Celebrating World Theatre Day, 27th March

Today we celebrate World Theatre Day, an annual celebration where all International Theatre Institutes and the international theatre community organises theatre events. The day was initiated in 1961,...

Today we celebrate World Theatre Day, an annual celebration where all International Theatre Institutes and the international theatre community organises theatre events. The day was initiated in 1961, by the International Theatre Institute (ITI).

Since 1962 World Theatre Day has been celebrated by ITI Centres, ITI Cooperating Members, theatre professionals, theatre organizations, theatre universities and theatre lovers all over the world on the 27th of March. This day is a celebration for those who can see the value and importance of the art form “theatre”, and acts as a wake-up-call for governments, politicians and institutions which have not yet recognised its value to the people and to the individual and have not yet realised its potential for economic growth.

Various national and international theatre events are organized to mark the occasion, but many events are local with the purpose of drawing attention to theatre and international harmony.

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