ETC is the largest network of publicly-funded theatres in Europe, with 61 members in 30 countries. We organise a wide range of activities to create brilliant new theatre, support and develop people working in theatre, and fight for the European theatre sector in a political context.
These activities (see full list) are open to a combination of member theatres, theatre workers, artists across the continent and audiences interested in theatre.
These are activities to bring people together to create or exchange about artistic work.
These include:
- Young Europe IV, a major cross-border theatre project for young people
- ETC International Theatre Conferences, bi-annual meetings to exchange ideas and network
- Artist Residency Programme for emerging artists
- Staff Exchange
- Women Directors Networking Group
- See the full list
These activities are workshops, mentoring programmes and monthly meetups.
These include:
- Webinars & Workshops on key themes ranging from sustainability, to diversity and gender equality, to digital
- Alumni Network, a community of artists of the future
- Self-Monitoring Tools, of provide practical guidance for European Theatres
- See the full list
These are activities to strengthen and support the European theatre sector in a political context.
These include:
- Lobbying for Theatre, regular dialogue and exchange with EU policy makers
- Policy Recommendations, distilling learning from activities on digital theatre, youth theatre, participatory theatre and diversity and gender equality
- Research, by academics on key themes conducted across our 26 member countries
- See the full list
TRANSFORMATIONS
Our name for the entire programme of activities is 'TRANSFORMATIONS'. We are delighted that ETC has been selected to deliver this work as one of the European cultural networks, in a long-term partnership with the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Publications
ETC produces regular magazines, interviews and feature articles with leading figures from the European theatre scene. These can be read individually or downloaded as an entire publication.
Past Activities
ETC has spent decades making challenging and exciting new theatre. Explore previous high-profile projects:
