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2010-12-22

TEH STARTS SOLIDARITY FUND TO SUPPORT BELARUS FREE THEATRE

TEH has decided to start a solidarity fund to support Belarus Free Theatre to continue their work and fight for freedom and justice in Belarus.

The Executive Committe has decided to start a solidarity fund that will be in immediate function to support Free Theatre Belarus to continue their work and fight for freedom and justice in Belarus.

We ask everyone who would like to support the organisation to make a contribution, big or small. The fund is managed by TEH Coordination Office in collaboration with Free Theatre Belarus and monitored by the Executive Committee of Trans Europe Halles. We will collaborate with freeDimensional & the Creative Resistance Fund who immediately promised to ship in a contribution and to mobilise organisations in the US to support the fund.

Please mark your contribution "Solidarity Fund Belarus Free Theatre"

Account name:Trans Europe Halles
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THE BACKGROUND:

Mass arrests in Minsk in the aftermath of the presidential election
- Belarus Free Theatre’s Natalya Kolyada released on bail

This Sunday, December 19, 2010, up to a thousand men and women were arrested and jailed in Minsk, Belarus, in a violent dispersal of the protest against the latest presidential elections of Belarus. President Lukashenko, in power since 1994, was re-elected with almost 80% in the vote which international monitors, such as the OSCE criticized as flawed.

Among the arrested was Natalya Kolyada, Director of Belarus Free Theatre (TEH Friend organisation), who has been using the stage to fight for freedom of expression and democracy over the last 6 years. The company is touring worldwide with huge success, but are under constant harassment by the Belarusian authorities, as is their audience.

Natalya Kolyada was released on bail after 14 hours and shortly after told the News agency Reuters that "They (the KGB) are cleansing the city." She also spoke to Index on Censorship on Monday afternoon, about the conditions in the jail. During her detention she was not allowed water, food or sleep. Those detained had to stay standing in freezing prison corridors and were fingerprinted and filmed.

The TEH Coordination Office has tried to reach Natalya without success. According to news reports, and information messages coming from the Fans of Free Theatre Facebook group she has gone underground together with her husband and co-funder of the Belarus Free Theatre, Nikolai Khalezin.

First Eastern Partnership Culture Congress in Lublin, Poland!

TEH Friend centre Workshops of Culture (Lublin, Poland), together with a team of representatives of the Programme Council, working groups and Congress organizers has participated in elaborating and publishing of the Recommendations from the first Eastern Partnership Culture Congress, held in Lublin, 21 – 23 October 2011.

Culture Action Europe through the lenses of Luca Bergamo

14 days before all EU Ministers for Culture gather to discuss the proposal for the next EU Culture Programme 'Creative Europe' 2014-2020, the TEH Office invited Culture Action Europe's new Secretary General, Luca Bergamo, for an interview to share his views on what needs to be done to act for culture in Europe. Follow the link to read the interview.

Countdown Creative Europe 10th May - 14 days to go!

Today, Trans Europe Halles call on all TEH Members, Friends and Ambassadors to support the next EU Culture programme 'Creative Europe' 2014-2020 and to put pressure on their politicians by sending them the statement on Creative Europe (elaborated by Culture Action Europe after input from us and all members) BEFORE 10th May when all EU Ministers of Culture will discuss the proposal for the next culture programme.

Another TEH Member forced to close?

Today, the TEH Coordination Office received the sad news that TEH Member L'Avant Rue (Paris, France) is running the risk of imminent closure due to withdrawal of part of its funding. As a compensation the centre will only receive limited funding for specific residency projects. L'Avant Rue is therefore calling for international support. Help by signing the online petition for L'Avant Rue!

TEH Meeting 73 explores the theme of Overcoming Borders

The theme of TEH Meeting 73 Overcoming Borders to Independent Cultural Development will introduce the unique geopolitical position of Tabačka and Košice that lie close to three borders and will put a spotlight on independent culture in Slovakia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus. Keep on reading to learn more about the meeting's programme and about Košice's multicultural and multilingual identity.

Call for proposals for Asia-Europe collaborations

In partnership with Arts Network Asia and Trans Europe Halles, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is supporting new artistic and networking collaborations in the framework of the Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe 2012-2013 programme. Art and cultural organisations are invited to submit proposals by 30th June 2012 for the second edition.

Want to get professional training for volunteers? Apply now!

If you have experience in volunteering at a cultural organisation, wish to work in the cultural sector in the future and would like to meet like-minded people from all over Europe, participate in the professional training and learn how to run cultural projects (both in theory and in practice). Take part in the international Engine Room Europe programme 220Volt! and apply for a training at Fabryka Sztuki (Łódź, Poland). The deadline is on the 30th of May 2012.

Next round of applications for Staff Exchange!

Staff exchanges are taking place across Europe already! Deadline for the next application round is 25th May 2012. Before the TEH Meeting 73 at Tabacka, please make sure your centre has submitted a hosting form (at the bottom of this page) and discuss with your staff if there is anyone within your organization who would like to take part in an exchange. Staff Exchange programme is open to TEH Members only. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and exchange with your fellow Trans Europe Hallers!

Living Under(ground) goes public!

Engine Room Europe programme Living Under(ground) attracts new audiences via the public Pecha Kucha Night (PKN) presentations at Stanica (Žilina, Slovakia), starting on the 22nd of June 2012. The event will stage the most creative architecture, design and public space projects and inventive solutions. If you have a suggestion for a great low-fi architectural project to be presented let us know! Between April 30th and May 6th, Stanica will also host a workshop on alternative architecture.

Prac collaborates with Stanica and Tabačka

In April 2012 Prac (Bostina, Bulgaria) toured Slovakia with the Bulgarian-Slovak Physical Theatre Project Ball. Prac presented it in Stanica (Žilina, Slovakia) and Tabačka (Košice, Slovakia). In Stanica, the performance was also shot as a videoproject. Ball is a production by Petar Todorov with participation with one of the best Bulgarian and Slovak performers Desislava Mincheva and Jaro Vinarsky. It is a project about the relationship between people and the planet Earth.

New exhibition space kicks off at Izolyatsia

The first exhibition at Izolyatsia’s new space MEDPUNKT, entitled Gender in IZOLYATSIA: Seams of Patriarchy and Identity Tailoring will run from 20th April until 8th July. The exhibition is dedicated to the problematics of gender in the Ukrainian context. Avoiding an unreflected enumeration of possible Ukrainian gender stereotypes, the exhibition strives to uncover social and psychological mechanisms of gender construction.

Are you an artist who wants to go to Tartu, Estonia?

In partnership with the Tartu Artist in Residency (AiR) program, Creative Centre Carnation (Tartu, Estonia) invites artists from a variety of disciplines to apply for residencies in centres across the city of Tartu, Estonia. Applications can be made via the Tartu AiR webpage.

Want to reduce your electricity bill?

An effective way of reducing the energy consumption is changing the traditional fluorescent lamps to LED lamps. Kaapelitehdas (Helsinki, Finland) have now changed 500 of them. In comparison - the LED lamp needs no ballast and consumes only 22 watts of power. And it's at least 5 times more durable than the traditional fluorescent lamp.

Debate on the art work "Gypsies and Dogs" at REX

Within the frame of Crossroads East-West and as the part of the project Think about others – think about yourself, supported by Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self Government, Cultural Centre REX (Belgrade, Serbia) will invite artists, theoreticians, curators, activists and cultural institutions representatives from Belgrade to discuss the art work Gypsies and Dogs by Zoran Todorović. According to some Roma organizations and activists, the work was produced through obvious violation of children’s rights. The debate will be held on April 27th at REX.

Living Underground workshops and residencies in 2012

Living Underground is a creative laboratory focused on the use of public and cultural space. There will be several residencies between April - November 2012 and two workshops between June - November 2012 at Stanica (Žilina, Slovakia). The aim of the activities is to introduce different approaches to set up (build or renovate) a cultural venue with low-cost building opportunities. The deadlines for participation will be announced soon!

New programme at Röda Sten

From March 23rd until April 1st, 2012, Röda Sten Art Centre (Göteborg, Sweden) invites you to a group exhibition by young curators from Göteborg, Sweden. Shortly after, between april 14th and May 6th, 2012, the centre will host an exhibition commemorating the 30 year anniversary of education and research in photography.

Last carnival at Beat Initiative?

Beat Initiative (Belfast, UK) organised once again the colorful Belfast's St Patrick's Day Parade which took place on March 17th at Beat Carnival Centre. The event counted with artists working on the floats and costumes and teams working with youth groups and community centres to prepare their participation. Unfortunately, this could be the last event of this type in Belfast as Beat Initiative does not count with the support of the City Council anymore.

New exhibition space at Izolyatsia

On April 20th, 2012, Izolyatsia (Donetsk, Ukraine) opens a new exhibition space MEDPUNKT which will serve as an experimental curatorial platform for young Ukrainian artists. The initiative is the result of the centre's continuous effort to reinhabit the industrial structures of a former insulation materials factory by gradually integrating them into the art-centre’s cultural space.

Get sustainable!

Kulturfabrik (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg) has recently devoted itself to reflecting on sustainable development and a continuous improvement of its own practices for minimising its impact on the environment. As a result the centre has developed an Environmental Charter which aims at becoming a global and coherent programme beyond sporadic and disparate activities.

In-Sonora opening at Off Limits

The Opening Concert of VII In-Sonora Festival will be held at Off Limits (Madrid, Spain) from May 24th to April, 11th, 2012. After 7 years evolving as a reference in the field of Sound and Interactive Art, the seventh edition of the festival brings a lot of innovative proposals related to sound art.

Eco-cups network in Slovakia

Stanica (Žilina, Slovakia) and Tabačka (Košice, Slovakia) together with two other cultural centres in Slovakia started to use recyclable plastic cups, which are washable and can be used permanently. This idea prevents the creation of unrecyclable plastic waste that is usually produced during festivals or other crowded events. Why not follow this example at your centre?

Circus Art at Subtopia

Circus Arts is a circus production company active in Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden). Their fire circus production The Burnt Out Punks have been touring Europe since 2006, playing for more than 250 000 people in 8 countries leaving blown away audiences behind with their unique mixture of theatre, circus and street art.

Artist in Residency at Off Limits

Núria Güell, artist in residency at Off Limits (Madrid, Spain), presents her project Aplicación Legal Desplaçada #3: F.I.E.S. For the project, she issued an open call to prisoners subjected to the F.I.E.S. regime (Inmates under Special Observation), inviting them to write a poem, a short story or to make a drawing to illustrate the institutional torture to which they are being subjected.

Music Freedom Day at Bakelit

On March 3rd, 2012, Bakelit Multi Art Center organises a whole day full of music, dance, theatre, film and open discussions raising attention to music censorship and artist discrimination. The centre will highlight gentle and loveable ways of intercontinental cooperations from Africa to Transylvania.

Music Freedom Day at Konstepidemin

On March 3rd, 2012, Konstepidemin (Göteborg, Sweden) will host Jag var på besök i världen (I Visited the World) - singing string quartet Stråf meets the composer Stefan Forssén from Göteborg, Sweden and the Estonian National Poet Doris Kareva. This poetic concert will offer an experience somewhere in the space between jazz, folk and contemporary music.

Eco-posters exhibited at Izolyatsia

Between January 29th and February 29th, 2012, the Platform for Cultural Initiatives IZOLYATSIA (Donetsk, Ukraine) presented 30 works of international artists submitted to the International Triennial of Ecological Posters, The 4th Block, which has been held in Kharkiv, Ukraine since 1991.

TEH in closer contact with the Swedish Minister of Culture

In February 2012, TEH Secretary General Birgitta Persson, wrote a letter to the Swedish Minister of Culture to express the network's position on the new 'Creative Europe' Programme by the European Commission. In this letter, TEH also made a statement in support of the we are more campaign.

Meeting of 21 German Members of CAE in Berlin

As a result, the meeting participants agreed on a letter of recommendation that will be sent to several politicians from Germany and Brussels. The message consists of an ongoing support of smaller initiatives, non-profit orientated projects, networks, separated budget lines for creative industries, culture and arts.

First impressions of ERE Staff Exchange

The Staff Exchange Programme is part of Engine Room Europe Project (2011-2014), initiated by Trans Europe Halles. Its aim is to create mobility opportunities for cultural workers and to exchange knowledge through practice-based learning at another TEH Member centre. Laura Gabrielaityte, the international programme coordinator of Arts Printing House (Vilnius, Lithuania) is the first Staff Exchangees who was sent to Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden) for a period of two weeks in February 2012. To learn more about her first impressions, we invited her for an interview.

Crossroads East West call for practitioners

Do you want to participate in the mapping of the processes and projects of intercultural dialogue? Crossroads East West (Belgrade, Serbia) searches for a variety of contributions from different countries in Europe. To find out more about the project, read the interview with its coordinator Nebojša Milikić.

Creative Strategies of Sustainability

Within the framework of the Engine Room Europe project, the International Cultural Centre ufaFabrik (Berlin, Germany) organises a week of seminar, 10-15th of September 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The theme of the seminar is Creative Strategies of Sustainability for artistic and cultural centres in Europe.

Trans Europe Halles selected by the European Commission for an Annual Operating Grant 2012!

Trans Europe Halles, a European Network of Independent Cultural Centres, has received a €59.000 Annual Operating Grant from the EC Culture Programme for 2012 (Culture Programme 2007–2013, Strand 2). We are delighted about the fact that this is the largest annual grant ever received by Trans Europe Halles (TEH) from the European Commission, and that TEH scored 91 out of a possible 100 points.

EAR call for artists by NOASS

As part of the Engine Room Europe programme European Artist Residencies (EAR), Culture and Arts Projects NOASS (Riga, Latvia) invites visual artists to offer their ideas for the creation of art works in an urban environment. NOASS is looking for artists from all TEH Member centres and Friend organisations are invited to join the project. One of the artistic elements that should be used is water. The deadline for proposals is April 1st, 2012.

Call for artists by A-Team

As part of the three-year European project Engine Room Europe, A-Team - Artists for Change will realise four creative processes in Sweden, Bulgaria, Latvia and Slovenia, teaming up artists, cultural managers and local mediators who will deal with local community issues. For this project, A-Team searches for artists working in any medium affiliated with TEH Member centres or Friend organisations who enjoy process, research and community-based work and interactive dialogue.

Music Freedom Day 2012 at ufaFabrik

ufaFabrik (Berlin, Germany) presents Music Freedom Day 2012 under the title Hatua kwa Hatua (Step by Step). It will be held on Saturday, 3rd of March, 2012 at 20:00h. An evening will be dedicated to the artists and members of the Cambodian cultural centre Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS), meaning “The Brightness of Art”.

Röda Sten Programme 2012

From February 11th till March 18th, 2012 Röda Sten Art Centre (Göteborg, Sweden) will exhibit a selection of artistic proposals within the Platform #2 - On Notions of Space and Inherent Power Relations. Among the projects that will be presented are Obstruction, an installation by Gustav Hellberg, and Without/Within, a site specific performance by Flytande Galleriet.

Off Limits presents Permission for the Revolution

The exhibition Permission for the Revolution (Attitudes toward weak censorships and their modes of operation) explores and debates about new forms of resistance by citizens in societies that call themselves or are nominated as democratic. The inauguration will be held at Off Limits (Madrid, Spain) on February 18th and the exposition will be available till March 16th, 2012.

A Festival of Words at OZU

Sagra delle words (A Festival of Words) is a residential creative writing course which aims to challenge, inspire and transform your writing. The course will be led by Sheree Mack between 3-10th of June, 2012 and will be hosted by OZU (Monteleone, Sabina, Italy).

Documentary photography at Izolyatsia

On December 10th, 2011, Izolyatsia (Donetsk, Ukraine) hosted the photographer Alexander Chekmenev (Kiev, Ukraine) who presented to the Donetsk audience his newly published monograph on life in Donbass. The photos were followed by explanations of the images’ origin and principle of choice. Alexander described the portrayed people, their work, struggle and way of living.

Two TEH Members lost their venues

The cultural centres Z-Bau (Nürnberg,Germany) and A4 - Zero Space (Bratislava, Slovakia), both TEH Members, got recently deprived from their venues. First, Kulturzentrum Z-Bau (Nürnberg,Germany) had to close in October 2011 after the City Council of Nürnberg took over the management of the centre’s building. Z-Bau’s team informed us about the details in a farewell letter which you can read here. In less than a month later, we received similar alarming news from A4 - Zero Space (Slovakia, Bratislava). After a selection procedure for a new manager of the venue, A4 was not elected to stay in the building. For this reason, tomorrow (December 22nd, 2011) there will be demonstrations in front of the Slovakian Ministry of Culture in Bratislava.

Sustainable Public Areas for Culture in Eastern Countries (SPACES)

SPACES is a project, financed by the European Commission, in which TEH takes part as an associate partner, represented by TEH Ambassador Annette Wolfsberger. The project assembles artists and cultural workers in four Eastern partner countries, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, who aim at reflecting societal issues in the public realm of their city. It will take place from December 2011 to December 2013. To learn more about the project, TEH invited its project manager Ina Ivanceanu for an interview.

What is the future of the European Project?

The Stockholm conference on the 9th of December was organised by Intercult (Stockholm, Sweden), Riksteatern and the European Commission (Sweden) and presented prominent speakers such as the Culture Minister of Sweden Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth and Vladimír Šucha, Director of the Directorate-General for Education and Culture in the European Commission.

TEH represented in Europe and beyond

During the past month, TEH was represented in Europe and the wider world by TEH Embassadors and the TEH Coordination Office. All four events were different in their scope and thematic although they all emphasized the importance of culture on both local and global level. To share the experience with you, we gathered the impressions that we received from the TEH representatives that were sent to present the network.

A project in partnership with Melkweg

How to Disappear in Europe? is a project that brings 27 young European photographers, one from each EU-Member State, to portray an illegal person from their country as a hero. The project is organized in partnership with Melkweg (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) which will present the project´s three months long exhibition at the Melkweg Gallery. The project is currently looking for more European partners among other TEH Members.

Latest from Mains d'Œuvres

The indie festival Mo'Fo’12 is celebrating 10 years of life and independence between 27-29 January 2012 in Mains d'Œuvres (Paris, France). It consists of 3 days of pop, folk, rock, experimental and electro, with more than 20 concerts, showcases, merchandising, public youth workshops, a re-broadcasting of the concerts on a giant screen, restaurant and bar. Mains d'Œuvres was also the host of a Latvian video art screening showed the recent tendencies of Latvian video art. It took place on Friday, November 25th, 2011 and was organized by Inga Lace from Latvia who is currently in EVS Volunteer at Mains d'Œuvres.

The life of coal-miners presented by Izolyatsia

On December 11th, 2011, the photographer Aleksander Chekmenev (Kiev, Ukraine) presented at IZOLYATSIA his recently published monograph Donbass, which depicts the lives of coal-miners who work in illegal mines.

A Report on the Condition of NGOs and Independent Culture in Belarus

For reliable information on the Belarusian cultural reality.

Culture Action Europe: The position of culture within the new EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

On the October 6th, the European Commission published its proposals for the next generation of the EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020. The documents cover proposals for Culture Action Europe’s campaign objective on the so-called structural funds, which account for around 35% of the EU budget and which have played a significant role in funding cultural projects in the past and current budget rounds.

Community project by Izolyatsia

Together with its neighbours and friends, Izolyatsia (Donetsk, Ukraine) is developing the Donetsk City Guide for a Japanese Hipster.

Off Limits calls for Swedish artists

Swedish artists are hereby invited to submit proposals for the Spanish/Swedish collaboration 6 EUROS/100 SEK budget Artistic Practices and Precariousness. Deadline 31st December.

Artistic goals and social responsibility of Dutch venues under pressure

Results of a national survey on programming and audience in The Netherlands

International Coalition for Arts, Human Rights and Social Justice (ICARJ)

As a member of ICARJ, TEH supports the network in its effort to contribute to the cross-integration of arts, human rights, social justice and development agendas.

Information and Tips on Crowd Source Funding by Auro Foxcroft, Village Underground (London, UK)

A few words on the basics of crowd source funding by Auro Foxcroft, Village Underground (London, UK). Village Underground has used crowd source funding for their public art project The Wall.

FILM RESIDENCE by SUBTOPIA

Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden) offers residency support to low budget feature film productions.

New TEH member Off Limits (Madrid, Spain) calls for Swedish artists!

Off Limits turns to TEH to help spreading the news about their first collaborative exhibition abroad “6 EUROS/100 SEK BUDGET” Artistic practices and precariousness.

EVS superstar a.k.a Anna Bardyova aimed high and reached high

An EVS success story by Stanica (Zilina, Slovakia) & REX (Belgrade, Serbia). Anna Bardyova was sent by Stanica to REX and now she is organising events, presenting other foreign volunteers to Belgrade and REX. With great success she is attracting large audiences and has even the caught the attention of the Serbian media!

The Wall: A public art project by Village Undergroud (London, UK)

The Wall will be London’s most public gallery.

¡Bienvenido Off Limits!

TEH proudly present its brand new Spanish member Off Limits (Madrid, Spain). Off Limits was unanimously accepted as the 52nd member at the General Assembly in Meeting 72 in Bordeaux, France

TEH within the we are more campaign

The European Union is currently deciding on its framework budget for the period 2014-2020 through a long and complex negotiation process that began in 2010.

Second TEH Leaders Lab explored Free Culture in Spain

On November 9–10th, the participants of Leaders Lab, TEH:s Cross-European leadership training programme within the Engine Room Europe project, met at La Casa Invisible in Malaga, Spain.

The latest from Izolyatsia

On Sunday, 9th October 2011 the biggest industrial area of the art-center Izolyatsia (Platform for Cultural Initiatives) hosted more than 160 visitors who came to take part in the discussion on civil society development and opportunities that personal and institutional initiatives could bring to change the urban space.

Creative Ways of Storing Food for Winter by REX

Cultural centre REX invites you to MICROCULTURES - Creative Ways of Storing Food for Winter Week (No Preservatives Added)! From 13 till 19 October in the Kalenić open-air market in Belgrade and from 21 - 27 October in the open-air market in Leskovac, Serbia.

Laznia Nowa Volunteer Project

The volunteer project by Laznia Nowa welcomes the first meeting with partners and trainers which takes place in Krakow from 12th till 15th October.

Olive oil by OZU

Also this year OZU cultural centre (Monteleone Sabino, Itlay) will make its small-scale production of extra virgin olive oil, with the aim of bringing attention to Sabina region, its cultures and traditions. You can take part in the process in November 4-7 and 18-21, 2011. There are a few places still available!

Great interest in TEH at ”Fábricas en red” conference in Bilbao

The Cultural Department of the Basque Government has initiated a series of grants and events to support cultural operators, organisations and artists to set up creative spaces in the Basque country. Around 160 people active in the field gathered on 13th October 2011 and spent the day together to talk about the results of this initiative so far and also to discuss if and how to organise themselves as a regional network.

Bakelit presents Five in One

The "Five in One" initiative is an international art project of the Bakelit Multi Art Center which aims to get Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian prosaic and visual artists together for common thinking and working and creating a valuable, high standard show. The premiere will be at Bakelit MAC on 24-25-26th October 2011.

Engine Room Europe: Living (under)Ground at Stanica

As part of TEH:s three-year network project Engine Room Europe, Stanica (Zilina, Slovakia) hosted a creative laboratory focused on public and cultural space in August 2011. Living (under)Ground includes four month-long projects in residency, with the aim to analyse and improve the architecture and landscape surrounding cultural centre Stanica.

Moroccan acrobatics in Hangaren at Subtopia

September 25th 2011 is the day for the premiere of the show Chouf Ouchouf in Hangaren by Subtopia situated in Botkyrka, Sweden. Chouf Ouchouf is a performance about challenges in life told with breath taking acrobatics, endearment and joy.

Calling video artists for Moving Buildings at P60

Moving Buildings is an audiovisual festival at P60 (Amstelveen, The Netherlands) with the ambition to close the gap between high and low art. Now you have the chance to participate! Submission deadline is October 10th.

TEH founder Cor Schlösser retires from Melkweg

TEH was well represented at Cor Schlösser’s retirement party at Melkweg (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) on September 8th 2011. No less that four Ambassadors were in attendance (Philippe Grombeer, Paul Bogen, Annette Wolfsberger and Sandy Fitzgerald).

TNT goes Tabačka!

On September 15th–16th, TNT (Bordeaux, France) turned into Tabačka Kulturfabrik! Artists, DJ's, performers and staff from Tabačka (Košice, Slovakia) invaded TNT for two days of Slovak culture, food and prices...

TEH takes part in Pop-up Debate during Kulturnatten in Lund

TEH interns Plamena Slavcheva and Edith Salminen took part in the panel debate with international speakers to discuss how cultural organisations today engage with their audiences and stakeholders. Mia Christersdotter Norman from Röda Sten (Göteborg, Sweden) and Jouko Astor from Verkatehdas (Hämeenlinna, Finland) took part in the panel. The debate was organised in partnership between link2 and Trans Europe Halles for Kulturnatten (Night of Culture) in Lund.

TEH at We Are More Conference in Sopot, Poland

On 27–30th July, the Baltic holiday resort of Sopot played host to the international conference "Więcej Kultury - We Are More". Inspired by the Culture Action Europe campaign of the same name, this conference provided an opportunity for over 180 delegates to engage with experts, debate, and workshop on the content of the next EU Cultural Programme 2014-2020.

TEH Ambassador Sandy Fitzgerald at Platforms Congress in Barcelona

The second Congress of European Production Centers and Platforms, PLATFORMS 2011, held in 2010 within the framework of the EUROPES Festival, took place between 12–14th July 2011 in the auditorium of the Espai Cultural Caja Madrid in Barcelona. TEH Ambassador Sandy Fitzgerald was invited to speak at the congress.

Engine Room Europe: Crossroads East West at REX

As part of TEH:s three-year network project Engine Room Europe, REX/Fund B92 (Belgrade, Serbia) presented the launch of Intercultural Dialogue programme Crossroads East West with two debates on June 26th and 27th. These debates centred on 'Working Conditions for Cultural Workers' with invited guests from Spain, Slovenia and Serbia.

TEH collaborates with the City of Lund and Link²

Link², Innovator for Culture & Creativity in Lund, Sweden, is offering the chance for two cultural operators working in the realm of Neighbourhood and Community Arts to travel to Bordeaux and attend TEH Meeting 72, 27–30th October 2011.

Successful year of youth exchanges at Stanica

Stanica reports a successful year of co-operation and exchange of European youth volunteers through the EVS (European Voluntary Service) programme. Besides hosting and sending a number of young volunteers, Stanica also attended the European Youth Week in Antwerp, Belgium.

NOASS presents the WATERPIECES 2011 Festival

The 11th International Contemporary and Video Art Festival WATERPIECES 2011 will take place between 8–10th September 2011 at Floating Art Gallery NOASS and BETANOVUSS (Riga, Latvia).

Experiment with art and technology at Mains d’Œuvres

Mains d’Œuvres (St Ouen, France) invites you to Open Atelier #1 with CRASlab on September 10th. Experience art and technology in a new mix!

Let's Talk About Art: Ars Häme at Edinburgh Art Festival

Eija Hirvonen from Ars Häme/Verkatehdas (Hämeenlinna, Finland) reports from the Edinburgh Art Festival in August 2011, where Finnish/British collaboration project Wasp Factories took form.

PRAC and ufaFabrik to cooperate in September

In September 2011, PRAC (Bostina, Bulgaria) and ufaFabrik (Berlin, Germany) will cooperate for the first time with the support of Goethe Institut-Sofia.

TV show “Helt Magiskt” recorded in Hangaren in Subtopia

Subtopia's 2 300 sqm large film and television studio “Hangaren in Subtopia” is currently used by many major film and television productions. Most recently, Swedish television SVT and its production of "Helt Magiskt" is being recorded in front of a live studio audience.

REGISTER TODAY for TEH Meeting 72!

TEH Meeting 72, "Neighbourhood/Voisinage", will take place at TNT in Bordeaux, France, on 27–30th October. Register now - deadline is 15th September!

Estonian Artists in Residency at Not Quite

In July, Art Container from Culture Factory Polymer (Tallinn, Estonia) came to organise the 18th Global Art Container event at Not Quite (Fengersfors, Sweden).

Suvilahti celebrates a full festival summer

Summer is the time for concerts and festivals in Suvilahti, the sister centre of Kaapelitehdas (Helsinki, Finland). This summer was kicked off with a free-of-charge concert with Finnish pop acts on the Helsinki Day, June 12th. Almost 30.000 people visited Suvilahti during the warm Sunday.

Eastern Partnership Culture Congress in Lublin, Poland

Lublin will host an Eastern Partnership Culture Congress between 21st-23rd October. The Congress will be the first event of its kind in Poland and it is a part of a wider project entitled “Eastern partnership as a cultural product”, which is run by Lublin City Office in cooperation with The Centre for Culture in Lublin and Foundation Trans Culture.

New Artist in Residency platform in Maribor, Slovenia

Pekarna Magdalenske Mreže has, in collaboration with MKC Maribor and Maribor 2012, established the new Maribor residency platform – Maribor GuestRoom.

New network of independent cultural centres in Spain and Portugal

From June 3rd-5th, a meeting to constitute the Network of Independent Cultural Centers of Spain and Portugal took place in Espacio Tangente in Burgos, Spain. 19 centers participated in the encounter, together with TEH Ambassador Xavi Pérez and member of Culturaindependiente.com, José Luís Rodríguez.

The Right Bus to Europe leaves from Subtopia

The latest addition to the creative hub Subtopia is RättBuss (The Right Bus). A company in form of a large bus that houses bus-clubbing, concerts, art exhibitions and more. RättBuss is "simply the mobile house of culture we all need and always longed for". Look out for the bus in your city this summer!

IZOLYATSIA project focuses on former factory life

ZvukoIZOLYATSIA is an experimental audio-visual project created in a dialogue with the space of the former insulation materials plant in Donetsk, Ukraine.

PRAC collaborates with Zahrada from Slovakia

Pro Rodopi Art Centre (PRAC) from Bostina, Bulgaria starts a collaborative project with newly established independent cultural centre "Zahrada" ("Garden") from Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.

Łaźnia Nowa initiates volunteer project

In July 2011 Łaźnia Nowa begins with a volunteer project called “Design and implementation of a training programme for volunteers in culture management based on the experience of the members of the Trans Europe Halles network.”

(Dis)assembled off to a great start at Röda Sten

"(Dis)assembled" by STEALTH.unlimited is a project and an exhibition on different ways to imagine the city. Until August 21st, visitors can watch and join in the constructions growing in the yard next to Röda Sten.

Engine Room Europe: Building Bridges at Mains d’Œuvres

"How to give me Utopia" is part of the Engine Room Europe project Building Bridges managed by Mains d’Œuvres (St Ouen, France), working with high school students to develop ideas for the city's development.

Creative Encounters: Call for artistic Asia-Europe projects

Creative Encounters is a new initiative that aims to support collaborative artistic projects in the framework of the Asia-Europe dialogue. Trans Europe Halles is one of the partners promoting this initiative for projects taking place between November 2011 and November 2012.

TEH at cultural network conference in Buenos Aires

On May 10-13th, Auro Foxcroft from the TEH Executive Committee attended the network meeting of Red de Centros Culturales de América y Europa (RCCAE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The theme of the meeting was "Cultural Centres: Information and Communication Technologies".

Wanted: European partners at P60

P60 (Amstelveen, The Netherlands) is looking for partners for the 5th edition of the visual art project Moving Buildings, 10-19th November 2011.

Respirations performing arts festival at Mains d’Œuvres

Experience dance, theatre and performance in 4000 square metres at Mains d’Œuvres (St Ouen, France), 17th-19th June 2011. 10 short works, 10 inspirations, 10 ways of breathing the world!

Mains d’Œuvres curates Budapest exhibition on resistance strategies

Inspired by Wim Delvoye's witty remark 'Better being a virus than catching a cold', this exhibition, which opened on May 24th, examines alternative methods functioning as strategies of resistance in today's society.

STEALTH.unlimited presents »(Dis)assembled« at Röda Sten

»(Dis)assembled« is a project by STEALTH.unlimited taking place at Röda Sten (Göteborg, Sweden) between 11th June - 21st August 2011. The exhibition is an effort to reclaim imagination in shaping the city around us.

ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs at seminar on Street Arts and Social Art

The Ser’p’art Company organises a meeting on Street Arts and Social Art in Capestang, France, 5th-12th June 2011. The seminar will gather around 40 artists from different countries, and includes a round-table talk with TEH Friend organisation ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs.

Mecklenburg Inspires: Open Call for artistic residencies

The cultural association and TEH Friend organisation Mecklenburg Inspires invites artists and creatives from all disciplines to stay and work inspired by the beautiful region of the German Riviera (German Baltic Sea).

TEH welcomes new members in Ukraine and Hungary

Izolyatsia in Donetsk, Ukraine and Bakelit, Budapest, Hungary join Trans Europe Halles.

Join OZU in the creation of an interdisciplinary performance

Open call for participants to multidisciplinary workshop at OZU (Monteleone Sabino, Italy) on August 4-6th 2011.

Join the Meetphool Network - a platform for the performing arts

Link up, promote your work and keep up to date with the sector.

Welcome to TEH Leaders Lab Talk #1 at Mejeriet on May 9th

Indulge in new perspectives during the interactive lecture Evolving Leadership, mingle with the leaders of 13 independent cultural centres from across Europe and find out what Trans Europe Halles and Lund's new project link2 is all about.

€960.000 to network project Engine Room Europe

TEH is happy and proud to announce that our new network project Engine Room Europe has been awarded a €960.000 grant from the European Commission’s Culture Programme. Engine Room Europe is a three-year project focused on independent cultural workers and their creative processes. The main objective of the project is to increase the capacity and sustainability of independent culture in Europe.

Vifira presents "Hello!" at Subtopia

Influenced by Isaac Newton and his apple, the French countryside and the suburbs of Stockholm, Vifira throw themselves into their most conceptual piece yet.

Report from Istanbul: What's the place for arts and culture in the city?

Marko Brumen from TEH member centre Pekarna Magdalenske Mreže (Maribor, Slovenia) recently participated in the workshop "Making Places for the Arts" in Istanbul. Read Marko's report from the workshop below!

Help needed for The Beat Carnival!

TEH member Beat Initiative in Belfast has recently received news that its grant for The Belfast City Carnival, organised by The Beat for the past 18 years, has been awarded to a commercial events company for 2011. The Beat urgently needs the support of colleagues and friends worldwide.

TEH supports the Free Belarus Now campaign

On March 19th it was three months since the crackdown on opposition protesters in Minsk, Belarus. Many of the protesters are still imprisoned and facing many years in jail. TEH dedicated the day to the Free Belarus Now campaign through events at several member centres around Europe.

MINDWARE: Artistic residencies in Lublin, Poland

In 2011 Poland will start its presidency of the European Council of the EU, which will be associated with a series of artistic events. One of the events happening in Lublin and belonging to the national cultural programme will be a programme of artistic residences called "MINDWARE. Technologies of Dialogue."

Manifesto for Independent Culture in Spain

Throughout 2010 the identification, cooperation and internationalisation project www.culturaindependiente.com took place in Spain. The project was realised in collaboration with Trans Europe Halles, the international platform Artfactories and a partial funding from the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development.

Digital Storytelling workshop for participants 50+

This summer cultural centre Watershed in Bristol (UK) will host a Digital Storytelling workshop for older learners (50+) with little or no experience of digital media as part of the Grundtvig learners programme. The workshop will take place from Monday 6th - Friday 10th June 2011 and focuses on the topic of love.

CHANGING ROOM Study published!

Changing Room - Mobility of Non-Artistic Cultural Professionals in Europe is a first-of-its-kind research study by the Sibelius Academy examining mobility issues of the “backstage staff” of European culture within the Trans Europe Halles project CHANGING ROOM.

Sign the "we are more" manifesto!

we are more, the Europe-wide arts advocacy campaign set up by Culture Action Europe, has now launched its manifesto online. With the manifesto, we who value and shape contemporary European cultures call on national governments and European decision-makers to strengthen the recognition of the role of arts and culture in the development of European societies by increasing the support to culture in the next EU budget.

TEH at Culture in Motion conference in Brussels

Birgitta Persson, Secretary General of TEH, was invited to present the CHANGING ROOM project at the Culture in Motion conference in Brussels, Belgium on 15 – 16th February together with other projects grantees mostly from the Culture Programme. There was a lot of interest for CHANGING ROOM from other participants, especially the MatchMaker, which is now open source and open to everyone.

TEH at To Culture With Love. Management workshop in Potsdam

On February 13 – 16th, Marian Söderholm from the TEH Office participated in the second edition of To Culture With Love. Management workshop in Potsdam, Germany. TCWLM is an international workshop for European young professionals and students working in the field of arts and culture.

Cambodia and Roma culture in focus on Music Freedom Day

ufaFabrik (Berlin, Germany), REX (Belgrade, Serbia) and Konstepidemin (Göteborg, Sweden) are three of the TEH member centres who will participate in this year's Music Freedom Day on March 3rd. UfaFabrik offer an evening of music, film, readings and talks, all focusing on the history and contemporary life in Cambodia.

Milón Méla workshop at OZU this summer

This year, OZU (Monteleone Sabino, Italy) will host the Milòn Méla Source's Research Workshop between 30th June – 9th July.

TEH condemns the assassination of Guatemalan artist Victor Leiva

TEH are concerned to hear about the assassination of Guatemalan artist Victor Leiva on February 2nd. There are around 3000 crimes against artists, cultural actors and spiritual leaders in Guatemala yearly.

Exhibition about LGBT rights at REX

On 4 -11th February, REX (Belgrade, Serbia) and Swedish initiative Article One presented an exhibition showing the history and contemporary life of LGBT (lesbian/gay/bisexual/trans-gender) persons. Article 1 of the Declaration of Human Rights provides the basis for the exhibition with the same name.

Disturbing the public opinion at Röda Sten

Disturbing the Public Opinion: Art, Culture and Action - Another Possible Image of Iran is presented at Röda Sten Art Centre (Göteborg, Sweden) between 8th March – 3rd April, 2011. The event encompasses diverse forms of expression such as drawing, painting, performance, theatre, film, video, found and altered objects, action, photography, poetry and more.

TEH's New Network Project "Engine Room Europe" granted €960.000

Cultural workers and their creative processes in focus in a three-year capacity building project dedicated to the sustainable future of the European independent cultural sector.

Trans Nordic Net Publication: Nordic Perspectives on European Networking

13 Nordic TEH delegates interviewed about the role of international networking in a booklet which rounds off the project Trans Nordic Net.

Celebrate Music Freedom Day with TEH!

On 3rd March 2011, several TEH centres will participate in the global campaign Music Freedom Day. The day is a celebration of musical freedom of expression, and will present concerts and events happening at the same time all around the world.

Röda Sten presents: Testaments Betrayed

Röda Sten is proud to present “Testaments Betrayed” - the first comprehensive solo exhibition of Loulou Cherinet in Sweden. Cherinet's photographic and video based work is rich with references to cinema and documentary filmmaking.

New premieres at Łaźnia Nowa

Łaźnia Nowa Theatre (Cracow, Poland) present two premieres within the framework of a project dedicated to Sławomir Mrożek. The two new stage productions – “Mrożek Performance” and “The Fall of the Eagle’s Nest” (Polish: “Upadek orlego gniazda”) will be shown on 27th-29th January.

Subcase Circus Fair at Subtopia

Swedish circus, variety and street art are part of a growing movement. Audience interest is increasing and more and more venues and festivals present shows of these art forms. On the 17th -18th of February 2011, the third edition of Subcase will take place at Subtopia (Botkyrka, Sweden).

Subcase is part of Subtopia’s work for supporting Swedish artists and creating possibilities for Swedish circus, variety and street art to tour in Sweden and around the world.

Registration for TEH Meeting 71 has opened!

TEH Members, Friends and invited Guests are now warmly welcome to register for TEH Meeting 71 at Creative Center Carnation in Tartu, Estonia.

NEXT Festival of Advanced Music at A4

In December 2010, A4 (Bratislava, Slovakia) was the scene of the 11th edition of NEXT Festival for Advanced Music.

Platform Art Project at Tabacka

In November last year Tabacka Kulturfabrik (Kosice, Slovakia) hosted four presentations of centres from Trans Europe Halles. Platform Art is a project focused on propagation of independent cultural centres from around Europe. The project started in 2009 with introductions of centres from four countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.

Help TEH support Belarus Free Theatre fight for freedom and justice

TEH Solidarity Fund open for contributions. Get your name on the list now!

Mass arrests in Minsk in the aftermath of the presidential election

Belarus Free Theatre’s Natalya Kolyada released on bail

TEH STARTS SOLIDARITY FUND TO SUPPORT BELARUS FREE THEATRE

TEH has decided to start a solidarity fund to support Belarus Free Theatre to continue their work and fight for freedom and justice in Belarus.

The Naive Art Museum of Latvia represented at FESTNAIVE-2010, Moscow

10 paintings selected for this year's exhibition, focusing on Ecology and Culture.

Old Prison in A Coruña, Spain, takes first steps to become a cultural centre

TEH invited to share experiences around independent cultural management.

European Diploma in Cultural Project Management (Deadline 15th January)

The Diploma is targeted at cultural managers from public and private organizations who are actively involved in the management of cultural and artistic projects in their region, with at least two years of experience.

PRAC enters long-term partnership to use building in Smolyan

Pro Rodopi Art Centre (Bostina, Bulgaria) has started a long term partnership with a building, owned by the municipality of Smolyan, 10 km from the village of Bostina.

Subtopia welcomes bookers to Showcase of Circus and Street Arts

On the 17 and 18 of February 2011 Subcase will take place in Subtopia.

Preparations for TEH Meeting 71 underway

TEH Meeting 71 will take place at Creative Center Carnation in Tartu, Estonia, on the 14th - 17th of April 2011.

Copenhagen Youth Culture in focus during first ever !TAC! Take Away Culture-event

New concept for low cost, low administration study trips.

EC Study on Culture in Local and Regional Development published

For all of you seeking arguments for the support for culture in your region, the "Study on the Contribution of Culture to Local and Regional Development - Evidence from the Structural Funds" published by the EC on the 2nd of October, can be worth a scan. According to the study the cultural sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in Europe.

New Times New Models book published!

In January 2010, the conference New Times New Models was held at TEH Member Centre Pekarna Magdalenske Mreze (Maribor, Slovenia). Now the book, entitled ”New Times New Models – Investigating the internal governance models and external relations of independent cultural centres in times of change” has been published and is available online.

TEH joins Coalition for Arts, Human Rights & Social Justice

As mentioned in TEH Newsletter #7 2010, TEH Delegate Katharina Trabert from OZU (Monteleone Sabino, Italy) joined freeDimensional's Intersecting Networks Meeting, "Creative Resistance" on Wasan Island in Canada this summer. After the meeting, work groups were formed to continue the concrete work initiated during the meeting. The International Coalition for Arts, Human Rights & Social Justice is one of these groups.

Moving Buildings at P60 – Visual art in public spaces

TEH Member and pop/culture/media venue P60 (Amstelveen, The Netherlands) presents Moving Buildings in cooperation with its Dutch and international partners. The theme of this 4th edition of Moving Buildings is "Aliens in My Space". Between Thursday 25th of November and Saturday 4th of December, international artists will present their huge moving visuals on the theme. The art works will be projected on the front of P60 in the city centre of Amstelveen.

Subtopia with friends challenge accepted wisdom

CASCAS is a European project involving four partners. The purpose is to champion intercultural understanding and provide professionals in the fields of street art and circus the opportunity to explore different cultural contexts. They will share models of good practice, make new connections and challenge accepted wisdom. The project revolves around four partners and countries; TEH Member Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden), Circus Development Agency (UK), MiraMirO (Belgium) and The Circus Information Center (Finland).

Pro Rodopi Art Centre on tour in the United States

During the period 14th October – 10th November 2010, TEH Member Pro Rodopi Art Centre (Bostina, Bulgaria) toured the United States with Chick with a Trick, an international theatre performance for children and parents, with great success.

LXFactory promote a joint European Cultural Agenda

TEH Friend Centre LXFactory (Lisbon, Portugal) would like to invite you to be part of a joint European cultural agenda. To let everyone in Lisbon - inhabitants as well as visitors - know what’s going on all through Europe in terms of cultural activities and programmes, LXFactory will reserve one or more walls in their centre to fill up with information of the cultural activities/initiatives happening at your centres.

From the Territory in Crisis to the Territory of Art

TEH Friend organisation ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs (St Ouen, France), together with VIESÀVIES, invite you for a two-day international meeting with creators within visual arts, literature, theatre and cinema, who haved lived through strong experiences. The meeting, taking place 9th-10th December 2010 in Arras, France, will study French experiences and meet Argentinian artists who are exploring the innovative field of the relationship between audiences, art and society.

Community Filmmaking workshop marks end of CHANGING ROOM Training Programme

Intense, inspiring and important - a few words from the participants' evaluation after the last training workshop within the framework of the CHANGING ROOM mobility pilot project. Between the 27-29th of October people working with community film and media met at Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden) to share knowledge in the field of process oriented media production, community work through filmmaking and participatory video projects.

TEH at Re:Imagining Cultural Space Conference

Between the 17-19th of November, the Intercult conference Re:Imagining Cultural Space took place at Orionteatern, Stockholm, Sweden. TEH Secretary General Birgitta Persson and TEH Ambassador and CHANGING ROOM Staff Exchange Manager Annette Wolfsberger participated in the panel "Agents of change: Practice despite policy?". TEH Marketing Manager Anna Weitz took part in the Nordic Lab that was held during the last day in her capacity as Trans Nordic Net project Manager.

Act for culture in Europe and join the "we are more" campaign!

On October 7th in Brussels, Culture Action Europe launched the Europe-wide arts advocacy campaign we are more. The TEH Coordination Office was present both for the launch and the conference and General Assembly that followed. As a founding member of Culture Action Europe, TEH intends to work closely with our members and Culture Action Europe to support the campaign.

TEH Releases the Open-source code for the CHANGING ROOM MatchMaker: Facebook4org

Does your organisation need a tool for online communication and matchmaking? Are many of your members on Facebook? Then we have good news for you! Following the requests from several cultural associations, TEH has decided to release the open-source code with which the CHANGING ROOM MatchMaker was created. The application is called Facebook4org and it has been developed especially to facilitate online communication inside organisations and networks.

Register now for Re:Imagining Cultural Space Conference in Stockholm

Intercult in collaboration with Culture Action Europe and Orionteatern presents Re:Imagining Cultural Space on 17th - 19th November at Orionteatern, Stockholm, Sweden - an international conference and lab on the policy and practice of flexible art spaces and cultural organisations in Europe.

YEAH! Young EARopean Award 2011 - First European award for music education and outreach projects

YEAH! Young EARopean Award is the new European competition for creative minds and musical ideas that arouse their audience’s enthusiasm for music with imaginative and innovative productions.

Interzona participates in ArtVerona Contemporary Art Fair

On 14th – 18th October, TEH Member Interzona (Verona, Italy) was invited to INDEPENDENTS, a section of the ArtVerona Contemporary Art Fair created by Fuoribiennale, where independent cultural centres and non-profit spaces had the chance to show how they work and experiment with contemporary arts.

Röda Sten presented project on volunteers in the European cultural sector

Röda Sten (Göteborg, Sweden) held a seminar on the 18th of October to present their pilot study on volunteers in the cultural sector, and the recently published report ”Volunteers, commitment and cultural organisations”. Marian Söderholm from the TEH Coordination Office was there.

Łaźnia Nowa present new repertoir in revamped building

On the 15th and 16th of October, Łaźnia Nowa Theatre (Cracow, Poland) re-opened after an extensive renovation. The new repertoir is full of exciting performances and premieres.

Civil societies connect at ASEM 8 Summit in Brussels

Trans Europe Halles was invited to the Asia-Europe Foundation’s 4th Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe Conference, “Challenging Challenges, New Ideas” in Brussels, Belgium on the 1st-3rd of October. Camille Dumas from Mains d'Oeuvres (St Ouen, France) represented TEH at the workshop “Sustainable Creative Cities: The role of the arts in globalized urban context”.

TEH visits École de Cirque in Brussels, Belgium

During their recent stay in Brussels, Birgitta Persson and Marian Söderholm from the TEH Coordination Office visited Ècole de Cirque, a school for circus performers of all ages, hosted in a beautiful 19th Century former train station in the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean district.

Tabačka Kulturfabrik attends GOGOLFEST Conference in Kyiv, Ukraine

The conference "The project of cultural transformation of post-industrial Kyiv district Vydubychi and creation of GOGOLFEST cultural center" took place on the 8th of October in Ukraine's capital. GOGOLFEST is a pilot social-cultural project which aims to create a place for cultural education and production, and will open in 2012 in Kyiv. Lukas Berberich from Tabačka Kulturfabrik (Košice, Slovakia) reports from the conference.

Report from CHANGING ROOM workshop "Somethin’ from Nothin'" in Tallinn

Between August 6-8th, Polymer Culture Factory, supported by TEH, hosted a workshop about ”Artists in Residence (AIR) programs on limited financial resources”. Participants included representatives from TEH Member centres NOASS (Latvia), Not Quite (Sweden) and OZU (Italy), as well as several other centres from around Europe.

TEH celebrates Music Freedom Day on March 3rd, 2011

At least twelve TEH centres, both Members and Friends, will present several concerts and events in their venues on the 3rd of March 2011.

New season starts at upgraded Łaźnia Nowa

After extensive renovation work during the summer, Łaźnia Nowa Theatre (Cracow, Poland) starts the new season on the 15th of October. During the coming months – in freshly painted spaces – Łaźnia Nowa will host concerts and performances from all around the world, their own productions, and festivals such as Genius Loci and The Divine Comedy. As the youngest theatre in Cracow, there is also something special for the youngest audience.

A new circus venue is born - Hangaren in Subtopia!

In September a new venue was inaugurated at Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden). The venue is called Hangaren in Subtopia and is a stage for circus and performing arts. Hereby Subtopia takes a new direction, which is to present national and international circus to a wide audience. Kiki Muukkonen is a circus coordinator at Subtopia, and will be the artistic programming director for Hangaren in Subtopia.

A38 Ship expands boundaries

TEH Member A38 (Budapest, Hungary) expands its space, physical boundaries and cultural activity on the river Danube in Budapest. In November 2010, a newly-built "float" will be linked to the A38 Ship. The new venue will host contemporary art exhibitions, performances and cultural events.

TEH President visits isolated, but not unnoticed, part of Ukraine

On 25-26th September, TEH President Erik Backer participated in the international conference "Cultural Conversion: a new life of the industrial past", in Donetsk (Ukraine). The organisation IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives was anxious to hear about the experiences of TEH in the re-use of former industrial buildings as cultural centres and its relations with the areas or neighbourhoods they are located in.

"The Time is Now" - Culture Action Europe conference in Brussels

On October 7-9th, Culture Action Europe, the political platform for Arts and Culture, will hold its biennial conference in Brussels, Belgium. Staff from the TEH Coordination Office will be participating in the conference, which focuses on the role of Arts and Culture in the European project.

Guided tour of ufaFabrik attracted many TEH Meeting participants

One day before the official 70th meeting started in Leipzig more than 30 TEH Members, Friends and guests from all over Europe came to Berlin (Germany) to learn more about the ufaFabrik and its concept of sustainability.

A38 presents "My City" festival in Vienna

During the upcoming My City festival, created and supervised by A38 (Budapest, Hungary), the city of Budapest presented its contemporary culture in the capital of Austria between 24th - 26th September 2010.

Go olive-picking with OZU in Italy!

This November, OZU (Monteleone Sabino, Italy) invite you to pick olives and celebrate the season’s first olive oil in the Italian countryside.

OZU gets a face lift!

OZU (Monteleone Sabino, Italy) has undergone "aesthetic surgery"! The former white and boring front wall has been painted by a group of young German pupils and is now green and lively, just like the surrounding olive hills.

Call for participants: CHANGING ROOM workshop 'COMMUNITY FILMMAKING'

NEW! Programme outline, practical info & free accommodation available.

TEH passed 50 members at TEH Meeting 70

70th TEH Meeting hosted by Moritzbastei, Leipzig, Germany 9-12th of September.

TEH Delegate Elena Tupyseva takes part in international Fellowship Programme in Washington

This July, Elena Tupyseva from Proekt_Fabrika (Moscow, Russia) participated in the Summer International Fellowship Programme at the John F. Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts in Washington. The main focus of the programme is to learn more about methods in strategic planning in arts organisations.

PRAC represented Bulgaria at Black Sea Festival in Germany

Pro Rodopi Art Centre recently represented Bulgaria at the Black Sea Festival, organised by the cultural centre EUKITEA in Diedorf/Augsburg, Germany.

Call for applications: CHANGING ROOM workshop 'COMMUNITY FILMMAKING'

27-29th of October, 2010 at Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden)

Tabačka Kulturfabrik at Young Urban Leaders forum in Shanghai

TEH Delegate Lukas Berberich from Tabačka Kulturfabrik (Košice, Slovakia) was invited to participate in the Young Urban Leaders from Asia and Europe forum, organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation as part of the Shanghai Expo. The forum, which took place between the 26th – 28th of July, sought to critically explore and bring different perspectives to bear on the theme of the 2010 Expo “Better city, better life.”

Second Chance opening conference in Nuremberg

TEH Delegates Stuba Nicola from Kaapelitehdas (Helsinki, Finland) and Sigrid Niemer from ufaFabrik (Berlin, Germany) were invited to speak at the opening conference of the EU project "Second Chance - From industrial use to creative impulse" on July 15th.

Circus, film, and much more at Subtopiafestivalen

September 2 - 4th. These are the dates of Subtopiafestivalen, four days of top circus performances mixed with film, dance, art, bazaar and much more at Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden).

TEH at freeDimensional's meeting "Creative Resistance"

Between 10th - 14th July, Katharina Trabert from (Monteleone Sabino, Italy), member of the TEH Executive Committee, attended freeDimensional's yearly meeting. "Creative Resistance - an intersecting networks meeting". The meeting was held on a small island owned by the German Breuninger Foundation in Ontario, Canada. Present were more than 20 networks and organisations from Europe, Asia, Africa, South- and North America.

Röda Sten presents "The Harasssed Bodies of Arabian Men"

As part of the Dance- and Theatre Festival, TEH Member Röda Sten (Göteborg, Sweden) and Teater Tribunalen host an installation by Mellika Melouani Melani, Bengt Gomér and Daniel Andersson between August 26th - 29th.

First ever contemporary art biennial in Ural industrial region

Unless you are very busy in September and October, you should seriously consider visiting Ekaterinburg in Russia, where the first ever Ural Industrial Biennial of contemporary art, entitled Shockworkers of the Mobile Image, will take place.

Third and final step of "Water. Sinking Cities" at P60 in September

During the Amstelveen Stadspleinfestival, eight media artists from Latvia and The Netherlands will perform in two interactive audiovisual performances at P60 (Amstelveen, The Netherlands), thus finalizing the third and final step of Water. Sinking Cities.

Six countries take part in mobility programme "Parkinprogress"

JOHAN Centrum (Pilsen, Czech Republic) and Culture and Arts project NOASS (Riga, Latvia) have, together with four other organizations, received a grant for a three-year period (1st May 2010 – 31st December 2013) for the nomadic mobility programme Parkinprogress.

Nordic Culture Point announces adjustments in mobility grants

The expert group for the mobility programme recently announced that the fixed accomodation grants for arts and culture professionals wishing to visit the Nordic or Baltic countries have been adjusted.

Curious about the 1990's Latvian art scene?

The recent publication 90ies. Contemporary Art in Latvia maps the art scene in Latvia during the tumultuous 1990’s. TEH Member centre NOASS (Riga) were one of the centres that emerged at this time, challenging existing conventions and creating a new alternative art scene.

NOASS invites you to Riga in September!

TEH Member centre, Culture and Arts Project NOASS (Riga, Latvia) and the Baltic – Nordic Audio Visual Art Network invite you to visit Riga on the first weekend of September 2010. Three exciting events (at least!) will take place at NOASS and surroundings, giving visitors the perfect chance to experience the cultural life of Riga first-hand.

Parkteatret Scene - bigger and better

This summer, TEH Member centre Parkteatret Scene (Oslo, Norway) has been through a major upgrade. Presenting...a bigger, better Parkteatret!

Z-bau in Nuremburg saved!

The Kulturausschuss (cultural commission) decided today (Friday, 9th July 2010) to reconstruct the Z-Bau, to make it useable as a building and, in the long run, to develop it into a cultural centre for innovative, experimental and sub-cultural forms of expression in the fields of production and events. Now, after long years of waiting, doubting and questioning, a distinct decision was finally taken.

P.S.
To all our friends at Trans Europe Halles: Thanks a lot for your fast and energetic support in the fight for the preservation of our centre.

Sneak preview of "The Art of Sustainability" film now online!

Watch the first part of the upcoming film from the CHANGING ROOM workshop "The Art of Sustainability" that took place in Paris, 17-19th July 2010.

Submission of video art works for the "Waterpieces 2010" International Video Art Festival at NOASS has opened

10th edition of WATERPIECES takes place in Riga, Latvia 3-5th of September 2010.

Register now! SOMETHIN' FROM NOTHIN' - Developing International Artist Residency with Limited Financial Resources

CHANGING ROOM Workshop at Culture Factory 6-8 August 2010, Polymer, Tallinn, Estonia.

Intercultural Dialogue as an EU Culture Programme objective?

Platform for Intercultural Europe's annual meeting was held on the 8th of June 2010 in Brussels. The topic was “Intercultural Capacity Building and EU Advocacy”. TEH Delegate Dusica Parezanovic from REX (Belgrade, Serbia) reports from the meeting.

Mains d’Œuvres resident company searches for partners

Communauté Inavouable, resident theatre company at Mains d’Œuvres (St Ouen, France), are currently looking for partners to organise a new session of A Museum (Theater).

Workshop at Mains d’Œuvres discussed sustainable cultural practices

Workshop on "Developing the Art of Sustanability in Cultural Centres" was held at Mains d’Œuvres (St Ouen, France) on June 17-19th 2010.

Marian Söderholm new staff member at TEH Coordination Office

Subtopia creates yearly suburban festival for circus, media and street art

The multi-arena Hangaren to be inaugurated during Subtopiafestivalen 2010.

CULTURE DEPARTMENT OF NÜRNBERG PLANNING TO CLOSE Z-BAU - act now!

TEH takes action to support Z-Bau (Nürnberg, Germany).

Check out the workshop programme at TEH Meeting 69

Improve in recruitment, online promotion and broaden the activities for your centre!

Thérèse Snell Eriksson new intern at the Coordination Office

New residencial project from PRAC opened

The latest residencial project at Pro Rodopi Art Centre (Bostina, Bulgaria) ‘Garbage for Plums’ was opened on 16 April 2010 in Smolyan, Bulgaria.

We are looking for a highly motivated COMMUNICATIONS- AND OFFICE ASSISTANT to our Trans Europe Halles Coordination Office in Lund, Sweden

Apply now!

NOASS launches new platform for Nordic and Baltic audio-visual art

Website and newsletter open for contributions!

Parkteatret rebuilds its roof and aims at bigger audience capacity

Apply now to the workshop DEVELOPING THE ART OF SUSTAINABILITY IN CULTURAL CENTERS

CHANGING ROOM training session in Paris June 17-19, 2010. Application deadline extended to April 30.

Future vision plans for Tou Scene approved by politicians

"New Tou" will be more than five times larger than the current Tou Scene area.

CHANGING ROOM presented policy reccomendations in Brussels

Download the Policy recommendations on Culture Mobility from the Four Arts Mobility Pilot projects here.

Subcase – Subtopia Circus Fair 2010, 20-21 of May

Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden) proudly present the Swedish fair for culture purchaser’s interested in circus, variety and street performance.

Application for co-production of new dance performances open until March 31st

The production application to Zodiak – Center for New Dance at Kaapelitehdas (Helsinki, Finland) has begun.

Closing Reception for 2 705 baci... and Reopening of Restaurant Röda Sten

April 17, 12-10 pm at Röda Sten (Göteborg, Sweden)

Kasarne Kulturpark reopens after basic reconstruction

Kasarne Kulturpark (Košice, Slovakia) establishes links with other culture centres in the city, country and the region.

Call for programmers to caravan 2010 at Brighton Festival

Contribution to travel costs, accommodation and delegate pass available for up to 50 delegates.

Artist's Choice - New take on curating at Röda Sten

Screening program selected by the artist showing at Röda Sten at the moment.

CO3 award to Beat Initiative director David Boyd

Leadership in the independent sector recognized.

Polymer's Residency Programme open for applications

Groups and individuals from any country and all artistic fields are welcome to apply.

OZU presents 3 international workshops

Stress Managment, Yoga Flow and Source's Research workshops accepting applications now!

ufaFabrik the European Hub for freeDimensional (fD)

fD is a network that supports art spaces hosting activism and strengthening community engagement.

Case-study presentations from NTNM conference now online

Conference about independent cultural centres and governance models gathered more than 70 participants from over 15 countries.

CHANGING ROOM TOOLKIT NOW ONLINE

Join the community of cultural operators across Europe.

WRITERS WANTED for the Changing Room Toolkit

Share your knowledge and experiences with colleagues across Europe.

Call for residence in connection to the Afropixel Festival # 2

The call is directed to artists from Africa and the Caribbean, deadline is February 22nd.

2 705 baci...* by Sislej Xhafa opens at Röda Sten

Röda Sten (Gothenburg, Sweden) presents, for the first time in Sweden, Sislej Xhafa.

P60 came alive with Moving Buildings

The most prestigious multimedia project in the history of Amstelveeen.

PRAC completed an exchange project with Substation from Singapore

The exchange project was funded by Asia-Europe Foundation.

Nordic funding opportunities for art projects, mobility and residencies - the 2010 deadlines

See all deadlines here.

TEH met all pilot mobility projects to discuss policy paper

CHANGING ROOM experiences used to influence the European Commission.

Big interest in Pekarna's conference NTNM on governance structures

75 participants from 16 countries will meet in Maribor.

A message from the Secretary General: Now is the time

Birgitta Persson is back as Secretary General after her maternity leave and shares a few thoughts with the readers of the TEH Newsletter:

Subcase – Subtopia Circus Fairs 20th-21st of May 2010

Subcase 2010 (20th-21st of May) is an opportunity to see some of the best circus, variety and street shows inSweden.

"Water. Sinking Cities" - a project by NOASS, P60 and Ideias Emergentes

TEH members P60 (Amstelveen, The Netherlands) and NOASS (Riga, Latvia)together with the independent cultural centre Ideias Emergentes fromPortugual are currently developing the project “Water. Sinking Cities”.

German TEH-members shared experiences on artists residencies

Alte Feuerwache in the planning of an artists' residency house.

NEW TIMES NEW MODELS registration deadline January 15th

International conference on governance models of independent cultural centres in Maribor, Slovenia, 28/29/30 January 2010.

Total makeover of TEH member WUK's website www.WUK.at

Web 2.0 features, new ticket shop, bilingualism and last but not least a new layout of the website www.wuk.at

Melkweg showcased at Proekt_Fabrika

During three days in September, Melkweg organized a cultural programme in Proekt_Fabrika in Moscow within the programme 'Factories of Imagination'.

TEH joined Intercult and Culture Action Europe debate at Re:Designing Cultural Politics

TEH participated in three international conferences in December.

Call for artists under 35 to multidiciplinary 2-year programme

Project focused on relations between live arts and other artistic languages, aimed at producing multimedia projects to be presented in Italy and abroad.

Interzona brings avant-garde theatre to the Verona audience

The theatre festival 'Are We Human' contrast to opera and classical theatre.

TEH members invited to Go East! conference

December 11th-12th in Warswaw, Poland.

TEH Coordination Office looked into the future of the creative industries

Farnham Maltings promotes south-east artists in caravan 2010

Three day show case of site specific, interactive and incidental performance presented as part of Brighton Festival.

Subtopia and Botkyrka municipality presents The Hangar

The creation of a multifunctional arena for circus, film production, variety shows and street performances.

Vantaa Artist Union residency looks for international collaborations

Opportunity to collaborate with Finnish residency.

NEW TIMES NEW MODELS – International conference at Pekarna

Call for case study contributions (Deadline: 15/12/2009)

TEH participated in Shortcut Europe in Helsinki

Emma Ernsth from the TEH Coordination Office went to Helsinki participate in the ENCC conference Shortcut Europe and to visit Kaapelitehdas' new venue Suvilahti.

TEH partner in Shortcut Europe 2010

Conference on 'Cultural policies and social exclusion' on June 3rd- 5th, Dortmund, Germany.

Swedish free theatre group looking for cooperation partners

Institutet in Malmö is looking for cooperation partners for guest plays and exchange for 2010-2011 tour.

Call for applications to SPACE trainings

Training programme addressed to professional international programmers.

First Czech Republic Member of TEH

Trans Europe Halles is happy to welcome Johan Centrum as members of the network.

Online dialogue received over 400 visitors from more than 40 countries.

Read summary of the on-line dialogue here.

Call for concepts to "THE LIBRARY - PRODUCTION OF MEMORY"

Two-year project aimed at developing new approaches to cultural comparative awareness.

TEH one of 900 participants at the European Culture Forum

TEH Acting Secretary General Emma Ernsth came back from the Culture Forum with mixed feelings.

OZU and OLIVEARTE invite you to an Italian Olive Picking Weekend

20th - 23rd November 2009

Three day workshop at OZU: 'The Rashomon Effect'

Improvisation workshop designed to integrate participants from different disciplines.

The Canadian Circus Company The 7 Fingers plays their new show PSY at Subtopia

28/12 - 7/1 2010 at Subtopia, (Stockholm, Sweden).

TEH Spring Meeting 2010 at A38, Budapest May 6th-9th

Date and host confirmed for TEH Meeting 69.

TEH Media Network proudly presents the beta site for TEH TV

Call for links to videos from all TEH centres!

Friches Théâtre Urbain guides through the outskirts of Paris

"Beyond the périphérique" is a 7km artistic excursion for dreamers in their search for spaces outside the box.

RåFILM filmmakers collective from Mejeriet at NOASS

The NOASS Kino Sala was held on a small island outside the Latvian Capital.

EVS-volunteer joins Mejeriet and the TEH Coordination Office

TEH warmly welcomes Florence Jauberthie from Mains d'Oeuvres (St Ouen, France)!

TEH ambassador reports from Fira Tàrrega seminar

Read Xavi Perez brief report from the seminar 'Experience of transnational co-production of performing arts in non-conventional venues'.

The Independent Cultural Centre "Funaro" opens in Pistoia, Italy

The 900m² complex in Pistoia’s old city centre, in the heart of the Tuscan region is dedicated to theatre and performing arts and theatrical training, research and creativity.

100th anniversary at the former energy production area Suvilahti

Suvilahti is developing to a cultural centre under the administration of Kaapelitehdas (Helsinki, Finland).

Artistic Processes in Dialogue at the Göteborg Biennial

The 2009 biennial aims to investigate the artistic dialogue as method during 5 intense days.

Interzona open its 17th season based on volunteers' work

The most eagerly-awaited event is a concert by the American band Sunn O))).

Contemporary art met the industry in the Ural region

The Festival Art-Factory held on August 27-30, 2009 in the former Sverdlovsk Worsted Factory in Ekaterinburg has successfully concluded.

Mejeriet's filmmaking collective at NOASS

In the end of August the filmmaking collective RåFILM, based at Mejeriet (Lund, Sweden) went to Riga to participate in The NOASS Kino Sala, a small film festival that was held on a small island outside the Latvian Capital.

Join On-line dialogue about Art spaces hosting Activism

Share your own experiences, questions and stories between 23-29th of September.

Umeå awarded the European Capital of Culture title 2014

TEH followed the press conference in the City of Lund, which was one of the two finalists for the title.

WRITERS WANTED for the Changing Room Toolkit! - No experience required

Do you like to write?
Do you like to travel?
Have you ever worked or studied in another country?

Opportunity to host Regional Practice Exchange

The Platform for Intercultural Europe is currently looking for TEH organisations willing to host Regional Practice Exchange meetings on intercultural issues such as staff composition, audience development etc.

Forum on Nordic branding 23-24 November in Berlin

New dates and call for speakers to Culture Forum on Nordic Branding in Berlin.

Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Film Festival in Reykjavik 25-30 September

The 20th edition of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival continues its nomadic journey throughout the Nordic outskirts.

Open Days at the Nomadic Village - accommodation grants for ambassadors available

Nomadic Village Open Days, 28th & 29th of August 2009
Pavlikeni, Bulgaria

The Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art arranged by Röda Sten

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
5 September – 15 November

Support for European circus artist – deadline 25:th of September

Jeunes talante Europe is a program that offers artistic support for emerging creators in the circus arts field in Europe.

Swedish Federation for Circus, Variety and Street performance Created

Initiated by artists and supported by Subtopia (Stockholm, Sweden), "Manegen - Federation for circus, variety and street performance" has been created.

Sci-Fi nerds and college students will work next to each other and have lunch together"

Suptopia film village expands with the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre’s basic course in film.

ufaFabrik's founding member Scotty has passed away

New Culture Committee for the European Parliament 2009-2014

The committee comprises 32 members - see the list to know who to contact.

European Culture Forum 29-30 September in Brussels.

Registrations open now. TEH Acting Secretary General Emma Ernsth will attend.

TEH member Huset to be part in the Freight Yard Project

After years of struggles, the plan for TEH member Huset (Århus, Denmark) is now that they will move into the premises of "Godsbanen" (The Freight Yard Project) in 2012.

The Mission of REX' project 'Mission Less Probable' presented

After 13 realized presentations of "failed" cultural projects, the project 'Mission Less Probable' itself was staged for a public discussion and evaluation.

On-the-Move cultural mobility information service re-launched

Thanks to the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, the Finnish Ministry of Education, the Open Society Institute and the Arts Council of Ireland, On-the-Move's mobility information service is back in action.

Upcoming application times to Nordic Art & Culture and Mobility Programmes

Many of the Nordic Art & Culture and Mobility programmes open for applications between August the 5th and September the 3rd 2009.

Call for partners to Baltic-Nordic Audio-Visual Art Network

NOASS (Riga, Latvia) wants to establish contacts with organisations and individual artists from Nordic and Baltic countries as well as with festival managers, curators and others interested to have a part in this project.

Residents for the Nordic-Baltic residency programme at NOASS selected

Gary Wornell, Jonas Nilsson and Eva Olsson invited to Riga within NOASS' new artists-in-residency programme.

'THE STREET ARTS IN EUROPE' seminar on stage arts in non-conventional venues

Seminar 'THE STREET ARTS IN EUROPE' - Experience of trans-national co-production of stage arts in non-conventional venues at FiraTàrrega 2009.

Map of the cultural blogging scene in Europe by LabforCulture

LabforCulture is half-way through their Cultural Blogging research.

WATERPIECES 2009 – video in festival open for submissions

The ninth edition of WATERPIECES takes place 4th -6th of September, 2009 at NOASS & BETANOVUSS Art Centre (Riga, Latvia).

Debates on knowledge within a new digital paradigm

Converging Pathways to New Knowledge is a LabforCulture initiative considering the future of knowledge building and knowledge sharing within a new digital paradigm.

Two new EVS volunteers at P60

From September 15th Linda Konone (Noass/Latvia) and Monica Aggio (Buenaventura/Italy) are starting their European Voluntary Service (EVS) in P60 (Amstelveen, The Netherlands) for one year.

Forum on the profiling of Nordic Culture co-operation

Berlin, 12-13th of October, 2009

TEH at Promoting a Creative Generation conference

On the 29–30th of July, 350 delegates from across the European Union will meet in Göteborg for the culture and media conference of the Swedish EU presidency “Promoting a Creative Generation”. Emma Ernsth and Anna Weitz at the TEH Coordination Office will participate.

Pro Rodopi Art Centre at Stanica and TNT this summer

In July PRAC has been a guest-resident at TNT (Bordeaux, France) for the creation of the new physical theatre piece ‘Hair’.

TEH participated in the first GA of Platform for Intercultural Europe

Emma Ernsth from the TEH Office participated in the first General Assembly of Platform for Intercultural Europe that was hosted by the EC in Brussels, Belgium.

TEH Annual Report 2008 available for download

Click here to download TEH Annual Report 2008

CityArts with New address and Improved Website

CityArts (Dublin, Ireland) are on their way to a new home. Until then, between July and November they will be in temporary premises on 7 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Practical advice for EVS Youth Exchanges in THE LIFT HANDBOOK

An online version of the handbook is now available to read online, and can also be downloaded for free. Click here.

Pekarna awarded €18500 for the project New Times New Models

Pekarna magdalenske mreze (Maribor, Slovenia) has been awarded a grant of €18500 for the project New Times New models.

TEH presented in Kaliningrad

TEH Ex. Comm. member Stuba Nikula from Kaapelitehdas (Helsinki, Finland) connected with cultural operators in Kaliningrad.

e.mobility forum online - welcome to participate!

How to make mobility easier for artists? That is the core question for one of the EC financed pilot project on mobility, led by the Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes (France).

Practics launches new website

www.practics.org serves as an information portal on the development of the Cultural Mobility Contact Points (CMCPs).

Organisations invited to participate in dialogue with the EC

The EC aims to involve a wide range of stakeholders with a view to promoting multilingualism in Europe.

Call for applications to International Physical Theatre Laboratory

Intensive practical training, lectures, discussions, performances in Bovec, Slovenia July 1-12, 2009.

Call for Presentations to Performing arts conference

International Conference "Performing Arts Training Today". October 28-31, 2009 in Leibnitz, Austria.

EFA announces call for 3rd training for young festival managers

The European Festivals Association has concluded the 2nd edition of the European Atelier for Young Festival Managers – and announces the 3rd edition from 23 to 30 October 2011.

ufaFabrik - slideshow of the first years

A wonderful slideshow of the first exciting years of the 30 years celebrating ufaFabrik (Berlin, Germany).

Melkweg opens New Hall in cooperation with the City Theatre

Confirmed artists for the coming months are Cesaria Evora, David Byrne, Moby and Jamie Lidell.

Training for performing arts managers

This call is launched within the frame of the pilot project S.P.A.C.E. - Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe.

Nomadic Village 2009: Call for Proposals

From August 20-30, On The Road Productions organizes the Nomadic Village next to the town of Pavlikeni in Bulgaria

Two new cultural centres opened in collaboration with Polymer

In close cooperation with Culture Factory Polymer (Tallin, Estonia)
new cultural centres are now open in Tartu and Sänna.

First legal Graffiti wall in Helsinki opened in Suvilahti

A 100-metre-long graffiti wall was opened to the public on May 16 in Suvilahti, Helsinki. This marked the opening of the 100th anniversary celebrations at the historic energy production area, where TEH member Kaapelitehdas is setting up a new cultural centre.

Stage Theatre Festival and NO BORDERS! meeting in Helsinki

A collaboration between Korjaamo Theatre (Helsinki, Finland) and Helsinki Festival gives a chance to see international and topical theater in Helsinki August 19-30 2009.
Between August 20th and 23rd, NO BORDERS! International Meeting for the Independent Performing Arts Field takes place.

REX looks for experiences in New Circus

REX (Belgrade, Serbia) has started a New Circus Platform in Serbia. The platform is now aiming at getting in contact with all Trans Europe Halles-centres with experience in the field.

UfaFabrik are looking for birthday wishes from you all

Next month TEH-member ufaFabrik (Berlin, Germany) will celebrate its 30th anniversary and would like to make a wish. Time to recall your best UfaFabrik moment!

Farnham Creates… A Community Arts Festival

Farnham Maltings (Farnham, Surrey, UK) celebrated the beginning of a month long programme of activities across the town with a one-day festival last Saturday. “Farnham Creates… A Community Arts Festival”, was jam-packed with activities and performances in every space in the building – from the Great Hall to the car park.

Village Underground approved as TEH members

Village Underground London is a cultural space located in Shoreditch made up of a collection of ex London Underground tube train carriages recycled to form creative studios, coupled with the expansive raw space of a restored Victorian warehouse.

TEH Executive Committee 2009-2011 elected

A new Ex. Comm. was elected by the General Assembly at the TEH Meeting 67.

CHANGING ROOM launched at TEH meeting 67

The TEH pilot project on mobility for cultural operators, CHANGING ROOM, was officially launched with a toast in the brand new straw bale construction Stanica 2 during the TEH meeting 67.

Culture Action Europe guides to the EU elections

Still don't know who to vote for and how it all works? Download briefing paper here.

Open call for Residence programme at NOASS, Riga

Application deadlines May 25 and June 20, 2009

Call for projects to “Artists Taking the Lead” in UK

12 projects to take place in the 12 UK regions. Any EU resident can apply.

Young focus on Nordic-Baltic dance encounter KeðjaKuopio

Almost 200 dance professionals have registered for the upcoming Nordic-Baltic dance encounter keðjaKuopio, which takes place in Kuopio, Finland on June 15 - 17, 2009

Launch of pilot Cultural Mobility Contact Points

The Cultural Mobility Contact Points (CMCPs) that are developed in the framework of the PRACTICS project launched their information service on 15 May 2009.

Month of Dance Premieres by Aktovy_zal and Proekt_Fabrika

The art space Aktovy zal and Proekt_Fabrika (both Moscow, Russia) close the third season by a month of premieres of dance performances.

The National Theatre comes to Farnham Maltings

Farnham Melting (Farnham, Surrey, UK) is delighted to be working with the National Theatre on its new project - NT Live – an exciting new initiative to broadcast live performances of National Theatre plays onto cinema screens worldwide.

Swedish law Allemansrätten in focus at Röda Sten

Art Exhibition based on the Swedish law Allemansrätten opens at Röda Sten in June.

Fingers Crossed for the Construction of Stanica No.2

The goal is to finish the main walls before May 7th, the first day of the meeting.

Real meets Virtual in Röda Sten's new Lounge

Lounge was inaugurated in Röda Sten (Gothenburg, Sweden) on April 3rd.

Summer Workshops in Sculpting and Ceramic at OZU

The workshops are open to all.

Mains d'Oeuvres brings French dance, music and film to Proekt_Fabrika

Aktovy Zal and Proekt_Fabrika (both Moscow, Russia), continue their work with the project “Factories of the imagination: new territories of culture”.

Subtopia presents its Circus Companies

Dates decided for TEH Meeting 68

TEH Meeting 68 will be hosted by Laznia Nowa in Cracow, Poland. The dates for the meeting will be the 15th-18th of October 2009 so please mark these dates in your calendar straight away!

PRAC collaborates with Stanica and TNT

Pro Rodopi Art Centre (Bostina, Bulgaria) will present its award-winning production ‘Chick with a Trick’, on June 24th-25th at Stanica (Zilina, Slovakia).

CHANGING ROOM activity kicks off

TEH's mobility project CHANGING ROOM activity kicks off with first Staff Exchange.

TEH and freeDimensional presented "Not Without my Network"

Seminar followed the world premiere of EUREPICA CHALLENGE by Belarus Free Theatre.

TEH Friends ABI/ABO leaves the network

Toaca steps down to TEH Friend organisation status

Toaca in trial against the Town Hall for three years.

Meeting report from TEH Meeting 66 at Tou Scene Online

TEH awarded EC operating grant

TEH has been selected and entered a Framework Partnership Agreement with the EC for the years 2008-2010.