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NEWSLETTER #8
NOVEMBER 2024
CONTENTS

Save the date - IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting 2025

Special bulletin: Artistic freedom is under attack: a matter for us all
This was the IETM Focus Den Bosch 2024
Members and Working Groups News
EU & Policy News
Sector News
HIGHLIGHTS
SAVE THE DATE  - IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting 15-17 May 2025

We are happy to announce the dates for the 2025 IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting together with members and partners LAFT (Berlin Association of Independent Performing Arts), BFDK ( Federal Association for the Independent Performing Arts) and ufaFabrik.

The meeting will take place on 15-17 May, with a full programme from morning to midnight during all three days. Co-organising partners are working on offering pre and post meeting trips and will collaborate with several IETM member organisations in Berlin, as well as other performing arts organisations and professionals in Berlin and the surrounding region of Brandenburg, in creating the programme of the plenary meeting.
    
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Artistic freedom under attack: a matter for us all

As a network deeply committed to free expression, openness, and pluralism, we are alarmed by the growing attacks on artistic freedom across the globe. From the recent resolution in Germany, to the dismissal of theatre and gallery directors in Slovakia, to the banning of a play in Bulgaria - these and other troubling examples serve as stark warnings that the core  essence of the arts, their freedom, is in jeopardy.

As a network, IETM is committed to strengthening our efforts to defend artistic freedom, and we urge each of you to remain vigilant and proactive in upholding this fundamental value.

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IETM EVENTS
This was IETM Focus Den Bosch 2024

On 29-31 October, we reunited in Den Bosch to collectively re-imagine international collaborations centred on equity, radical care and desire for social change in the performing arts.

We would like to extend a warm thank you to our co-organiser and member Verkadefabriekand its team, our brilliant keynote speakers Mohamedou Ould Salahi Houbeini and Louna Sbou and Madhumita Nandi from Oyoun, our outstanding facilitators Simón Hanukai, Máté Tenke, Tunde Adefioye, Fanny Martin and Müge Altay, and all of our international participants for attending the meeting.

Stay tuned for the official report from the meeting, expected to be released early 2025.
Pictures

Try and spot yourself in the photos taken at the meeting in the official IETM Focus Den Bosch 2024 Flickr album. You are welcome to share the pictures crediting the photographer © Karin Jonkers and using the official #IETMFocusDenBosch hashtag.

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Watch Mohamedou Ould Salahi Houbeini's keynote

To open the meeting, we invited Mohamedou Ould Slahi Houbeini - international best-selling author of Guantánamo Diary - to share with us his story after being wrongfully detained and trying to prove his innocence for over 15 years.

WATCH THE RECORDING ➔

Discover Oyoun's work

On the second day, we listened to the story of the on-going fight for artistic freedom from Louna Sbou and Madhumita Nandi, directors of the Berlin-based organisation Oyoun. Check their website to get to know more about their initiatives.

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MEMBERS NEWS
Call for participation: Paid professional training in theatre workshops facilitation and artistic mediation

As part of the Erasmus+ project EX.TRE.M (EXcellence in TheatRE with Migrants), IETM Member Medeber Teatro (Belgium)and La Concertation Action Culturelle Bruxelloise ASBL, are organising a training in conducting theatre workshops aimed at young people aged 16 to 30 with a migrant heritage, as well as young people with an interest in theatre, migration and art mediation. Discover more and register by 30 November.
Antonin Artaud Fellowship (Ukraine) new website and archive

The Antonin Artaud Fellowship has launched a newsletter dedicated to news and updates about the performing arts in Ukraine, a monthly digest of materials, international presentations, and new performances by Ukrainian artists. Learn more and subscribe here.
Registrations are open for the YPAM – Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting 2024

The 2024 edition of YPAM - Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting will be held from November 29 till December 15. The platform has served for more than 25 as an influential international platform for the contemporary performing arts in Asia. Discover the programme here. 
International Festivals and Community: Exploring Place-Making and Community Collaboration

Join PROJEKT EUROPA (United Kingdom) for a dynamic online symposium on Thursday 14 November 10-12 GMT. The conversation will explore how festivals around the world engage meaningfully with local communities, and how these relationships shape the art and experiences they create. Learn more and join the call.
EU & POLICY NEWS
Cultural participation in Europe

The European Union has released its latest statistics on cultural participation, highlighting several trends, the key of which is the general decrease of participation across the EU. Attendance at live performances has dropped too. Find out more.
State of Culture Report

Culture Action Europe has published a comprehensive report on the key trends and challenges faced by the world of culture today. From AI to instrumentalisation of the arts, from climate crisis to shrinking space for autonomy of culture, the report suggests the change of cultural policy paradigm to empower the cultural sector in the face of current shocks. What kind of cultural policy for the 21st century? Find out here.
SECTOR NEWS
Join EDN's Advocacy Campaign on Dance and Wellbeing

EDN - European Dance Development Network is calling on dance sector representatives, public funders and policymakers to explore how support structures can nurture both the societal impact of dance and the wellbeing of the artists and organisations progressing it. Join the free online event on 29 November at 10h - 13h CET and register here before 27 November.
Cultural Mobility Flows: Mental Health, Well-being and International Cultural Mobility

In this report, On the Moveaddresses the mental health challenges met by artists and culture professionals while presenting existing initiatives and practical recommendations for local, national and EU stakeholders across the arts to support the well-being of the creative workforce. Read the full report.
ENCC-European Network of Cultural Centers is hiring!

ENCC-European Network of Cultural Centers is looking for three new colleagues and two interns to join their team. Read the vacancies and check the deadlines here.
Circostrada is looking for an European Project Assistant!

Circostrada is looking for one intern to support in the production of European events and communications. Apply here by 30 November 2024.
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