About

Created in 1991, Pearle* - Live Performance Europe is the "Performing Arts Employers Association League Europe", the European Federation of Music and Live Performance Organisations. Pearle* represents through its members more than 10,000 managers of theatres, concert venues, theatre production companies, orchestras, operas, ballet and dance companies, festivals, promoters and other professional organisations in the performing arts in Europe.

Pearle* is the leading organisation on EU and international regulatory affairs issues affecting daily operations or live performance organisations.

Pearle* is led by an executive committee elected by the members every two years.

Pearle* Executive committee: May 2023 - May 2025

President

Sébastien Justine FEPS / Les Forces Musicales  Fédération des employeurs du spectacle vivant public et privé France

Treasurer

Francisca Carneiro Fernandes Performart Associação para as artes performativas em Portugal Portugal

Secretary

Kristel Vancorenland oKo Overleg Kunstenorganisaties Belgium

Members (in alphabetical order):

Hannah Essex SOLT/UKT Society of London Theater & UK Theater Association United Kingdom
Kaisa Paavolainen STEFI Suomen Teatterit ry / Finlands Teatrar rf Finland
Zdeněk Pánek APD ČR Asociace profesionálních divadel České republiky Czech Republic
Claudia Schmitz DBV Deutscher Bühnenverein- Bundesverband der Theater und Orchester Germany

Deputies (in alphabetical order):

Chris Dingjan VvNO Vereniging van Nederlandse Orkesten Netherlands
Momchil Georgiev BAROK Balgarska asotsiatsia na rabotodatelite v oblasta na kulturata Bulgaria
Asbjørn Keiding DEOO Dansk Ensembler, Orkestre og Operainstitutioner Denmark
Ilka Schmalbauch DBV Deutscher Bühnenverein- Bundesverband der Theater und Orchester Germany
Malika Séguineau FEPS/Prodiss Fédération des employeurs du spectacle vivant public et privé France
Isabel Vidal FAETEDA Federación Estatal de Asociaciones de Empresas Productoras de Teatro y Danza Spain
Judith Webster ABO Association of British Orchestras United Kingdom

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