At its first ever mid-term review, ETC leaders presented results of the first two years of its Break the Mould programme. In a workshop format, together with over 20 representatives from the European Commission the ETC team dove into the programme’s five pillars, milestones and goals.
The session kicked off with the addresses from Georg Häusler (Director for Culture, Creativity and Sport in the European Commission) and ETC Executive Director Heidi Wiley.
From there, ETC board members Tom Leick Burns, Lotta Lekvall, Irene Moundraki and Marina Maleni provided an overview of Europe’s theatre ecosystems and models. These dicussions dove into subjects like ETC’s role as a European cultural network, theatre as a democratic and social infrastructure, and the relevance of theatre within emerging European cultural policy frameworks.
The session was rounded out by ETC’s outside evaluator Marie Le Sourd, Secretary General On-The-Move, who used real-life examples to show how ETC’s goals translate into real-world impact.
The second part featured interactive Table Talks. These offered a look behind the scenes at ETC Advocacy & Leadership, as well as cultural policy tools including Culture Compass, AgoraEU, and the future European Prize for the Performing Arts.
Special thanks to our hosts and participants!
