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EU PROJECTS AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

Prospero NEW

The Prospero New European Wave (Prospero NEW) is the first theatre platform recognized by the European Commission. It builds on the legacy of the Prospero network. Established in 2006 by six theatrical organizations, Prospero has contributed to the artistic and cultural construction of Europe, enabling both emerging and established artists to work on stages across Europe and beyond, for confronting each other to advance certain changes in theatrical art and to meet other audiences. Over time, the group, which expanded to nine members, developed a streaming platform, Prospero TV, to facilitate the online dissemination of theatrical works.
Following various projects and the integration of new partners, Prospero has evolved into a European theatrical platform with 19 members, now known as Prospero NEW.
Over four years (2025–2028), the platform aims to discover and promote emerging artists—mostly directors— wanting to reach a new European step.

Members of Prospero NEW

1 Théâtre de Liège (Coordinating Organization) – Belgium, Liège
2 Temporada Alta Festival – Spain, Girona
3 Centro Cultural de Belém – Portugal, Lisbon
4 Ivan Zajc Croatian National Theatre – Croatia, Rijeka
5 Dublin Theatre Festival – Ireland, Dublin
6 Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione – Italy, Modena
7 Göteborg Dance and Theatre Festival (Goteborgs Stadsteater) – Sweden, Gothenburg
8 Avignon Festival – France, Avignon
9 Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre – Ukraine, Kyiv
10 Ivan Vazov National Theatre – Bulgaria, Sofia
11 Kaunas National Drama Theatre – Lithuania, Kaunas
12 National Theatre Prague – Czech Republic, Prague
13 NTGent – Belgium, Ghent
14 Onassis Stegi – Greece, Athens
15 Powszechny Theatre – Poland, Warsaw
16 Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz – Germany, Berlin
17 Sibiu International Theatre Festival – Romania, Sibiu
18 Tbilisi International Theatre Festival – Georgia, Tbilisi
19 Wiener Festwochen – Austria, Vienna

PROSPERO Extended Theatre

Prospero – Extended Theatre gathers 10 partners – 9 theatres and one medium (ARTE), from 9 countries of the Union. The project was built around a new dynamic of collaborations, synergies and relationships between the partners, their respective teams, the artists and the audiences around the redesign of the production and distribution of the shows.

PROSPERO – Extended Theatre Network:

Main goals:

  • To imagine other principles, other developments for a more inclusive, more diversified European theatre creation, more connected to current societal issues;
  • Broaden the dissemination of theatrical works, in theatres and on the digital space, to reach new audiences;
  • Rethink the theatrical journey of audiences, from the initial discovery to the aftermath of the performance.


Perform Europe, supported by the European Union, is a funding scheme for the European performing arts sector. It facilitates international networking and supports inclusive, diverse, and eco-friendly touring projects across the 40 Creative Europe countries. Perform Europe emphasises practices rooted in sustainability and inclusivity, aiming to transform the performing arts sector and ensure a balanced distribution across the continent.

IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts

IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts is one of the oldest and largest international cultural networks, co-founded by the European Union, representing the voice of over 500 performing arts organisations and individual professionals working in the contemporary performing arts worldwide.

IETM was founded in 1981 at an informal gathering of performing arts professionals at the Polverigi Festival in Italy. 

The mission of the network it to advocate the value of the arts and culture and empower performing arts professionals through access to international connections, knowledge and a dynamic forum for exchange. The network works to stimulate the quality, development and context of the contemporary performing arts, in all their diversity. 

Theatre for Democracy

Theatre for Democracy is meant to be continue and enhance the actions of the previous project Between Lands, a network for the mobility of artists that connect ERT to KVS – Brussels (BE), Teatro Calderón de Valladolid (ES), La Comédie – CDN de Reims (FR), Teatro National São João – Porto (PT), Teatre Nacional de Catalunya – Barcelona (ES), Onassis Foundation Athens (GR). 

A group of theatres from Europe came together with the need and the intention to share experiences, to enrich each other with different ways of doing, with different traditions and roots, different languages and with similar political circumstances that urged the need to be together and work together for Culture as the heart of our European Community.

The core of the project is to give a voice to new dramaturgies, as writing is essential to shape our world. The network of theatres works with authors on an equal footing, sharing debates and research.

An author from each theatre is to write a short text on a specific theme, each one in their own language, and all of them are developed in different ways in each of the 5 countries: stagings, public lectures, podcasts. All of them were translated into the 5 languages and into English with the intention of creating a virtual library of Democracy accessible to everyone. Every year a different theme connected with democracy is developed.

 

In 2023 the main theme of Theatre for Democracy was Adolescence.

In 2024 the network has changed its members and now it is composed by: Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale (IT), KVS – Brussels (BE), Comédie – CDN de Reims (FR), Teatre Nacional de Catalunya – Barcelona (ES), TEATRELLI- Bucarest (RO), and with the participation of Actualités Editions (FR).

In 2024 the main theme of Theatre for Democracy is Fascism.

TDDAYS (Theatre for Democracy Days) are programmed in each country, presenting the new texts in different formats.

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FONDO

Santarcangelo dei Teatri, in collaboration with 15 Italian partners, has built a network dedicated to the productive development and personal growth of emerging artists, supporting the research stages of performance projects that require long creation times. The programme includes production support of €20,000, four annual residency periods offered by the partners for each supported company, and participation in workshops/masterclasses led by international authors, a valuable moment of dramaturgical advice and comparison with the European scene. The 16 partners that constitute Fondo pursue various goals within the world of theatre and performing arts, addressing different needs concerning artistic productions, from their development to their circulation.

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Santarcangelo dei Teatri with AMAT Associazione Marchigiana Attività Teatrali, Centrale Fies, Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale, Fondazione Fabbrica Europa per le arti contemporanee, Fondazione I Teatri – Reggio Emilia, Fuorimargine / Centro di produzione della danza in Sardegna, L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora di Mondaino | Centro di Residenza Emilia-Romagna, Lavanderia a Vapore / Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo, OperaEstate Festival Veneto / CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea, Ravenna Teatro, SCARTI Centro di Produzione Teatrale d’Innovazione della Liguria, Teatro Pubblico Campano, Teatro Pubblico Pugliese – Consorzio Regionale per le Arti e la Cultura, Teatro Stabile dell’Umbria, Triennale Milano Teatro

Silk Road International League of Theatres

Silk Road International League of Theatres (SRILT), an organization of theatres and cultural institutions all around the world, founded in 2016 by China Arts and Entertainment Group Company Ltd. (CAEG), endorsed and supervised by the Ministry of Culture of China, in order to further improve cultural and artistic exchanges and cooperation among countries. On the principle of “negotiate, cooperate, and share” and proactively coordinate strategies of cultural and artistic development of countries, the aim of this organization is to revitalize the ancient Silk Road, which will, in new ways, cement ties and bring to a new height mutually beneficial cooperation between influential cultural institutions across Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Since its foundation, the SRILT has now grown into an alliance of 107 member units: 38 members are from within China,  69 members are from 2 international organization and 36 countries and regions around the world, creating a platform for international cultural exchange and cooperation.

INTERNATIONAL COPRODUCTIONS AND GUEST PERFORMANCES

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