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ETC's Next Theatre Generation Programme
By bringing together long-standing ETC initiatives, we aim to accelerate the entry of emerging theatre professionals into the European theatre landscape.
The programme connects the European Theatre Academy, offering masterclasses at the Festival d’Avignon; the ETC Alumni Network, bringing together former participants in ETC activities; and the Professional Development Programme, featuring webinars, talks, and workshops.
ETC's Next Theatre Generation programme is further strengthened through collaborations with Fast Forward Festival at Staatsschauspiel Dresden (Germany), the TRANSMISSION programme at Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB) in Rennes (France), and Oulu University of Applied Sciences in Oulu (Finland).
European Theatre Academy
The European Theatre Academy is a four-day seminar of masterclasses and workshops at Festival d'Avignon, on the development and management of international theatre collaborations. It is designed for theatre professionals at the beginning of their careers, with the ambition to grow internationally.
ETC Alumni Network
The ETC Alumni Network includes over 200 artists and theatre-makers who have participated in ETC programmes over the past years, especially the Artists in Residence programme and the European Theatre Academy.
The ETC Alumni Network is a dedicated space for direct exchange between alumni and with ETC, to keep contact, exchange information and opportunities, ask questions and share recommendations.
If you're an ETC Member Theatre, contact us and share your opportunities (offers, open calls...) and we will facilitate its dissemination among the ETC Alumni Network.
next online meeting: friday 04 december 2026, 16:00-17:30
Contact: Žad Novak, ETC Project Management and Administration Officer: znovak@europeantheatre.eu
Fast Forward Forum
31 October 2026
What does the future hold for the next generation of European theatre professionals in view of budget cuts and political interference? Around 130 experts, artists and students from across Europe will discuss where the sector might be heading.
- Online Conference on the Situation for Emerging European Theatre Artists
- Staatsschauspiel Dresden in collaboration with the European Theatre Convention
- On Saturday 31 October 2026, from 11:00 AM – 07:00 PM, followed by a streamed performance from 7:30 PM
Interested in taking part? Sign up here: fastforward@staatsschauspiel-dresden.de
Transmission
17-28 November 2026
At the heart of the Festival TNB by Théâtre National de Bretagne, the TRANSMISSION programme is an opportunity to meet, connect and train, dedicated to young French and foreign artists who are still undergoing training or starting their professional career. This programme is made up of multidisciplinary workshops, shows and privileged gatherings with the Festival’s artists.
ETC Arts & Disability Focus
Travel Dates: 17-19 November 2026; option to prolong at your own expense
Deadline to apply: 15 October 2026
How can public theatres contribute to a performing arts sector in which disabled artists can access training, develop their artistic practice and build sustainable professional careers?
Taking place in the framework of the TNB Festival and alongside TNB’s international Crossings programme, ETC’s two-day Arts & Disability Focus Programme invites colleagues from ETC Member Theatres to explore disability inclusion across the artistic value chain — from arts education and entry into the profession to artistic development, production and leadership.
Exclusive offer for ETC Member Theatres.
Photo: Dailes Theatre, Rotkho.