Reimagine International Touring: Guidebook and Policy Insights

Two new publications have been released by Perform Europe, an EU-funded project implemented by IETM, EFA, Circostrada, EDN, PEARLE* Europe, and Idea Consult, which explore the experiences of 42 projects funded that experimented with new approaches to cross-border touring. The findings and outcomes are summarised in two volumes: (1) A Guidebook that summarises the experience and invites readers to reflect on their own role; and (2) Levers for Future Policy Development, which are aimed at policymakers and advocacy organisations.

Specifically, 7 levers are identified where policy action should be taken:

1. Reframing cross-border mobility for slower, fairer, more equitable exchange
2. Incorporating ecological responsibility into touring systems and funding logics
3. Embedding access and care as structural conditions for international touring
4. Community engagement as a core purpose of international touring
5. Funding frameworks that support continuity, care, and transformation
6. Redesigning partnerships for fairness and trust
7. Building collective learning systems for sustainable touring

read the first volume (guidebook)read the second volume (levers)

Photo credit: IETM (2026), photographer: Nida Mozuraite