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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 ...
Imaginarius, the festival of performing arts in public space taking place in Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal), has launched its open call for the 2027 edition, scheduled for 20 to 22 May 2027. Over the years, Imaginarius has brought together artists and audiences from different geographies through a programme marked by aesthetic diversity ...
“None of us truly knew how we would respond when the familiar world and its rules began to fall apart — or what to do next, after that rupture. Today, Ukrainians know this: the onset of chaos does not necessarily mean the end of everything. During the war, cultural managers and artists, educators, media professionals, and teams from NGOs and ...
Post Theatre Collective Launches Podcast Giving Voice to Multilingual Artists Across the Nordic Performing Arts Scene Helsinki, Finland — May 11, 2026 — Post Theatre Collective has launched Giving Voice to Multilingual Artists, a new limited podcast series about multilingual artists working in the Nordic performing arts field. Across eight episodes ...
We share this joint letter from artists and cultural workers in Serbia regarding the escalating repression in the fields of culture, education, and public life, as well as the broader political context in which these pressures are unfolding. This appeal outlines key forms of institutional, economic, and political retaliation affecting cultural ...
OPEN CALL CLOSE ENOUGH — Research LAB — 28.8.-30.8.2026 in Luxembourg Hosted by choreographer Anne-Mareike Hess and dramaturg Heike Bröckerhoff in collaboration with utopic productions and with the support of neimënster (Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster), this Research LAB invites performing artists to join a 2,5-day exchange ...
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We're inviting early-career curators and cultural professionals—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—to join our second, 2026 cohort across Budapest, Dubrovnik & Lidice (14 September–13 October 2026). ESR offers 20 fully funded residencies across 2025–26. What you'll receive: Accommodation, travel, coworking space, mentoring, and a €1 ...
