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9 JULY 2026

Join us European Theatre Talks 2026 at Festival d'Avignon

Join us for our annual high-level gathering where policy meets theatre and the performing arts, at the heart Europe's largest theatre festival, the Festival d'Avignon. Cloître Sain... MORE

MAY 2026

ETC Drama Committee Reveals 2026 Selection

Chosen from a pool of 18 high-quality submissions representing 18 ETC Theatres across 14 countries, these plays exemplify the richness, diversity and complexity of European theatre... MORE

27 APRIL 2026

Plurality of Voices and Artistic Freedom in Focus

ETC International Theatre Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Around 200 theatre leaders and performing arts professionals from 35 countries gathered at Gothenburg City Theatre and B... MORE

MARCH 2026

TRUth on STage Stories. Journalism. Theatre.

The European Union is investing €1.000.000 to launch ‘TRUth on STage – Stories, Journalism, Theatre (TRUST)’, an ambitious new European cooperation project connecting theatres and... MORE

MARCH 2026

ETC Contributes to New Research on Digital Access in the Arts

We’re thrilled to share the publication 'Digital Access to the Performing Arts: A Comparative Study of Legal and Structural Challenges' by researcher Magda Romanska. MORE