World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). It is celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community. Various national and international theatre events are organized to mark this occasion. One of the most important of these is the circulation of the World Theatre Day International Message through which at the invitation of ITI, a figure of world stature shares his or her reflections on the theme of Theatre and a Culture of Peace. The first World Theatre Day International Message was written by Jean Cocteau (France) in 1962. It was first in Helsinki, and then in Vienna at the 9th World Congress of the ITI in June 1961 that President Arvi Kivimaa proposed on behalf of the Finnish Centre of the International Theatre Institute that a World Theatre Day be instituted. The proposal, backed by the Scandinavian centres, was carried with acclamation
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To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the International Theatre Institute and to underline the cross-cultural and international aspect of theatre and of ITI, the Executive Council has selected five message authors to write a message – one from each of the five UNESCO Regions: Africa, the Americas, Arab Countries, Asia Pacific and Europe.
Asia Pacific: Ram Gopal BAJAJ, India
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>>World Theatre Day 2018 Message by Ram Gopal BAJAJ
Arab countries: Maya ZBIB, Lebanon
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>>World Theatre Day 2018 Message by Maya ZBIB
Europe: Simon MCBURNEY, UK
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>>World Theatre Day 2018 Message by Simon MCBURNEY
The Americas: Sabina BERMAN, Mexico
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>>World Theatre Day 2018 Message by Sabina BERMAN
Africa: Wèrê Wèrê LIKING, Ivory Coast
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>>World Theatre Day 2018 Message by Wèrê Wèrê LIKING
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