European Theatre Convention

European Theatre Convention

The European Theatre Convention is a network which was constituted in 1988 to support and promote contemporary playwriting and theatre creation in Europe. Today the ETC is working with a wide range of activities but always with the goal of encouraging contemporary theatre and its mobility.

The exchange of ideas and sharing of best practices as well as staff and performance exchanges are examples of how the ETC creates bridges between its member theatres. The staff exchange program gives any person working in an ETC member theatre the possibility to work in another ETC member theatre for a month. This is an enriching international experience both on a professional and individual level. Performances that are circulating between the member theatres can apply for support from the ETC, which gives the ETC members a unique possibility to travel or to invite performances from all around Europe.

The ETC further offers support and European representation to its member. By its membership in the organisations PEARLE (http://www.pearle.ws/) and Culture Action Europe (http://www.cultureactioneurope.org/) the ETC can offer the members the latest EU information and an important representation in the European Cultural Political sphere. Working with a strong European perspective, the ETC is also lobbying for theatre in general, and representing its members in particular in front of European organisations such as the European Parliament and the European Commission.

The European Theatre Convention is an artistic network. The strength of the network always lies in the quality of its members, their diversity and willingness to cooperate around artistic ideas and common projects. The ETC membership implies therefore a strong ambition to create and participate in artistic collaboration with other theatres in other countries with other traditions. This is not always an easy task, but always inspiring and interesting.

Programs (and related activities)

According to its website, the programs of the European Theatre Convention include the following programs (and related activities):

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;1. PET - Public of European Theatres:Launched in 1998 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the ETC, this programme allows any subscriber to the 40 member theatres of the network automatically and freely to access the performances of all the other theatres. A European card is distributed every year at the beginning of each season. The programme of the theatres participating in the project and the conditions are available on the web pages of the ETC.;2. CTE-EX - Exchanges programs:ETC offers all technical, administrative and artistic personnel of its member theatres the opportunity to exchange know-how and enrich their different techniques during a period of up to one month. After approval between the two theatres, ETC allocates a grant to support travel, accommodation and per diem costs. ETC also offers the opportunity to present different styles and approaches to the theatre by allocating a financial contribution to any production from the network traveling to another member theatre.;3. CTE-IN - The projects:1. TRAMES ::This residency project for translators currently promotes the circulation of new French plays in three different countries for each residency. The next stages of this project will take place in Château de Goutelas, near Saint-Etienne, in October 2006 and June 2007. The starting point of the project is France but its development in the future will allow authors and translators from other linguistic communities to initiate the project, thus promoting their plays.:2. TYPE - (Theatre for young professionals in Europe)::The objective of this project is to allow young actors to be on stage in professional performances in order to present their work to a European public, to meet other young actors engaged in the same process and to complete their training in workshops organized by the hosting theatre. This project helps the circulation of performances and encounters of young groups with masters of the European stage.;4. NEW-NET - New European Writing:1. The ETC publishes a biennial publication of a collection of synopses and contact details of the best plays from throughout Europe in more than 40 countries. The publication is distributed free of charge and is intended to promote the better circulation of texts by lesser-known authors. The selection is operated by independent reading committees set up in all the countries and composed of critics, stage directors, managers and dramaturges.:2. NEW-NET - Commissioning of new texts ::In Europe today, the creation of new texts is essential. This project is intended to promote young European authors by setting up a policy promoting the commissioning of short plays in which all our theatres can participate. These short plays are meant to be performed in spaces, not necessarily theatres, in order to promote the art of theatre in educational or social venues, for example: hospitals, educational establishments etc. In parallel with the commissioning of young authors, the ETC will launch a programme of play commissions to established playwrights. These plays will be staged on our main stages, allowing different countries’ actors to be on stage. These plays will be written in at least three languages and presented by at least three different theatres.;5. The FestivalsEvery two years one member is appointed to organise an international festival, gathering the best productions of the network and revealing the theatrical trends in Europe. Seven European festivals have been organised to date. The last festival took place in Nova Gorica, a city on the border between Italy and Slovenia. It opened on the day of the accession of 10 new countries to the EU on the 1st May 2004.;6. Thematic General AssembliesEach general assembly takes place in a different country and has a specific theme. Complementing the General Assembly will be a small festival of theatre based on a specific theme.:In June 2006 in Wiesbaden, Germany: New writings:In December 2006 in Saint-Etienne, France: New theatrical forms:1st GA 2007 : Educating the public:2nd GA 2007 : Scenography matters

Current members

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# Turkey: Ankara Devlet Tiyatrolari
# Serbia: Beograd Jugoslovensko dramsko pozoriste
# Norway: Bergen Den Nationale Scene
# Germany: Berlin THEATER AN DER PARKAUE
# Slovakia: Bratislava Slovenské Narodné Divadlo
# Belgium: Brussels Théâtre National de la Communauté Wallonie Bruxelles
# Romania: Craiova Teatrul National 'Marin Sorescu' - Craiova
# Germany: Dresden Staatsschauspiel Dresden
# Scotland, United Kingdom: Edinburgh, Scotland Traverse Theatre
# Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette Théâtre de la Ville d'Esch
# Switzerland: Genève Comédie de Genève
# Switzerland: Givisiez Théâtre des Osses - Centre dramatique fribourgeois
# Germany: Hamburg Thalia Theater Hamburg
# Finland: Helsinki Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri
# Germany: Köln Schauspiel Köln
# Germany: Klagenfurt Stadttheater Klagenfurt
# England, United Kingdom] : Leeds West Yorkshire Playhouse
# Slovakia: Ljubljana Slovensko mladinsko gledalisce
# Slovakia: Ljubljana Slovensko narodno gledališče Drama Ljubljana
# Luxembourg: Luxembourg Théâtre des Capucins
# Belarus: Minsk Svobodnyi Teatr / Le Théâtre libre de Minsk / Belarus Free Theatre
# France: Nice CDN- Théâtre National de Nice
# Cyprus: Nicosia THOC - Cyprus Theatre Organisation (Theatrikos Organismos Kyprou)
# England, United Kingdom: Nottingham Nottingham Playhouse
# Slovakia: Nova Gorica Slovensko narodno gledališče Nova Gorica
# Serbia: Novi Sad SRPSKO NARODNO POZORISTE
# Denmark: Oslo Det Norske Teatret
# Italy: Parma Fondazione TeatroDue Parma
# Poland: Poznan Teatr Nowy im. Tadeusza Łomnickiego w Poznaniu
# Kosovo: Prishtina National Theatre of Kosova
# Poland: Rijeka Hrvatsko Narodno Kazaliste Ivana pl. Zajca Rijeka
# France: Saint-Etienne CDN- Comédie de Saint-Etienne
# Croatia: Split Hrvatsko Narodno Kazaliste Split
# Georgia: Tbilisi Theatre national ustaveli
# Israel: Tel Aviv 64369 Cameri
# Greece: Thessaloniki Piramatiki Skini tisTechnis- Amalia Theatre
# France: Valence CDN Comédie de Valence
# Austria: Vienna Volkstheater Wien
# Lithuania: Vilnius Lietuvos nacionalinis dramos teatras
# Germany: Wiesbaden Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Board and representative

(As listed on the ETC website:)quotation|

;President: Jean-Claude Berutti;Vice-President: Giles Croft;Treasurer: Primoz Bebler;General Secretary: Mircea Cornisteanu;General Delegation: Patricia Canellis

upport

The ETC has "the support of the European Community budget line," which offers "support to organisations [which] promote European Culture" (ETC website)

External links

* [http://www.etc-cte.org European Theatre convention website] (Contact information is available on the site.)


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