ...
On 17 June 2026, the IETM General Assembly voted in favour of the following statement: The General Assembly of IETM strongly encourages all the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, and Member States, to establish an AgoraEU programme (Creative Europe) that ensures strong and equal support for all cultural ...
The IETM General Assembly, held in Oulu Finland on 17 June 2026, expressed its support towards IETM’s longstanding member, the International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra. After 35 years of pioneering work, the festival has been excluded from public funding by the Slovak Arts Council, placing its upcoming jubilee edition in a severe financial ...
Dear IETM colleagues and friends, We are sharing the official statement of the Association Divadelná Nitra regarding the recent unprecedented decision of the Slovak Arts Council (FPU), which has cut our festival from public funding, leaving the upcoming 35th jubilee edition in a severe financial crisis. On 27 May 2026, the Slovak Arts Council ...
