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The Ministers of Culture from all 27 EU member states have sent a joint letter to Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Hanna Virkunen, European Commissioner for Culture Glenn Micallef, and European Commissioner for Budget Piotr Serafin. In their letter, the Ministers called on the European Commission to continue providing targeted ...

Europe Beyond Access: Surveys about Accessibility in Higher Performing Arts Education The partners of the Europe Beyond Access project are undertaking research on the access, lack of access and experience of disabled students in higher education institutions in the performing arts. On the Move is in charge of coordinating this research that ...

As of today, IETM will no longer be using X/Twitter. Since Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform in 2022, we considerably decreased our activities on the platform in an attempt to evaluate the ethical implications of using it. It is clear to us that it is no longer a creative and free space for us to share our news. An investigation by the European ...

Bulgarian artists in Prague are few, but they are very talented and fragmented. We decided to organize monthly meetups in the art cafes to build this community and give everyone a place to share their work. Meeting more people is also one of our goals. The first meeting will be on 20 February 2025, in a cafe where the Czech artist David Černý ...

Maria Aberg and Anna Oggero receives the International Award at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. This prestigious award was given in recognition of the work PROJEKT EUROPA is doing to internationalise the theatre sector by supporting, developing and producing the work of International, migrant artists in the UK. Artistic director ...

Interested in immersive, participatory, site-specific and interdisciplinary work? Kaimera Lab this summer! _________ The Kaimera Lab is a unique opportunity for creative people to come together and delve into the processes of creating, producing and presenting new forms of live performance, particularly focusing on work that is immersive ...

The Colours of Our Earth: Building an Eco-arts Community from the Ground – with Rui Vasques The second Green Academy of season 2024–25, with a focus on soil! When Rui Vasques, our guest speaker of this event, first started working with local mineral pigments, he was struck by how rich and vibrant their colours are – in hues and textures, and also ...

While the current tour by the 2024/2025 fellow is successfully underway, Pan-Adria is seeking contemporary dance productions with concepts and projects that will engage with the region and expand the field in the upcoming 2025/2026 season. Apply with a novel, transformative, radical, emancipatory and/or sustainable concept and project to become a ...

After the training and performance in Bratislava, and the tours in Prague, Lublin, Budapest, the improvisation theatre show - Boulevard and Improv Therapy - they visited and performed in Skopje on November 30, 2024, KIC Salon 1919. Project is supported by the Visegrad Fund. Locally in Skopje the project was supported by Faculty of Dramatic Arts ...

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 ...