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It is with great sadness that we at IETM have learnt that Jan Zoet, Dutch director and manager of theatre, passed away on Saturday December 14. Jan was a long time IETM member and a highly valued member of IETM’s Board of Directors from 2002 - 2008. In his career, he directed and managed several Dutch institutions and theatres, including the ...
High Fest International Performing Arts Festival would like to announce the opening of the registration for the 23rd HIGH FEST International Performing Arts Festival, which will take place from 1 till 8 October, 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival was listed as one of the best 24 European festivals from the long list of 715 by EFFE Awards 2023 ...
Creative Europe just announced their 2025 open call for small, medium and large cooperation projects. With a budget of around €60 million, the action will foster cooperation between organisations active in the field of culture, to increase the cross-border dimension of creation and circulation of European artistic content. It will also encourage ...
Over the past ten years, The Work Room (Glasgow, Scotland) has seen a groundswell of artists within our membership dedicating their attention and practice to environmental and ecological concerns; climate emergency and activism. Not just in concept or content, but by explicitly interrogating, and altering, ‘the how, the way, the why’ of dancing and ...
The final two months of 2024 were jam-packed with external engagements and activities for the IETM team. Read all about what our Secretariat got up to below: Cultural Relation Platform IETM is one of the partners of the Cultural Relation Platform, an EU funded project led by Goethe-Institut. The CRP supports EU institutions and EU delegations ...
The heads of state of the G20 group* met at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 18 - 19 November. The final Declaration includes a paragraph on culture, which: Recognises the role of culture in sustainable development, highlighting its power in ‘fostering a more sustainable world, in all dimensions and from all perspectives’. Acknowledges ...
Artistic freedom and the autonomy of cultural organisations are under attack in Europe. From bans to layoffs, we’re witnessing red lines being crossed. IETM has proudly joined the over 200 leading voices from 39 countries, representing 180 major national theatres, operas, festivals and performing arts venues, in advocating for concrete actions ...
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, where the theme for this year is ‘Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future’. As such, it is the perfect day to announce the four projects selected from Europe Beyond Access (EBA)'s open call for co-production launched last spring. All ...
OPEN CALL for Curious Encounters 4 residency at Earthwise Residency Earthwise Residency is incredibly happy to announce their open call for another round of Curious Encounters residencies! // Curious Encounters 4 // 8 weeks: March 18th – May 12th The residency is for two collaborating persons: One artist and one researcher or specialist. We ...
As a network deeply committed to free expression, openness, and pluralism, we are alarmed by the growing attacks on artistic freedom across the globe. Europe, once celebrated as a bastion of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, is seeing these core values increasingly threatened. From the recent resolution in Germany, to the dismissal of ...
