Partners
Théâtre de Liège (Belgium) is very active in several European networks and projects which reflects their search for openness in the context of their location at the proximity of several countries and languages of a great Euro-region (Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France…). They are organizing several festivals like IMPACT, an arts and technology forum, Pays de Danses, a dance biennial, Emulations, a festival for the creations of emerging artists. They are also working closely in collaboration with the Conservatoire Royal de Liège and the young artists who graduate from there, as well as with the other drama schools in Belgium (INSAS, IAD, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles).
La Comédie, Centre Dramatique National de Reims (France) is a house directed by an artist and dedicated to drama creation and experimentation, with a strong focus on playwriting. They present the festivals FARaway (an international festival organised in cooperation with 6 others cultural institutions of Reims) and Intercal (a biennale of transdisciplinary artistic projects crossing theatre and digital arts). They are also working on the inclusion in the city and outside with la Comédie itinérante, a travelling theater.
Cyclorama (Rennes, France) is an organisation that has a mission of development, consulting and supporting artistic projects, primarily in the performing arts sector, thanks to an extensive experience in the field, and also in European and international projects.
Théâtre National de Strasbourg (France) has a unique place in the French performing arts landscape as the only National Theatre located outside the capital. The TNS hosts and operates one of the leading schools for stage actors, technicians, and directors in France. The TNS has a project to develop an art theatre that is both popular and demanding and fosters social inclusion by telling new narratives and includes the citizens in a creation-oriented work. They are also working on the public space by seeing how the theatre can reach communities by investing the public spaces of the city.
Staatstheater Mainz (Germany) is an opera, dance, and theatre repertory theatre, with a large ensemble for all 3 disciplines. They are working in connections with schools but are also looking at how to make the theatre more open. They are organising the Grenzenlos Festival, that looks at the works of artists with disabilities.
Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa (Italy) was the first public Italian repertory theatre to be established and is the most important both in Italy and abroad. For the future, Piccolo Teatro will work on its sustainability, especially in an urbanistic context, by exploring its link with the city, and is launching a fight against educational poverty with a focus on promoting theatrical culture. The priorities of the Piccolo Teatro for the years to come include support for new playwriting and young artists. Furthermore, Piccolo Teatro hosts and operates one of the leading schools for actors in Italy.
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg present an eclectic programme covering opera, dance and theatre in four languages. The TalentLAB, a project laboratory and multidisciplinary festival was launched in 2016 to further expand their support to local artists and promote international exchange. It has since developed into a vibrant platform for upcoming artists where experimentation in a safe environment is given valuable space and time. They also continue to nurture and develop international partnerships with other European venues and networks (ETC, enoa, Opera Europa, etc.) and have developed a new coproduction model based on exchange and training. The strategy of blending in-house creations with international co-productions and strong support for artists has increased the visibility of the institution as a producing venue and enabled it to create ever more meaningful relationships with is partners.
Nowy Teatr (Warsaw, Poland) operates a cultural centre that was based on the works of Krzysztof Warlikowski. In so far, it is a leading institution for international work in Poland and develops in correlation with that a work to strengthen the sector and broadens the artistic battlefield. They are looking at how they can be a catalyst for social change, especially in a political context that is tensed for the cultural field, minorities, etc.
Teatro Municipal do Porto (Portugal) through its two hubs, Rivoli and Campo Alegre, presents a multidisciplinary program open to a wide range of latitudes and different kinds of audiences, as well as DDD - Festival Dias da Dança. They develop a program of support for the artists with the CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, a centre for artistic residencies and a workspace for the performing arts. These three projects make up the Department of Performing Arts at ÁGORA - Cultura e Desporto, E.M.
Teatrul Tineretului (Piatra Neamt, Romania) has a mission towards young audiences and therefore develops strong links and works with the educational sector at different levels. They are organising an international theatre festival that exists since 1969. They are also working to explore and reach new segments of audiences and increase their outreach thanks to their repertory work, as well as the openings that the International Festival allows.
Conde Duque Centro de Cultura Contemporanea (Madrid, Spain) uses a variety of facilities that are part of the public space to support the creation, dissemination and research of the most current artistic and cultural languages. Its core reflexion is to promote and foster culture in public space to share with the community and collaborate in understanding a complex and constantly changing world.
Queens Theatre Hornchurch (United Kingdom) is a performing arts institution that operates in an urban area in the greater London area, with a mission to develop creation as well as foster community outreach and audience development in an area with underrepresented and under-served communities, especially the working-class audiences. They have a strong focus and development on the social inclusion through culture. Queens Theatre Hornchurch is leading a consortium of voluntary sector organisations that places creative people on projects, with a focus on engaging people that come from underrepresented and underserved communities.