IETM, the China Association of Performing Arts (CAPA) and other partners are organising the first China Europe Performing Arts Meeting in Beijing and Shanghai in October. The aim is to lay a foundation for continuous exchange in the performing arts between Europe and China and stimulate the dialogue on performing arts in China.

China Europe Performing Arts Meeting
12-16 October Beijing
17-18 October Shanghai
Tradition & Innovation: challenging perspectives

This civil society initiative aims to bring together non-for-profit organizations, the government, private organizations and the general audience to work together and stimulate dialogue in the performing arts with China and Europe and within China.

China seeks ways to deal with its strong tradition and for models to operate this new cultural system. China looks at the artistic and cultural diversity present in the European artistic scene and wonders how it can find a place to introduce Chinese work which would be accepted by the European audiences. Europe (and not only Europe!) seeks to understand the rich Chinese traditions, is interested in exploring innovative approaches together and wants to learn how to present European work to the vast Chinese market. But is the Chinese audience open for European work? Does Europe understand China sufficiently to be able to present the right artistic work? Where do Europe and China really meet each other?

A serial of debates and discussions on jointly selected subjects, visits and performances from China and Europe for 7 days in October, will open this dialogue on tradition & innovation and challenge our perspectives. By organizing this event, IETM ( www.ietm.org ) and the China Association of Performing Arts (CAPA) and many other partners in the performing arts (like Theatre In Motion ) hope to lay a foundation for continuous exchange in the performing arts between Europe and China and stimulate the dialogue on performing arts in China.

This meeting is open to any performing arts professional from China, Europe and the rest of the world, to those interested in getting information on performing arts in China and Europe or interested in working with China and Europe.

The preliminary schedule of the meeting was agreed upon by the local organizers.
So registration for international participants opens now!

Please keep the following things in mind:
- Registration: Please go to Registration to register. Registration will close by 15th of September
- Invitation letter: For those who need an invitation letter now in order to obtain travel funding from your country, please contact directly Xu Feng at water_xf@yahoo.com.
- Meeting fees: As the meeting will involve a lot of simultaneous and consecutive translation, the organizers need to ask a participation fee (150 Euro IETM member/ 220 Euro non-members) to all participants to cover costs. This fee needs to be paid before 1st October.
- Hotel reservations: The local partner negotiated 2 good hotels you can reserve now.
- Flights: We would advise you to book now, prices are going up and October is high season in China.
Check out all this practical information on the meeting here.

If you have any questions or problems, don’t hesitate to email Katelijn Verstraete at communication@ietm.org. or call at +32 2 201 09 15 or + 32 498 120483

The China-Europe Performing Arts Meeting promises to be interesting and challenging meeting, enabling you to get a good introduction to China or build further on the foundations you have laid!
We hope to see you in China!

IETM* – International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts
Sainctelette Square 19, 1000 Brussels
www.ietm.org ietm@ietm.org
formerly called Informal European Theatre Meeting