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NEWSLETTER #1
JANUARY 2024

CONTENTS
Register for the IETM Sofia Plenary Meeting 2024
IETM Culture Policy Event 2024 - Speakers updates, publication and podcasts
IETM Caravan Ljubljana 2024
IETM Caravan Lofoten 2024 - Last spots remaining
IETM Focus Den Bosch 2024 - Save the date
Perform Europe - Apply for the open call
IETM is hiring! 
Members' news
Sector news
Are we burning our candles at both ends? Have we reached the point of no return or can we still navigate our desired paths? When faced with crossroads, which paths should we take?

IETM is returning to Sofia on 12-15 June 2024 to experience Toplocentrala, the new Centre for Contemporary Performing Arts, in all its glory. In 2024, we aim to embrace our discoveries and design a fair, green and inclusive ‘new international’ vision for the sector, drawing on all that we have learnt over the past two years. On this journey, the IETM Sofia Plenary Meeting is our key destination. 

Registrations for the meeting are now OPEN. We’ve compiled everything you need to know to start planning your trip - how to register, practical information, travel grant information and much more.

Early bird deadline: 15 May 2024
 
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The IETM Pitchorama is a session that provides an opportunity to present a project and look for partners in a live pitching session and Q&A during IETM Sofia


Application deadline: 21 March 2024
 
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For the first time, a new pre-meeting format will be introduced, consisting of a two day trip ahead of the meeting as well as a two day post meeting trip. By joining a pre or post-meeting trip, you can maximise your time in Bulgaria, practice slow travel and get to know the rich artistic scene across the country. 
 
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2024 IETM EVENTS
If you haven’t already done so, there is still time to register for IETM’s yearly policy event, taking place online tomorrow 25 January 2024 from 14:00 to 15:30 CET. The event will focus on climate justice and the performing arts. Jordi Balta, one of the main authors of our publication released in December 2023, will be the main speaker of the event, alongside the three moderators of each regional Focus Group discussion which contributed towards the main research frame of the publication. 

Our intention is to reflect together on how the performing arts can - and should - pay more attention to the implications, responsibilities and artistic opportunities of climate justice. 
 
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Before the event:
The first IETM Caravan of 2024 takes us to the Slovenian cities of Ljubljana and Maribor, where participants will experience the fifth edition of the TRIGGER platform showcase. Applications for this vibrant field trip with a rich artistic programme are now closed, but you can still delve into its updated programme to follow what will be on offer.  
 
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The second IETM Caravan of 2024 will take us to the captivating Lofoten archipelago and the European Cultural Capital city of Bodø 2024. Guided by a strong team of partners ready to give insight into the performing arts in Arctic Norway, participants will immerse themselves in the vibrant world of the performing arts of Northern Norway and explore the uniqueness and reality of this artistic community. Be sure to register soon, as spots are filling up fast!
 
Maximum capacity: 30 participants
Registration deadline: 30 July, or whenever max capacity is reached
 
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Our final meeting of the year will be the IETM Focus Den Bosch, taking place in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands from 29-30 October 2024. Co-organised by Verkadefabriek, the Focus meeting will serve as the concluding event of the year to reflect on our activities and actions in 2024. More information about registrations and practical information will be revealed in the coming months, but you can already save the date in your calendar. 
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PROJECTS
Perform Europe, the European funding scheme supported by the European Union, launched an open call in December offering up to 2.1 million euros for performing arts partnerships. The call is open to all performing arts professionals and organisations in Creative Europe countries. Applications are submitted by partnerships with a minimum of three partners from three different Creative Europe countries. The call is open to projects representing all genres of the performing arts, except for live music. 

Application deadline: 31 March 2024
 
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IETM JOBS
Starting as early as March 2024, IETM has three hugely exciting and diverse open job opportunities available:
The deadline to apply for all three positions is 9 February 2024 at 17:00 CET.
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MEMBERS NEWS 

Member of the IETM Board of Directors Marina Barham, General Director of Al-Harah Theater in Palestine, shares updates on their current situation and calls for 'artists and partners of IETM to continue demanding the ceasefire on Gaza and also the liberation and freedom for Palestine from the Israeli Military Occupation by standing with justice'. Read the full statement.

IETM members Olga Diatel (proto produkciia agency, Ukraine) and Fanny Martin (Art of Festivals, Canada / Europe) are happy to share the Documentation of Producer Gathering that happened in Kyiv in November 2023.  Check out the documentation. 

Davvi - Centre for Performing Arts (Norway) is offering professional performing artists the possibility to apply for the Artist in Residency program. Read more and apply by 19 February 2024. 

MAYK (UK) are looking for an Assistant Producer Intern to join their team in March. The part-time assistant producer intern will be contributing to Mayfest 2024; Bristol’s biennial festival of contemporary theatre, curated and produced by MAYK. Read more and apply by 28 January.

The RE-IMAGINE Green Art Practices on the Margin project is a pioneering European cooperation initiative, supported by the Creative Europe program, focusing on the green transformation of the performing arts sector in the Balkan region and Central Europe. To meet this goal, the project consortium designed an extensive residency program, RE-IMAGINE Green, encompassing four five-day residencies in each partner country. Read more about the call.
SECTOR NEWS 

On 26 January at 10.00-12.00 CET, IETM General Secretary Ása Richardsdóttir will be one of the speakers of the second info event of the Culture of Solidarity Fund, which will address key aspects of why and how the artistic and cultural sector plays a pivotal role in promoting integrated environmental sustainability. Read more. 

At the Salzburg Global Seminar session ‘On the Front Lines: Artists at Risk, Artists who Risk’ in March 2023, fifty artists, activists and representatives from supporting organisations created the Salzburg Statement on Supporting Artists on the Front Line. Now, they are asking for support in sharing this initiative. Read the full statement.

The third call of the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists – EFFEA, an initiative of the European Festivals Association, is open from 15 January to 19 March 2024. EFFEA empowers festivals and offers emerging artists a platform to establish themselves on the international stage.  Read more and apply.
Survey on the status and working conditions of artists and cultural and creative professionals in Europe

Panteia and Culture Action Europe are carrying out surveys regarding the status and working conditions of artists and cultural and creative professionals in Europe. Deadline: 9 February 2024
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