Purpose/Activities

IETM is a membership organisation which exists to stimulate the quality, development and contexts of contemporary performing arts in global environment, by

initiating and facilitating professional networking and communication,

the dynamic exchange of information,

know-how transfer and presentations of examples of good practice.

IETM aims to

anticipate new artistic tendencies and evolutions in the environment of the contemporary performing arts in Europe and around the world,

connect diverse organisations who share common interests in a cross-sector network,

catalyse international partnerships, exchanges, collaborations and knowledge transfer,

strengthen the contemporary performing arts sector by providing new arguments for the arts and by supporting professionals via informal learning experiences,

influence public policy through active participation in cultural policy debates,

federate different actors in the sector through IETM’s neutral and international nature.

IETM has over 400 subscribing member organisations from 45 countries. It includes organisations with many years’ experience of working internationally, as well as those who wish to start.