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PUBLIC NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2024
CONTENTS

Applications for IETM Global Connect 2025 are now OPEN!


IETM Focus Den Bosch 2024 - Early bird deadline is TOMORROW!

It’s time to #MaketheSHIFT

IETM Resources: Reports from IETM Sofia

IETM Out & About
Members News

EU & Policy News

Sector News
HIGHLIGHTS

Applications for IETM Global Connect 2025 are now OPEN!

We are extremely excited to announce that applications for the fourth edition of IETM Global Connect 2025 are now OPEN

Global Connect is an IETM programme created with and supported by IETM Associate Members which aims to make our network more inclusive, diverse, eco-responsible and accessible by welcoming new voices and perspectives still not heard enough in the international arts discourse. 

The network seeks 10 performing arts professionals and leaders (producers, artists, managers, presenters, etc.) based anywhere around the globe, working in any performing arts genre (except live music), with a proven record of more than five years of professional experience. Inclusive mindset, eco-responsibility and engagement in international collaborations for the benefit of their local communities are at the forefront of the ideal candidates’ practice and work.

The 2025 Global Connect programme offers a free IETM membership for five years (2025 - 2029), community-building online sessions from January to May 2025 - including a presentation opportunity to all IETM members and funding support to take part in the 2025 IETM Plenary Meeting

Application deadline: 4 November 2024
 

READ THE FULL OPEN CALL AND APPLY 
IETM EVENTS
IETM Focus Den Bosch 2024 - Early bird deadline is TOMORROW!

Today and tomorrow until 17:00 CEST is your last opportunity to benefit from the reduced fees for the IETM Focus Den Bosch 2024. With renowned international speakers delivering keynotes on hard hitting topics, tailored workshops which will discuss the challenges our sector currently faces and fruitful networking opportunities, register now so you don’t miss out!
 
REGISTER NOW ➔
Keynote speakers

We will be joined by International best selling author of Guantánamo Diary Mohamedou Ould Slahi Houbeini and Berlin based cultural organisation leaders Oyoun - Louna Sbou and Madhumita Nandi for inspiring and insightful keynote speeches - read all about it.

DISCOVER MORE ➔
Artistic Programme 

As a cultural hot-spot in the Netherlands, IETM Focus co-organisers Verkadefabriek have a selection of artistic performances on offer during the Focus. Be sure to check them out and book your tickets in advance.
 

ARTISTIC PROGRAMME 
Workshops 

Take a deeper dive into what to expect from the workshops directly from the facilitator Simón Hanukai, who explains in depth what participants will get up to.
 

WATCH THE VIDEO 
Facilitators 

Meet the facilitators of the Focus meeting who will be guiding participants throughout the workshops.

 

MEET THE FACILITATORS 
IETM PROJECTS
#MakeTheSHIFT in 2025 - Join the SHIFT Culture eco-certification for cultural networks

If you’re a cultural network or platform organisation based in the EU looking to shift towards the green transition, then consider joining the SHIFT Culture eco-certification for cultural networks. Creative Carbon Scotland, founding partners of the scheme, is actively seeking organisations to join the scheme in 2025.
 

 GET INVOLVED➔

Creative Carbon Scotland will be organising an online open house session on 11 October for an opportunity to learn more about the SHIFT Culture eco-certificate for cultural networks from the organisers and current participants.

 

 SIGN UP➔

IETM’s environmental policy is just one of the many deliverables that has come out of taking part in the SHIFT Culture eco-certification for networks - a detailed policy deeply rooted in IETM’s mission to foster international collaborations in the performing arts while prioritising responsible and sustainable practices.

 READ MORE➔
IETM RESOURCES

IETM Sofia - Read the reports from the meeting

Discover the important topics and issues discussed at the IETM Sofia Plenary Meeting by reading four commissioned reports on some of the key sessions.

Sensing Earth by Tina Hofman
How do we make it work? by Nan van Houte
Mapping the Queer International by Ksenija Đurović and Jovana Marković
AI, Immersive Tech & Creativity by Ophelia Jiadai Huang
IETM OUT & ABOUT

Over the last weeks, members of the IETM team attended important events in Brussels: the symposium Choreographic Legacies: Sustaining and Reviving Dance Repertoire hosted by STUK, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the University of Antwerp and the annual network leaders meeting hosted by Culture Action Europe. This week, three members of the team are in Berlin for various commitments and events. Read more about it here.

MEMBERS NEWS
Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFest2024) Professional Programme

From 7-11 November 2024, the Kenya International Theatre Festival will host a special Professional Showcase Programme in Nairobi, Kenya tailored for theatre festival directors, curators, and professionals. This programme offers a unique opportunity to explore East Africa’s vibrant theatre scene and connect with both local and international theatre practitioners. Discover more and apply to participate.
Antonin Artaud Fellowship (Ukraine) new website and archive

Proto Produkciia Agency (Ukraine) invites you to discover the new website of the Antonin Artaud Fellowship, serving as an archive of works from different fields and genres created in Ukraine during the last two years: performance, dance, music theatre, music, site-specific, live video. Discover more

Call for applications – Mob in Med!

Mana Chuma Teatro (Italy) is promoting the Mob in Med! Open call for 22 young active people from the Mediterranean to take part in the creation of an advocacy campaign on the obstacles of mobility faced by young people in the region. Discover more and take part by 8 October

AFTER REASON

On 17-19 October, the Goethe-Institut invites you to AFTER REASON, a weekend of discussions, performances and workshops to address the fundamental paradox of universalism and colonialism of the 18th and 19th centuries at Beursschouwburg in Brussels, Belgium. More here.  

EU & POLICY NEWS
G7 Ministerial Declaration on Culture

G7 Ministers of Culture concluded their meeting in Naples (Italy) by issuing a Declaration Culture, common good of humanity, common responsibility. The Declaration highlights the value of the ‘plurality of cultural identities’, and promotes culture as a standalone goal for sustainable development. Read our summary here.

New EU Culture Commissioner and priorities for the culture portfolio

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced the new College of Commissioners for the next five years. Glenn Micallef from Malta will oversee the EU portfolio for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture, and Sport. The Commission President has also released the mission letters for all new commissioners. Micallef’s letter highlights key priorities for culture, including improving working conditions and developing a new EU strategy for culture. Learn more.

UN Pact for the Future

The UN’s Pact for the Future was adopted at the Summit of the Future, held on September 22-23 in New York. The Pact acknowledges culture as an integral component of sustainable development; however, the proposal to frame culture as a stand-alone Sustainable Development Goal, originally included in the draft Pact, was removed from the final revision of the document. Read more.

SECTOR NEWS
State of Culture Launch

On October 16 at 13:00 CEST, Culture Action Europe will host an online launch for their report State of Culture. The report provides fresh perspectives from key stakeholders across the cultural and creative sectors and explores new pathways and questions to be addressed by both the sector and policy makers. Discover more and sign up here.

Call for artistic freedom and autonomy of the arts

IETM is one of the co-signers of the call for artistic freedom and autonomy of the arts issued by Culture Action Europe. The call expresses our growing concern over the increasing political intervention by governments in the work of cultural organisations across Europe and urges the European institutions to incorporate aspects of the freedom of artistic expression into its annual Rule of Law report, supported through a European observatory on the freedom of artistic expression. Read the full statement here
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