Pearle*
Created in 1991, Pearle* is the ‘Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe’, the European trade federation of Performing Arts organisations. Pearle* represents through its members associations almost 4,000 theatres, theatre production companies, orchestras and music ensembles, opera houses, ballet and dance companies, festivals, and other organisations within the performing arts sector across Europe.
Pearle* acts as a forum for exchanging information of relevance to members, for sharing experiences in cultural management and technical skills, for supporting and assisting the formation of employers’ associations …., in addition to serving as the body to make representations to the European Commission and any other authorities whose deliberations may affect the work of the Performing Arts in Europe.
- Observer status with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation)
- Member of EEN (European Employers’ Network) facilitated by Businesseurope (the Confederation of European Business)
- Registered as an employers’ organisation by ILO (International Labour Office) with observer status at the International Labour Conference;
- Established by the European Commission as the European Social Dialogue Committee ‘Live Performance’ together with European Arts & Entertainment Alliance (EAEA), representing FIM (International Federation of Musicians), FIA (International Federation of Actors) and UNI-MEI (Media Arts and Entertainment International).
- Founding member of EFAH (European Forum for the Arts and Heritage)
- Member of CUP (Copyright Users Platform)
Pearle* is an international not-for-profit organisation in compliance with Belgian law (statutes).