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IETM Hull 2019 // Picture: Thomas Harran
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11.11.2024
Artistic freedom under attack: a matter for us all
08.11.2024
Cultural participation in Europe
07.11.2024
SAVE THE DATES for the IETM Plenary Meeting 2025: 15-17 May 2025!
08.10.2024
IETM reinstates its call for a ceasefire in Palestine and Israel
02.10.2024
IETM Out & About - September and October engagements and upcoming activities
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06 - 09.09.2024

IETM Caravan Lofoten 2024

12 - 15.06.2024

IETM Sofia Plenary Meeting 2024

29.05.2024

Single Day Event Brussels 2024

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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

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© 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

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03.04.2025
International Program Probability of Exchange
27.03.2025
Green Academy Seminar Series - Episode 6
25.03.2025
Corriente Alterna Performing Arts Platform
25.03.2025
BETA CIRCUS: participatory circus toolkit now available
14.03.2025
In-Depth Analysis: The State of Ukraine's Culture
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Policy paper

Power of the performing arts in Europe

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Ten-Point Reflection on the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021-2027)

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Reaction of the European Alliance for Culture and the Arts to the European Commission’s proposal for the EU future budget

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IETM’s reaction to the New Agenda for Culture: effective measures to implement the ambitious framework

Advocacy and EU news

20.06.2024
Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU
18.06.2024
Culture in the UN’s Pact for the Future
07.06.2024
Creative Pulse Survey reveals challenges faced by artists
05.06.2024
New IETM Publication: Fair Pay in the Arts - The talk of the town or the elephant in the room?
03.06.2024
New study: The Fragile Triangle of Artistic Freedom

Projects Discover our European and international projects more

2020 - 2025

Cultural Relations Platform

01.2020 - 12.2021

Rewiring the Network (for the Twenties)

01 - 02.2020

Beyond the urban: Contemporary arts and culture as key to sustainable territories

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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