Meet the Participants of ITER 4: Advancing Sustainable International Touring

We are thrilled to announce the names of the participants who will be taking part in the fourth edition of the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) Programme, commencing September 2025.

The ITER programme, is an initiative from Arts Council England, the Danish Arts Foundation, and Arts Council Norway, delivered in partnership with Julie’s Bicycle and in futurum.

Structured as two free to attend interactive seminar series followed by an opportunity to apply for project funding, ITER fosters relationships between artists and organisations based in England, Denmark, and Norway, supporting them to develop new, environmentally responsible, inclusive and equitable approaches to international touring and collaboration.

ITER 4 will bring together artists and organisations from the performing arts and music sectors as they take part in two parallel seminar sessions: a programme for ‘Beginners’ for those who will develop their international touring and sustainability work, and a ‘Changemakers’ programme supporting organisations already pioneering new approaches and making fundamental changes to how art is shared internationally.

This year’s Changemakers cohort also includes several alumni from previous ITER editions, reflecting the programme’s growing network and the continued collaboration between past and present participants.

Read more about what some previous ITER participants have been working on.

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Beginners’ Cohort

Norwegian Participants:

ISKRA Production
Coast Contemporary
Øra Musikk AS
ERLER Teaterkompani
Soundhunting AS
Ayesha Jordan
Yohei Hamada

Danish Participants:

Evamaria Linnet
Anna Borzák
OPIA Community
Peter Brunn
Musikforeningen ved Kirsten Kjærs Museum – Langvadkoncerter i Johns Hall
Diasporic Dimensions
ALICE
Patric Lindström
ID ARTS/NØGENSNEGL

English Participants:

Manasamitra
The Egg Theatre
Klanghaus
Pilot Theatre
Peut-Etre Theatre
Flexer and Sandiland
Musiko Musika
Nutkhut
Common Wealth
Sarah Smout
Zoo Co
Hafren Music

Changemaker’s Cohort

Norwegian Participants:

Elle Sofe Company (ITER 3 participant)
Gulli Sekse
Syv mil

Danish Participants:

Beatriz Gijon Gijon
Stretching Roots
Tiny Dancer
Den Selvejende Institution Swinging Europe (ITER 2 participant)
ILT Festival (ITER 3 participant)
WILDTOPIA by Karen Toftegaard (ITER 1 participant)
TEATERFORENINGEN FOR HELSINGØR KOMMUNE (ITER 1 participant)
Aarhus Festuge Fond (ITER 2 participant)
Foreningen Ballhausn (ITER 3 participant)
Liv Vester Larsen (ITER 2 participant)
Mariupol Teatre of Ukraine
Olga Regitze (ITER 3 participant)

English Participants:

Tom Bailey, Mechanimal (ITER 1 participant)
Take Art
Variable Matter
Eliot Smith Dance (ITER 2 participant)
Two Destination Language
In Between Time (ITER 1 participant)
Without Walls
Art Reach (ITER 3 participant)
Ad Infinitum
Caravan (ITER 3 participant)
Live Art Development Agency

We will be sharing stories and reflections from our participants as they journey through the programme. Follow Julie’s Bicycle on socials and sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest news on the programme.

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Photo credit: Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard / Ultima