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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 ...
IETM and partners LAFT (Berlin Association of Independent Performing Arts), BFDK ( Federal Association for the Independent Performing Arts) and ufaFabrik are happy to announce the dates for the 2025 IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting. The meeting will take place on 15 - 17 May, with a full programme from morning to midnight during all three days. Co ...
Dear IETM members, The cultural sector in Germany is facing massive financial cuts that will be effective as early as January 2025. These cuts also affect internationale tanzmesse nrw: One of the main funders - the Ministry of Culture and Science of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia - has annouced to cancel the funding for the edition 2026. Over ...
Global Connect is an IETM programme created with and supported by IETM Associate Members. Global Connect aims to make our network more inclusive, diverse, eco-responsible and accessible by welcoming new voices and perspectives not present enough in the international arts discourse. In October 2024, we announced the 4th international open call to ...
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 ...
