World Theater Day

World Theater Day was created in Vienna in 1961 during the IX World Congress of the International Theater Institute on the proposal of Arvi Kivimaa on behalf of the Finnish Center. From March 27, 1962, World Theater Day is celebrated by the National Centers of I.T.I. that exist in a hundred countries around the world.

 
The International Theater Institute was created in 1948, on the initiative of the U.N.E.S.C.O. and of famous personalities in the field of theater, and is the most important international non-governmental organization in the field of the arts of the scene.

The I.T.I. seeks "to encourage international exchanges in the field of knowledge and practice of the Arts of the Scene, to stimulate creation and to broaden cooperation between theater people, to raise public awareness of the consideration of artistic creation in the field of development, to deepen mutual understanding to participate in the strengthening of peace and friendship among peoples, to join in the defense of the ideals and goals defined by UNESCO ".

World Theatre Day

Read our article (italian): www.citydoormilano.it/festa-mondiale-teatro-2019

Here are the authors of international messages from 1962 to today

• 2021 Helen Mirren
• 2020 Shahid Nadeem (Pakistan)
• 2019 Carlos Celdràn
• 2018 (70th anniversary)

– Simon Mc Burney (Gran Bretagna – Europa)
– Sabina Berman (Messico – Americhe)
– Were Were Liking (Costa d’Avorio – Africa)
– Ram Gopal Bajaj (India – Asia e Pacifico)
– Maya Zbib (Libano – Paesi Arabi)

• 2017 Isabelle Huppert
• 2016 Anatolij Vasiliev
• 2015 Krzysztof Warlikowski
• 2014 Brett Bailey
• 2013 Dario Fo
• 2012 John Malcovic
• 2011 Jessica A. KAAHWA
• 2010 Judi DENCH
• 2009 Augusto BOAL
• 2008 Robert LEPAGE
• 2007 Sultan bin Mohammed AL QASIMI
• 2006 Victor Hugo RASCON BANDA
• 2005 Ariane MNOUCHKINE
• 2004 Fathia EL ASSAL
• 2003 Tankred DORST
• 2002 Girish KARNAD
• 2001 Iakovos KAMPANELLIS
• 2000 Michel TREMBLAY
• 1999 Vigdís FINNBOGADÓTTIR
• 1998 50th Anniversary of ITI - Special Message
• 1997 Jeong Ok KIM
• 1996 Saadalla WANNOUS
• 1995 Humberto ORSINI
• 1994 Vaclav HAVEL
• 1993 Edward ALBEE
• 1992 Jorge LAVELLI - Arturo USLAR PIETRI
• 1991 Federico MAYOR, Director General of UNESCO
• 1990 Kirill LAVROV
• 1989 Martin ESSLIN
• 1988 Peter BROOK
• 1987 Antonio GALA
• 1986 Wole SOYINKA
• 1985 André-Louis PERINETTI
• 1984 Mikhaïl TSAREV
• 1983 Amadou Mahtar M'BOW, Director General of UNESCO
• 1982 Lars af MALMBORG
• 1981 national messages
• 1980 Janusz WARMINSKI
• 1979 national messages
• 1978 national messages
• 1977 Radu BELIGAN
• 1976 Eugène IONESCO
• 1975 Ellen STEWART
• 1974 Richard BURTON
• 1973 Luchino VISCONTI
• 1972 Maurice BEJART
• 1971 Pablo NERUDA
• 1970 D. CHOSTAKOVITCH
• 1969 Peter BROOK
• 1968 Miguel Angel ASTURIAS
• 1967 Hélène WEIGEL
• 1966 René MAHEU, Director General of UNESCO?
• 1965 Anonymous/Anonyme
• 1964 Laurence OLIVIER - Jean-Louis BARRAULT ?
• 1963 Arthur MILLER
• 1962 Jean COCTEAU