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🥁 It’s finally here: register for the IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting 2025! 🪁 None of us needs telling that we live in extraordinary times. The question is - how do we activate our multifaceted strengths to meet the challenges ahead? Under the title 'Rehearsing Futures', we will seek answers in the resources that define our work: cultivating community, amplifying multiple perspectives and making space for processing our experiences by working with language, the body and emotions.  🦋 With radical optimism, we invite you to join us in Berlin from 15-17 May 2025 to turn our collective knowledge into the necessary superpowers and rehearse for brighter futures ➡️ Register now: https://lnkd.in/eVjQViiP ⏳Early bird deadline: 24 April 2025 - IETM Plenary is co-organised with IETM Members Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e.V., LAFT Berlin / The Berlin Performing Arts Programm Internationales Kulturcentrum ufaFabrik e.V., with the support of the European Union, Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V. with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, the State of Berlin – Senate Department for Culture and Community from funds of the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE) within the program "Strengthening the Innovation Potential in Culture III (INP III)"

🌍 Are you keen to start a conversation with performing arts professionals from Africa, SouthAmerica and Asia? 📆 On Thursday 10 April, for the first session at 10:00 AM-10:40 AM CEST, we will connect with Ezenwa Okoro (Nigeria), Gabrielle Bae (Republic of Korea) and Joanne Kee (Australia). Join us to get to know them and exchange projects, experiences - and potentially spark some collaborations! ➡️ Check the full day schedule and register now here: https://lnkd.in/djVwJPTm

🇪🇺 🇦🇲 #EU-#Armenia Cultural Relations: Current Status, Challenges, Opportunities & Strategic Priorities 📖 This new report from Cultural Relations Platform provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving cultural collaboration between the European Union and Armenia, and highlights significant progress in mutual understanding and shared goals The report identifies key trends, gaps and strategic opportunities, emphasising the importance of cultural mobility, heritage preservation, and the development of creative industries, and serves as a valuable resource for policymakers and cultural practitioners aiming to strengthen EU-Armenia cultural cooperation through a more integrated approach ➡️ Download the full report: https://lnkd.in/eudfD93H

🟢 Calling all IETM Members - Join this week's sessions of the IETM Green School 2025! 🔹Tomorrow at 14:00 - 15:30 CET, Ant Hampton’s THE THING - an online portion of what is normally a physical, four day automated workshop ⏩ Register here: https://lnkd.in/dw7i-G3V 🔹 This Wednesday, we will learn how to adopt a climate focused outlook into all aspects of our work, with Catríona Fallon, co-founder of Green Arts Initiative in Ireland. We will also be joined by Niall Gomes O’Connell, General Manager of Pavilion Theatre and Sinead Wallace, lighting designer and resident the Lir Academy (Trinity College Dublin) who will share their stories about climate action in their Irish context. ⏩ Register here: https://lnkd.in/d37qpdWd 🚨 We’ve had an issue with our mailing, and have not been receiving all requests for recordings. Please, contact giselle.musabimana@ietm.org if you haven’t been able to attend the Green School sessions and would like to watch the recording at your own pace

🇪🇺 Yesterday, our Communications Manager Lottie Atkin attended an event held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, organised by the Directorate-General for Communication of the European Parliament - Cultural Outreach Unit The event was attended by 11 representatives from pan EU cultural organisations and eleven #artivists who contributed towards the #Changemakers exhibition, which was opening in Strasbourg after a successful launch in Brussels 💡 The full day event saw two debates taking place with MEPs, focussing on the role of women as keepers of cultural heritage with Lina Galvez, Chair of the FEMM committee, and the importance of culture in moving forward with societal issues with Nela Riehl, Chair CULT committee 🌐 The debates involved personal interventions from participants on the topics of women’s role in the arts, freedom of expression, ethics and political freedom, migration and caring for the most vulnerable - issues which IETM holds close and is keen to explore more in its upcoming activities Alongside the debates, participants received a tour of the contemporary art collection in the parliament as well as sitting in on a Plenary session in the Hemicycle. The event allowed for in-depth learning opportunities, networking with fellow organisations and gaining an understanding of how artivism can tackle the most pressing issues in the cultural sector in times of crisis A huge thank you to all organisers and participants for a fruitful day! Culture Action Europe Europa Nostra European Cultural Foundation European Network of Cultural Centres Michael Culture Association NEMO - Network of European Museum Organisations ELIA EUNIC in Brussels culture Solutions ENCATC

👐🏻 How the European Union can and must act to reduce discrimination against artists, cultural workers and audiences with disabilities Europe Beyond Access (EBA) - of which IETM is a proud dissemination partner - has recently released A Position Paper on the state of Arts & Disability in Europe. 🗣️ The Position Paper calls on the European Union through its various institutions to recognise the current marginalisation of people with disabilities and to urgently implement change In addition, it: 🔹 Identifies the legal obligations on the European Union and its Member States to support the right to participate in cultural life of citizens with disabilities 🔹 Warns against grouping the cultural rights of people with disabilities only within discourses on Arts & Health and the Working Conditions of Artists 🔹Encourages a structured dialogue between European Union institutions and artists and cultural workers with disabilities 🔹 Makes clear and achievable recommendations to be implemented in both the current and the next Creative Europe programmes of the EU 📖 Read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/dqB6riKu -- 📷 Filip Pawlak for Jestem Artysta (I am an artist) campaign commissioned by the British Council, in Poland - Ph. Renata Dąbrowska / renatadabrowska.com Image Description: In the photo, Filip Pawlak is standing centrally looking into the camera. He has red hair and a beard, is shirtless and spreads his arms outwards. The left hand is shorter, with the following written on the arms: I am an artist.

🌐 Looking to expand your connections outside of Europe? Start with a conversation with our 2025 Global Connectors ! 📆 On 10 April 2025, we invite all IETM members to the ‘Global Connect Conversation Starters' online sessions - an informal encounter with the 2025 Global Connectors to get to know their diverse experiences, contexts, projects and practices In order to cater to different time zones, we will host three sessions featuring different Global Connectors, mixing different types of expertise, roles in the sector, knowledge and personalities: 🔹 10:00 AM-10:40 AM CEST with Joanne Kee (Australia), Gabrielle Bae (Republic of Korea), Ezenwa Okoro (Nigeria) 🔹 13:00 -13:50 CEST with Pedro de Freitas (Brazil), Martha Hincapie Charry (Germany/Colombia), Gisemba Ursula (Kenya), Emile Saba (Palestine) 🔹 16:00 PM-16:50 PM CEST with Emre Yıldızlar (Turkey), Jesús Eduardo Domínguez Vargas (Colombia), Tatiana Luján Valdez (Argentina) and Marwa Manai (Tunisia) ➡️ Discover more and register for the sessions: https://lnkd.in/djVwJPTm

🇪🇺As the EU prepares to negotiate its future budget, there is no guarantee that #CreativeEurope will continue beyond 2027. 📢 IETM is calling all members, peer networks and the cultural sector at large to stay alert and push back against any setbacks in European support for cultural cooperation ✍️One of the first actions you can take is responding to this consultation on the future of the EU budget: https://lnkd.in/dyAnsitt ❗Deadline to complete the survey: 6 May 2025. 🔗 Read our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/dfHvQgkM Let’s ensure a strong cultural presence in the future EU budget!

📢 #Pitchorama is back - live from Berlin! IETM invites its members and professionals based in #Germany to apply for a live pitching session on 16 May during the IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting 2025 🔴 This year, we will be live streaming Pitchorama across our social media channels in collaboration with HowlRound Theatre Commons 💻 Interested - but unsure if Pitchorama is for you? Join us on Friday 14 March at 10:00 CET for an online information session to find out more on how to apply, gain top tips for your video application and ask questions ▶️ Ready to pitch? Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dKdkX9rk

🟢 Join the IETM Green School spring online sessions! Starting next Tuesday 11 March, this first part of the programme offers inspiring artistic greening initiatives by experts, guest speakers and IETM Members with a variety of themes; from artivism to climate mitigation, digital innovation and more! The sessions are free for all IETM Members ✅ Mark your calendars and register for the sessions: https://lnkd.in/dF3YCjSY 🫴 If you’re an IETM member and cannot attend the sessions, you can request a link to the recordings by emailing us at ietm@ietm.org. Recordings of 'The THING' workshop by Ant Hampton will be available for only 2 weeks after the presentation