IETM - International network for contemporary performing arts

IETM - International network for contemporary performing arts - is a network of over 500 performing arts organisations and individual members working in the contemporary performing arts worldwide: theatre, dance, circus, interdisciplinary live art forms, new media. Our members include festivals, companies, producers, theatres, research and resource centers, universities and institutional bodies. We hold two plenary meetings a year in different European cities, and smaller meetings all over the world. Besides, we commission publications and research projects, facilitate communication and distribution of information, and advocate for the value of performing arts. Mission We advocate for the value of the arts and culture in a changing world and empower performing arts professionals through access to international connections, knowledge and a dynamic forum for exchange. IETM is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and the Flemish Community.