The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) is finally set in motion. The joint declaration on the Conference was officially signed on 10 March by President Sassoli for the European Parliament, Prime Minister Costa of Portugal – who is holding the rotating EU presidency – on behalf of the Council and Commission President von … Continued
To mark Europe Day 2021, the Dutch Europaplatform (coordinated by Kunsten ’92, European Cultural Foundation, Culture Action Europe and DutchCulture) is hosting a Culture Action Europe Hub meeting*. The meeting will bring together professionals active in the Dutch cultural and creative sector with a (future) interest in working across European borders, to collaboratively examine the … Continued
Theatre Insights – Stories from Fabulamundi a PAV production in collaboration with Kublai Film a project by Belloni / Boato / Danesin directed by Giulio Boato dramaturgy Davide Carnevali and Giulio Boato sound and music Lorenzo Danesin. Eight different texts narrating the European Fabulamundi project, created with the aim of supporting, promoting and disseminating the contemporary playwriting of the countries involved. ISTANTANEE – Sguardi e storie … Continued
Registrations for the Culture Action Europe Annual General Assembly 2021 are now open! We invite all Culture Action Europe members to attend this online meeting on 10 June 2021 from 10am to 1.30pm. The General Assembly will vote on the upcoming CAE strategy 2022-2024, CAE activities and annual accounts 2020, will elect new members of … Continued
On 8 March 2021, International Women’s Day, ETC published a major study on gender equality and diversity that covered theatres in 22 countries, 4000 theatre employees, and an analysis of 650 performances. KEY FINDINGS: – Women were found to have less secure contract situations than men and be “less present at the top of the … Continued
Today, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. Despite considerable progress, gender disparity in the cultural and creative sectors continues to persist. Works of women artists are underrepresented in the permanent collections in Europe and the US. Auction sales are no different – female artists’ works sell with a remarkable discount compared with men’s. Women artists … Continued
“Given the exceptional nature of the crisis, […] if the rule of law is not upheld, then the public health emergency risks becoming a human rights disaster, with negative effects that will long outlast the pandemic itself,” said Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the early beginning of the pandemic in 2020. … Continued
Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCSs) have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, severely impacting the economic and social situation of the sector. The containment measures have largely affected the venue- and visitor-based sub-sectors such as the performing arts and heritage and have further worsened the already existing vulnerability and precariousness of many … Continued