Support for International Theatre Festival Divadelná
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 crisis.
This unprecedented withdrawal of funding has also affected several other prominent independent cultural events across Slovakia.
The targeted nature of these funding cuts raises serious concerns about the future of key Slovak artistic institutions, venues, and companies, with potentially damaging consequences for the wider European performing arts landscape and community.
You can find the full statement from the Board of Directors of the Association Divadelná Nitra concerning the crisis of the eponymous international theatre festival below:
