Dear friends of the performing arts,

The artistic programming planned for the registered participants at IETM's 31st plenary meeting in Montreal is now available! It consists in performances at Festival TransAmériques between May 29 and June 3 (the festival runs from May 23 to June 7).

Special offers to participants at IETM Montréal 2007 are:

• a 40% discount on tickets for all Quebec and Canadian works presented between May 29 and June 3. This offer is available until April 20, 2007.
  
  
• a 30% discount on tickets for Lipsynch by Robert Lepage on June 1 at 6 p.m. and June 3 at 2 p.m. This offer is only available until April 13, 2007.
  
  
• A $5 discount on tickets for all the other works presented at FTA between May 29 and June 3. This offer is available until April 20, 2007.

To benefit from these discounts, you must be registered at IETM Montréal 2007. Direct link for registration: http://register.ietm.org/

Click here for all the details or go to the IETM's website (www.ietm.org), in the Meetings section.

The above address also contains information on the OFF section of FTA.

Act quickly, as seats are limited!

We also urge you to take advantage of the other excellent works on the program at Festival TransAmériques. For information: www.fta.qc.ca

REMINDER OF IMPORTANT DEADLINES NOT TO MISS:

April 13 EXTENDED to April 27: registration (after this date, a supplementary amount will apply)
April 13: FTA performances: 30% discount on tickets for the Robert Lepage production (Lipsynch)
April 15: hotels : special rates for the UQAM university residences
April 15: Applications, PANORAMA series (for Canadians only)
April 20: FTA performances: 40% discount and $5 discount
April 30: hotels : other special rates available

IETM Montréal 2007 is a partnership with Festival TransAmériques, Place des Arts and UQAM. Within the next few days, we will be announcing several of the activities planned for the Meeting. Watch for our messages, and consult the official IETM site and www.ietmmontreal2007.org.

Associations and networks: please circulate this information to your member organizations in your newsletters and websites. Your collaboration is precious to spread the word!

Warmest greetings from:

the IETM Secretariat
Mary Ann DeVlieg, Milica Ilic, Michel Quéré, Jenny Lee, Han De Meulemeester

the Organizing Committee of IETM Montréal 2007
Bernard Lagacé, Sherrie Johnson, Alain Paré, Esther Charron

IETM Montréal 2007 is made possible thanks to the participation of the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions du Québec, the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the City of Montréal, the Montreal Arts Council, the ministère du Tourisme du Québec, Tourisme Montréal as well as with support from the European Commission’s budget line “Support to European organizations who promote European culture", the Ministry of the Flemish Community of Belgium and the Fonds Voor Amateurkunst en Podiumkunsten, Netherlands.