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IETM Hull 2019 // Picture: Thomas Harran
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News

02.10.2024
Culture Action’s call for artistic freedom and autonomy of the arts
01.10.2024
IETM Membership survey 2024
01.10.2024
Culture Action launches the State of Culture Report
27.09.2024
The IETM Global Connect 2025 open call is now open!
24.09.2024
G7 Ministerial Declaration on Culture
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Events Broaden your international network, exchange ideas on burning topics, enrich your knowledge and explore local artistic landscapes at our various events more

30.04.2024

Global Connect 'Conversation Starters' Online Sessions

14 - 17.03.2024

IETM Caravan Ljubljana 2024

19.02.2024

IETM Sofia - Pitchorama Information Session

Membership Meet our member organisations and individual professionals working in all disciplines of the contemporary performing arts more

Picture of participants of IETM Hull 2019 sitting in a venue

© Thomas Harran

Picture of participants of IETM Hull 2019 sitting around in a circle

© Thomas Harran

Participants of the Satellite Milan 2019 on red seats facing a speaker surrounded by sign language interpreters

© Massimiliano Monnecchi

Picture of a speaker facing the audience at IETM porto

© Cesar Coriolano

Participants of the IETM Caravan Palestine 2018 in a theatre venue waiting for a performance to start

© Al-Harah Theater

Participants of IETM Rijeka going down a stairway in the streets of RIjeka

©Tanja Kanazir

Members news

26.06.2025
Independent Performing Arts in Ukraine: Catalogue of the Antonin Artaud Fellowship
23.06.2025
SIRENOS VISITORS PROGRAMME: registration open
17.06.2025
Festival in Berlin! Rooted: Pitch & Perform- produced & curated by Apricot Productions
22.05.2025
EXTENDED! - Open Call - Capacity building for the Inclusion of Theatre Artists - We Want More!
08.05.2025
Green Academy Seminar Series - Episode 7
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Policy paper

Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture

Policy paper

Statement on Culture in regions and cities on the occasion of the closure of the European week of Regions and Cities

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Position paper on the mid-term evaluation of Creative Europe

Policy paper

Statement on the Social Dimension of Europe

Advocacy and EU news

23.04.2024
Policy Statement - The European Commission’s response to the resolution of the European Parliament on the EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists
03.04.2024
Where is culture in the EU 2024 elections campaign?
05.01.2024
Updates from Al-Harah Theater
06.11.2023
Creative Europe call for European cooperation projects open
25.10.2023
Status of the artist: improve working conditions of artists and cultural workers

Projects Discover our European and international projects more

03.2016 - 03.2017

Arts and Disability: Access and Aesthetics

01.2018 - 06.2019

CLAP! – Creative Labs and Artistic Performances in Palestine

04.2015 - 05.2019

Creative Lenses

Resources Browse publications, reports and articles on today’s essential topics in the contemporary performing arts more

The New International - Against All Odds

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Sensing Earth Workshop

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AI, Immersive Tech & Creativity

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Mapping the Queer International

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