Why TRANSEUROPA?
Since 2007, TRANSEUROPA has been one of Europe’s longest-running transnational festivals at the intersection of art, politics and activism. Organised by European Alternatives, the festival creates a space where artists, cultural practitioners, researchers, policymaker and citizens come together to imagine democratic futures beyond national borders.
At a time when democracy faces growing challenges, from authoritarianism and disinformation to climate breakdown, inequality, and forced migration, TRANSEUROPA offers a platform for collective reflection, experimentation and action. Through debates, performances, exhibitions, workshops, assemblies and community-led initiatives, the festival connects local struggles with transnational movements, demonstrating that the most pressing challenges of our time require shared solutions.
Each edition explores a different curatorial theme that responds to contemporary political and social realities. From uncovering hidden political imaginaries in Undercurrents (Venice, 2024), to amplifying resistance through Margins on Fire (Paris, 2025), and now Reclaiming the Cloud (Athens, 2026), TRANSEUROPA invites participants to rethink the commons, reclaim public and digital spaces, and build more inclusive, feminist, ecological and participatory democracies.
The idea of the festival was always to bring together larger and larger groups of people, who would open up a space and a time where another idea of Europe could be imagined, and realized, then to attract other people to it. After 20 years, Transeuropa is still one of the rare occasions where Europeans can get together and work on the future of this continent.
More than a festival, TRANSEUROPA is a living network of collaboration that strengthens connections between movements, institutions and communities across Europe and beyond. It nurtures long-term partnerships, supports emerging voices and transforms artistic and cultural practice into a catalyst for democratic participation and social change.
MISSION
TRANSEUROPA exists to strengthen democracy through culture, transnational collaboration, and civic participation. The festival creates spaces where artists, activists, researchers, and citizens can meet across borders to exchange ideas, build solidarity, and collectively imagine more just, inclusive, and sustainable futures. We connect local experiences with global challenges, TRANSEUROPA fosters new forms of democratic engagement that place care, creativity, and participation at the centre of social and political transformation.
VALUES
Our work is grounded in inclusivity, social justice, and the protection of the commons. We amplify marginalised voices, promote feminist and decolonial perspectives and support artistic freedom as a catalyst for critical thinking and democratic transformation.
Through every edition of the festival, we strive to cultivate spaces that are accessible, participatory and open to experimentation, where culture becomes a tool for building more equitable, ecological and democratic futures.
Proposing a partnership
TRANSEUROPA is built through collaboration. Every edition brings together cultural organisations, universities, social movements, public institutions, independent spaces and grassroots initiatives that share a commitment to democracy, solidarity and social justice. We believe that meaningful partnerships emerge from dialogue, mutual learning and the recognition of different forms of knowledge and practice. Get in touch with us at info@euroalter.com
Join our network
Partnerships with TRANSEUROPA extend beyond the festival itself. They become part of an international network that continues to exchange ideas, develop projects and support democratic innovation throughout the year. Joining the festival means connecting with artists, researchers, activists and institutions from across Europe and beyond that create opportunities for new collaborations and shared action. Join our community on Discord.
History
Transeuropa is one of the longest-running transnational art and political festivals in Europe. Founded in 2007 in London, Transeuropa takes place every two years in a different European city. Transeuropa builds a biennial appointment that is at once artistic and political, opening a transnational space to tackle, through the power of creativity, the great challenges of our time.
Renowned intellectuals, artists and activists have supported Transeuropa and contributed to its development. Artists and poets such as Dan Perjovschi, Tania Bruguera, Stefano Boeri, Danielle Arbid, Marcelo Exposito, Cai Yuan and Jian Jun Xi, Fiona Sampson, Ma Yongfeng, Hiwa K and Oliver Ressler have brought their creations and ideas.
Key thinkers of our times such as the sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, philosophers Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi, Bernard Stiegler, Etienne Balibar, Geneviève Fraisse and Michela Marzano, academics such as Saskia Sassen or Rosi Braidotti, or art critics and curators such as Hans Ulrich Obrist, Hou Hanru and Steven Wright have shared their ideas and proposals.
A Festival in Motion
Every edition of TRANSEUROPA is shaped by the city that hosts it and the communities that make it possible. Rather than following a fixed format, the festival evolves through collaborations with local organisations, artists, activists and institutions, creating programmes that respond to the political, social and cultural realities of each place.
From exhibitions and performances to assemblies, workshops and public debates, TRANSEUROPA transforms the host city into a space for experimentation, dialogue and collective imagination.
Team
TRANSEUROPA is organised by European Alternatives together with a network of local partners, cultural organisations, artists, researchers and community organisers across Europe. Each edition is collectively produced through transnational collaboration, combining local knowledge with international perspectives to create a festival that is rooted in place while connected across borders.
Behind the festival is an interdisciplinary team working across artistic direction, communications, partnerships, production and community engagement, supported by dozens of collaborators, volunteers and partner organisations who help bring each edition to life.
EA Director
Ségolène Pruvot is Director of European Alternatives. Holding a doctorate in Urban Sociology, her work sits at the intersection of arts, the city, and social change. She trained as a political scientist and urban planner in France, the UK, and Germany.
Ségolène Pruvot
EA Imagination Coordinator
Billie Dibb coordinates the imagination stream of European Alternatives, overseeing the organisation’s artistic and cultural projects. They hold an academic background in International Politics, with a focus on gendered nationalism and big data.
Billie Dibb
EA Communications Director
Marta Cillero is Managing Director at Fondazione Studio Rizoma (Palermo) and Communications Manager at European Alternatives. She holds degrees in Media Studies, Journalism and Communication (Madrid, Istanbul, and Chicago) and a master’s in Gender Studies (Rome). Her research and writing focus on gender violence in Mediterranean countries.
Marta Cillero Manzano
EA Communications Officer
Noemi Pittalà is a multidisciplinary artivist and cultural professional from Palermo, working at the intersection of art and social inclusion. With a background in visual arts and theatre, she has specialised in communications within the cultural sector, with a focus on community engagement, radical inclusion, and active youth participation.