World Theatre Day

The World Theatre Day was created 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 traditionally written by a theatre personality of world stature.

The World Theatre Day International Message for the year 2001 has been written by Iakovos Kampanellis, a playwright from Greece. The International Message is translated into more than 20 languages, including Catalan.

For the same March 27, the Service of Cultural Activities of the UIB has organised a day dedicated to the theatre and throughout the day, in the university campus, there will be performances, workshops, round tables and happenings.

On the other hand, the association of professional actors and actress of the Balearics (AAPIB), the Association of Theater producers companies (ABET), and the association of amateur theatre groups, will celebrate the day with the reading of the International Message, outside the Teatre Principal, at 20 h. The actor Joan Maria Melis will read the text.

Date of publication: 21/03/2001

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