24.01.2012

IETM Spring Plenary Meeting in Copenhagen, Wednesday 28 - Saturday 31 March 2012

Next destination: Copenhagen!

We are working on the programme, and more information will come very soon on this page. But don't wait to book the dates in your diary as well as your flight... and be careful: this time the meeting will take place from Wednesday to Saturday instead of Thursday to Sunday.

And if you feel like arriving a day earlier in order to network in a smaller group, we are also preparing a pre-meeting trip for you on Tuesday 27th in the South of Sweden!

Theme of the meeting: RIGHT ?

IETM’s Spring Plenary Meeting in Copenhagen 2012 focuses on the concept of "Right".

Sometimes, there is no single right way of doing things; rather there is a plurality of ways, dependent on factors such as time, place and people. Sadly, we also find ourselves at times doing a wrong thing for a right reason and vice versa. So-called good models of practice are good for some but perhaps not for others, although they may inspire others to do something differently.

Is this relativism valid for human rights? It is a sobering fact that basic human rights are currently being questioned all over the globe, and this includes the rights of artists, cultural operators and audiences.

Finally our title’s question mark is a starting point for a discussion within the performing arts community, following the debate started in IETM Krakow 2011. By exercising our (artistic, cultural, human) rights and guaranteeing those of our public, could we/should we engage ourselves more in the day-to-day challenge of structuring and maintaining the societies in which we live and work? Do civic and artistic responsibilities mix well?

All this and much more is awaiting you… welcome to the IETM Plenary Meeting in Copenhagen!

Find out all the details and register on IETM website (participation is free if you register before March 14).