E:UTSA General Assembly Hosted at Accademia Dimitri

On March 21-22, 2025, Accademia Dimitri welcomed representatives from 16 theatre academies and universities across Europe to Verscio and Avegno for the General Assembly of the artistic network. Each institution participated with both a student representative and an institutional representative, creating a space for dialogue between the new generation of artists and those shaping the educational pathways in the performing arts.

The institutions present were:

• Akademie für darstellende Kunst Baden-Württemberg – Ludwigsburg

• Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi – Milan

• Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Drammatica "Silvio d’Amico" – Rome

• Royal Conservatory of Scotland – Glasgow

• Theatre Academy – Malmö

• The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art – Warsaw

• Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre – Vilnius

• Theaterakademie August Everding – Munich

• Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien – Hanover

• Universität Mozarteum Thomas-Bernhard-Institut – Salzburg

• Freeszfe Society – Budapest

• Real Escuela de Arte Dramático (RESAD) – Madrid

• Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique – Paris

• Accademia Dimitri – Verscio

• Hochschule der Künste Theaterabteilung – Bern

• Kristiania University Department of Performing Arts – Oslo

A Space for Dialogue and Exchange

The Assembly was structured around two main sessions. In the first round, each institution presented the projects carried out over the past two years, providing insight into the diverse pedagogical and artistic approaches adopted by European theatre schools.

In the second round, students gathered to reflect on how to strengthen their presence within the network, develop new collaborative projects, and improve communication between the academies. Meanwhile, institutional representatives discussed the current political landscape and its impact on theatre education systems. What strategies can we adopt as a European artistic network? Why do we make theatre? These questions fueled a passionate and constructive debate.

Election of the New Board

The Assembly concluded with the election of the new board, composed of three institutional representatives, three student representatives, and a general secretary. This group will lead the network’s upcoming initiatives, working to strengthen collaboration between academies and promote theatre as a universal language of expression and transformation.

Accademia Dimitri is proud to have hosted this important moment of exchange and growth, reaffirming its commitment to building an increasingly connected and dynamic European theatrical future.