European Theatre Convention
theatre association
The European Theatre Convention (ETC) is a European theatre association founded in 1988.
The ETC is funded partly by the Creative Europe programme of its strategic partner, the European Commission. 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). The ETC organizes projects which promote European theatre as a "platform for dialogue, democracy and interaction", and offers the possibility of international networking for theatre professionals. The executive director is Heidi Wiley.
History
Daniel Benoin, Jean-Claude Drouot and Heribert Sasse founded the ETC in 1988. The statutes were laid down in November 1987. Initially three theatres in France, Belgium and Germany collaborated.
It aims at promoting contemporary theatrical creation, supporting the mobility of emerging artists, and the exchange of activities, ideas and artistic concepts in Europe.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 13, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q15808873. VIAF identifies the subject as 155072812. The Library of Congress control number is nr94038730. 1 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1988, 2023 and 1987.
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