European Theatre Convention
Formation1988 (1988)
Location
  • Berlin, Germany
LeaderHeidi Wiley
WebsiteOfficial website

The European Theatre Convention (ETC) is a European theatre association founded in 1988.[1][2]

The ETC is funded partly by the Creative Europe programme of its strategic partner, the European Commission.[3] It is based in Berlin. As a "network of public theatres in Europe", it has 63 members in 31 European countries (As of November 2023).[4] The ETC organizes projects which promote European theatre as a "platform for dialogue, democracy and interaction",[4] and offers the possibility of international networking for theatre professionals.[5] The executive director is Heidi Wiley.[6]

History

Daniel Benoin, Jean-Claude Drouot and Heribert Sasse founded the ETC in 1988.[7] The statutes were laid down in November 1987.[8] Initially three theatres in France, Belgium and Germany collaborated.[9]

It aims at promoting contemporary theatrical creation, supporting the mobility of emerging artists, and the exchange of activities, ideas and artistic concepts in Europe.[10][11][9]

Projects

The ETC has organised annual conferences on a variety of topics for theatre professionals, and has provided financial and organizational support for international artistic exchange.[12] It has hosted a range of programmes.

"ENGAGE – Empowering today's audience through challenging theatre" was a four-year programme from 2017 to 2021,[13][14][15] focused on the topics of participatory theatre, youth theatre and theatre in the digital age.[16]

"Theatre is Dialogue – Dialogue of Cultures" is a program that has supported theatre makers in the Ukraine and other Eastern European countries since 2014.[17][18] The focus is on the exchange of the theatre makers, such as artist residencies, guest performances and getting to know each other in the theatre scene.[17][18]

Young Europe is a project of artistic cooperation, in which ETC member theatres have staged new theatre texts on the subjects of identity and integration, aiming at a young international audience. In 2015, Young Europe was recognized as a "European Success Story" by the EU.[14][19]

Nadia is an international theatre project, funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation, that investigates reasons for the radicalization of young people in Europe, using artistic means, in exchange with young people.[20][21][22]

European Theatre Lab: Drama goes Digital was a project, between 2016 and 2018, to researched the future of theatre in the digital age.[23][24] It won the Pearle award "Spotlight on Heritage in Culture and the Arts".[25]

The Art of Ageing was a project highlighting in four productions the challenges of a demographically changing society.[26][27][28]

Renaissance was a 2021 programme which produced an original series of 22 short drama films.[29][30]

Trans-Formations is a project to energize and revive European theatres and audiences in a post-COVID world. The activities include conferences, artistic programmes and workshops from 2021 to 2024.[3]

In 2023, the European Theatre Convention curated the second edition of the European Theatre Forum organised by the European Commission, which led to the publication of the policy document, the Opole Recommendations.[31][32]

Member theatres

As of 2023:[33][34]

References

  1. ↑ "European Theatre Convention (ETC)". LobbyFacts Database. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Interview With Heidi Wiley On The Creation Of European Theatre Convention (ETC)". The Theatre Times. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "TRANS-FORMATIONS". European Theatre Convention. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "About Us". European Theatre Convention. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "ETC". Theater Magdeburg (in German). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Heidi Wiley". ArtsProfessional. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "European Theatre Convention – Berlin, Germany". Yellow.Place. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Arts Organization of the Month: European Theatre Convention (ETC)". Performing Arts Network Japan (in Latin). 27 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Heidi Wiley, European Theatre Convention: Theatre Is Fundamental For Our Society". CorD Magazine. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "European Theatre Convention nimmt sechs neue Mitglieder auf – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). 22 May 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Eine kulturelle Pandemie: Wie Corona den europäischen Kreativsektor gefährdet". VoxEurop (in French). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "ETC International Theatre Conferences". European Theatre Convention. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Das Buch der Unruhe, nach Fernando Pessoa aus dem Portugiesischen von Inés Koebel". Staatsschauspiel Dresden (in German). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Rage, Eine Stückentwicklung von Wilke Weermann und dem Jungen DT". Deutsches Theater Berlin (in German). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Sakellaridou, Elizabeth (26 May 2021). "Gender Equality and Diversity in European Theatres: Interview with Heidi Wiley". Critical Stages/Scènes critiques. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "ETC – European Theatre Convention". Staatsschauspiel Dresden (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  17. 1 2 Kranz, Oliver (29 April 2020). "Theaterbrief aus Kiew (2) – Besuch beim "Dialog der Kulturen"-Treffen der European Theatre Convention in Kiew". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. 1 2 Kranz, Oliver (29 April 2020). "Theaterbrief aus Kiew (1) – Eindrücke von einem Showcase der ukrainischen Theaterszene". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Young Europe Festival Programme". European Theatre Convention. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "NADIA". European Theatre Convention. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "Nadia". Kulturstiftung des Bundes. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  22. ↑ "Searching for Nadia". Engage!. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "Home". European Theatre Lab. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  24. ↑ "Drama Goes Digital: Bringing European Theatre Closer to Online Communities". Culture and Cultural Heritage. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  25. ↑ "Pearle* 2018 Awards Winners". Pearle. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  26. ↑ "Home page". artofageing.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  27. ↑ "The Art of Ageing – ein Projekt der European Theatre Convention". Theater und Orchester Heidelberg (in German). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  28. ↑ "The Art Of Ageing Theatre Project". The Theatre Times. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  29. ↑ "Renaissance Project by the European Theatre Convention". Creatives Unite. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  30. ↑ "Renaissance: A European Theatre Convention Project". Plays International & Europe. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  31. ↑ "ETF 2023". European Theatre Convention. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  32. ↑ "European Theatre Forum 2023". Culture and Creativity. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  33. ↑ "ETC Members". European Theatre Convention. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  34. ↑ "ETC-Charta". Theater und Orchester Heidelberg (in German). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  35. ↑ "Home". Teatru Malta (in Maltese). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  36. ↑ "Home". Teatr Opole (in Polish). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  37. ↑ "Teatro do Noroeste". Teatro Municipal Sá de Miranda. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  38. ↑ "Teatrul National Marin Sorescu – Spectacole de teatru Craiova". Teatrul National Marin Sorescu – Spectacole de teatru Craiova. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  39. ↑ "PROGRAMUL LUNII". Teatrul Național Mihai Eminescu Timișoara (in Latin). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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