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Posted on 26.01.2026 IETM condemns the mass killing of civilians by the Iranian authorities, the severe injury of thousands of people, and the widespread detention of protesters since demonstrations began on 28 December 2025 across Iran. These acts, widely documented by international human rights organisations, represent grave violations of ...
International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra enters its 35th edition with a new vision and leadership. International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra, the key cultural event in Slovakia with a long tradition and major international acclaim, is launching preparations for its 35th edition of the Festival that has been shaping Slovak culture space ...
Glej Theatre invities estival curators, programmers, performing arts professionals, artists, and connoisseurs of brave art to join TRIGGER, a celebration of Slovenian performing arts co-organized by nine Slovenian performing arts organizations. This marks the 7th edition of TRIGGER, and we are excited to collaborate with Asociacija and EAIPA ...
Are you a keeper or practitioner of dance heritage? We want to hear from you and your networks. Europe’s dance heritage is a vibrant testament to creativity, identity, and cultural memory. Yet, much of it remains dispersed across small archives, personal collections, and informal networks, with many practices at risk of being lost. DanceMap, a ...
UK-EU arts survey Calling all artists and arts organisations – we want to hear your views on working with partners across the UK and Europe. Arts Infopoint UK is conducting a survey to understand how artists and arts organisations in the UK and the EU are working with each other currently; the impact of the UK’s non-membership of EU funding ...
We are happy to announce the opening of the call for proposals for "Vimercate dei Ragazzi - festival di teatro per le nuove generazioni" which will take place the 5-6-7 June 2026. During the festival, the prize "Città di Vimercate" will be assigned to the worthiest company from the jury of children. Vimercate dei Ragazzi festival hosts professional ...
Dear colleagues, friends, and supporters of Bitef, We address you on behalf of the Bitef Theatre team to draw attention to the fact that, after 58 years of existence, the Bitef Festival will not take place. However, Bitef has never been just a festival - Bitef is people, artists, audiences, history, and a community. In this moment, we feel it is ...
In November 2025, the European Commission proposed a new strategy to strengthen democracy in the EU — the European Democracy Shield — building up on the European Democracy Action Plan. The strategy is based on the recognition that democracy in Europe is under threat and cannot be taken for granted in times of multiple, overlapping challenges. Its ...
Starting December 2025, Perform Europe organises four online events to share the findings and knowledge generated by its 42 partnerships – involving 187 partners who have toured 63 artistic works across all 40 Creative Europe countries, a total of 260 presentations. We invite artists, producers, presenters, intermediaries, funders, policymakers ...
How accessible (or inaccessible) is performing arts education in Europe for disabled artists and cultural workers? On December 3, Europe Beyond Access – the biggest project in the world about art and disability, of which IETM is a dissemination partner - will launch the new report, Learning to Change - a research report authored by On The Move, and ...
