On 12 February 2026, the ETC Board of Directors, the ETC Theatre Advisory Council (TAC) and the ETC team came together at the Deutsches Theater Berlin for a dedicated strategic workshop, reflecting on where we stand and how we shape the future of European theatre together.
Hosted by ETC Executive Director Heidi Wiley and facilitated by Dragan Simicevic (Dipl. Psych., MA Leadership & Consulting, Coach, Change Manager, Explore Self), the workshop convened the members of the Board and TAC - artistic directors and theatre leaders from across Europe.
It marked an important moment of shared input, strategic dialogue and collective reflection on the responsibilities and opportunities ahead for our sector.
Guided by our Vision 2030, we reaffirmed our commitment to:
- increasing the visibility and accessibility of European theatre
- bringing new voices into European discours
- and strengthening integration, diversity and social relevance across the sector.
At the heart of our leadership approach stands sustainability as an overarching goal: ecological, social, economic and content sustainability, shaping every strategic decision we take.
A big thank you to their participation to:
- Cláudia Belchior, Executive General Coordinator at the Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon/Portugal
- Tom Leick-Burns, Artistic Director and General Manager, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg/Luxembourg
- Norbert Rakowski, General Manager and Artistic Director of JK Opole Theatre, Opole/Poland
- Serge Rangoni, General Manager & Artistic Director of Théâtre de Liège/Belgium
- Iris Laufenberg, Artistic Director at Deutsches Theater, Berlin/Germany
- Barbara Ferrato, Head of Artistic, Planning and Development Department at Fondazione del Teatro Stabile di Torino - Teatro Nazionale/Italy
- Marina Maleni, Theatre Development Officer at Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC)
- Irene Moundraki, Head Dramaturg, Head of Archive, Library and International Collaborations Department, National Theatre of Greece/Greece
- Lotta Lekvall, CEO of Folkteatern Göteborg, Sweden
- Marko Bratuš, Artistic Director, Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Former Artistic Director, SNG Nova Gorica (Slovenia)
- Paulien Geerlings, Head of Dramaturgy, De Toneelmakerij (The Netherlands)
- Joachim Klement, Artistic Director, Staatsschauspiel Dresden (Germany)
- Bettina Pesch, Administrative Director & Deputy General Director, Theater Magdeburg (Germany)
- Dubravka Vrgoč, General Manager & Artistic Director, Croatian National Theatre 'Ivan Pl. Zajc' Rijeka (Croatia)
