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For our upcoming study, and in preparation of the IETM Community-Building School of 2027, we are looking for inspiring stories of community-building in the performing arts. We want to hear about initiatives that go beyond audience development—projects that create lasting, reciprocal relationships with people, communities, or collaborators, locally ...
An exclusive opportunity for participants from European and Erasmus+ eligible countries to partake in a specialised training focusing on Artistic Activism, the fusion of art and activism. Are you motivated and committed to actively participate in collaborative workshops, performances and discussions? Do you have a willingness to share and learn ...
MON-ART is a Creative Europe project that places art at the center of social and cultural regeneration. The project emerges from the idea that heritage sites — referred to here, in a secular sense, as “Monasteries” — can fulfil a role analogous to the one played, from the sixth century AD onwards, in shaping a new civilisation of work, cultural ...
Routes to Reconnection: Theatre & Young Audiences Date: April 20, 2026, Monday Time: 13.00 - 14.30 CET (14.00 - 15.30 EEST) Online: Zoom link shared after registration Participation is free - register here until April 17, 23:59 CET. Routes to Reconnection: Theatre & Young Audiences is an online working session bringing together theatre ...
DOCUMENTARY FILM & DOCUMENTARY THEATRE LAB PROJECT DEVELOPMENT–BASED RESIDENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME IN ISTANBUL The 4th Kundura DocLab 2026 offers a capacity-building program, featuring inspiring workshops, lectures, and international exchange programmes in Istanbul in June 2026, to foster a creative and collaborative space. We will explore a ...
Performing Arts Coalition (PAC) invites all artists, producers, managers and all professionals working in circus, dance, music, performance, theatre, outdoor arts, or interdisciplinary practices to share their experiences. PAC has developed a survey to map today’s international funding ecosystem: its needs, gaps, and the challenges that hinder ...
Hiromi Maruoka, who has served as Director of the Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting (YPAM; formerly Tokyo Performing Arts Market / Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama / TPAM) since 2005, has brought her tenure to a close, effective 31 March 2026. Moving forward, YPAM will operate with its current team under a revised structure ...
IETM is closely following recent developments surrounding the future of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), one of Europe’s most important cultural beacons. At this year’s Berlinale, a controversy erupted after political statements referring to the war in Gaza (including widely reported allegations of grave violations of ...
By Elena Politseva UNESCO’s Reshaping Policies for Creativity 2026 report offers a comprehensive overview of global cultural policy trends under the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The findings reveal a complex picture: while formal recognition of culture in national frameworks is expanding ...
OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS Summer Scriptwriting Base #10 PLAY THAT STORY! July 17 - 26, 2026 Dolen, Bulgaria READY TO EMBARK ON AN EXCITING CREATIVE ADVENTURE? Summer Scriptwriting Base is an immersive learning experience for the storytellers of today and tomorrow. It is a unique blend of summer school, creative adventure, and rural retreat. Here ...
