Toolkit for ITI Centres – Tools for Opening and Running a Centre
For quite a while the members of the General Secretariat assembled all the available information that concerns the opening and running of an ITI Centre and put it together in a publication.. It answers questions such as: Who founded ITI? What is the procedure to open a Centre? What are the ongoing artistic, educational and humanistic activities of ITI? How to go about to approach a National UNESCO Commission? What are the tools for increasing membership? Etc. The Toolkit for ITI Centres is available in English, French and Spanish. Please write to info(at)iti-worldwide.org so that we can send you a copy in the language(s) of your choice. The publication exists in PDF format.
Ferdausi Majumdar received this year’s Independence Award
Ferdausi Majumdar, the legendary and highly acclaimed and celebrated actress of Bangladesh received this year’s Independence Award, the highest civilian award of the country for her contribution to theatre arts. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh was virtually present as the Chief Guest in the award giving ceremony held on 19 October 2020.
Ferdausi Majumdar is one of the founding members of Bangladesh Centre of ITI and the President of Theatre Drama Group. So far only three theatre personalities received this state recognition. 1998 Ferdausi Majumdar got the Ekushe Padak, the second highest state award. The whole Majumdar family has the dedicated their life to theatre – her husband Ramendu Majumdar, Honorary President of ITI, and also their daughter Tropa.
Members and friends of ITI would like to congratulate her for this outstanding award and wish her good health and continuous possibilities to enchant audiences with her theatrical arts.
Contact: ramendu(at)expressionsltd.com
Photo: Ferdausi Majumdar (left) & Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh(right) at the Award Ceremony.
World Theatre Day 2020 – Ceremony with Award Ceremony “Scrivere il Teatro”
9 October 2020, Cine Politeama Theatre Caltagirone - Catania (Italy)
Since 2016 the Ministry of Education of Italy and the Italian Centre of ITI are celebrating World Theatre Day with a competition called “Scrivere il Teatro” (Writing Theatre) for Italian students. Fortunately, the 2020 edition was not cancelled but just postpone to 9 October to happen in a historic theatre and cinema venue with live audience (following the legal instructions for theatre having an audience indoors).
The competition “Scrivere il teatro” is intended to creatively celebrate World Theatre Day by writing theatre. The winning work is staged by students who wrote the theatrical text themselves. They are assisted by professional theatre experts during a 10-day full immersion artistic residence. The emergency of the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the normal implementation of the final phase of the project in March. Everything had to be postponed to the opening of schools in September. But now, the city of Caltagirone in Sicily (Italy) has become the Italian Capital of World Theatre Day 2020 by celebrating the Day and premiering the winning performance “DiscrimatedAnonymous.it” in the city´s Cine Teatro Politeama. The play has been written by the students of class IIIB of the Secusio High School of Caltagirone. Students and school children will be able to see the play online when it is streamed to all Italian schools.
The Celebration 2020 of World Theatre Day in Italy opens with the videoed message of Shahid Nadeem, World Theatre Day message author 2020, followed by introductory words of Fabio Tolledi and Georgio Zorcù, President and Secretary of the Italian Centre of ITI. H.E Lucia Azzolina, Minister of Education of Italy, will speak live over video streaming. The Celebration culminates with premiering the winning play “Discriminated.Anonymous.it”.
Call for Participation
From different members of ITI we have received messages that they have started to perform in or outside of venues – with dance, theatre or other performances. How is it possible? What Covid-19-conditions have to be applied? Please share your story of your Festival, of your performances in or outside of a venue with members and friends of ITI. Your best practice will help others to follow similar procedures.
Please send the story with pictures or a video, and a logo so that we can publish it in one of the next ITI Newsletters. Send it to news(at)iti-worldwide.org. It will give ITI members and friends guidelines and hope.
Picture: Song of the Songs, performed at the archaeological site of Rudiae near Lecce, Italy, in August 2020. Production: Astragali Teatro. Direction: Fabio Tolledi. Performers Roberta Quarta and Simonetta Rotundo, with the Ensemble Montesardo
Announcing the ITI General Assembly Special Edition 2020 – Online
Due to the pandemic the ITI World Congress will not happen at the beginning 2021 but is postponed to the beginning of 2022. As the gap between the 35h ITI World Congress that happened in Segovia (Spain) 2017 and the 36th ITI World Congress is too big, the Executive Council and the General Secretariat if ITI are creating a General Assembly Special Edition that will happen 10 to 15 December 2020 – online.
But this Special Edition will NOT be an administrative General Assembly with elections and approval of reports but an ARTISTIC Assembly with keynote speeches by remarkable persons and brief presentations from:
• the National Centres of ITI
• the ITI Committees, Forums and Networks
• the Partner Organizations of ITI (international theatre, music, dance and similar organizations)
Friends and members of ITI as well as anybody who has an interest in ITI can watch the presentations and listen to the keynote speeches of the first five days.
Your will find more detailed information about this Special Edition event in the next ITI Newsletters, the ITI website and a specially designed website.
Stay tuned.
Swedish Centre of ITI
Swedstage
As there is great uncertainty about how the pandemic will develop, the Swedish Performing Arts Coalition and ASSITEJ Sweden have decided to suspend Swedstage 2020 in the form we are used to. Current circumstances make it difficult to organize international festivals. Instead, we will arrange a digital showcase program, October 18-20: Swedstage Online.
There, we will show the variety of Swedish performing arts through a number of short clips from selected productions, as well as conversations with the creators and others.
A physical Swedstage will be arranged in 2021, more about this after the summer.
If you have questions or want to know more, contact us at info(at)scensverige.se
Call for Participation
The Committee of World Duo Performance Arts Festival of the South Korean Centre of ITI calls for artists to submit their Duo Performances for participating in the World Duo Performing Arts Festival 2020
The festival will take place in Seoul, South Korea, from 18 to 29 November 2020. This unique and valued world art festival whose primary objective is to share a theatrical study on communication between one and another calls all interested artists.
The Korean companies will be performing at theatre venues. The chosen International companies will show their performances in a virtual way.
Information for the International Applications or Virtual Presentations:
1. Eligibility: Performances played by two artists
2. Presentation method: Selected companies will send a video of their performance to be projected online, once during the Festival 2020 and will be later invited to perform once in November 2021, during the 2021 Festival edition.
3. Required documents for the application: Introduction about performance, Company history, Profile of all artists (playwright, director, actors), maximum four photos and a video of the performance if it has been previously performed.
4. Acceptance period: 13 August to 5 September 2020
Email Address to send documents: iti.korea.yveyi(at)gmail.com
Call for Best Practice during the time of Confinement - to Share with Other Artists
How can we keep the show on the road? How can we reach out to others with our art? How can we uplift the spirit of our colleagues? How can we bring joy to those who need it most –the people serving the ill in the hospitals and homes, and the elderly and lost people?
If you have done actions with theatre, dance or any part of the performing arts that were well received and that others could do as well? Please let us know about it. If you have started an action that could include other people from the performing arts community that is valuable, please let us offer it to others over the ITI Newsletter.
If the Covid-19 tells us to change our habits and daily life, let´s find other ways to reach out to others – without any danger in it.
Whoever would like to write to the General Secretariat is welcome to do it. Please send us an email to info(at)iti-worldwide.org
Photo Credit: Fujairah Monodrama Festival
Coletivo Egrégora: Open Call for Emerging Artists
The Coletivo Egrégora would like to invite young artists interested in exchanging experiences and knowledge with two Brazilian artists, Gab Mariquito and Jeff Fagundes, who will be on a Europen tour between 21 July 21 August 2020 with the dance theatre solos NIDRA and IROKO: Meu Universo, beginning its trajectory in Lisbon and ending it in Amsterdam.
Through this journey, the two artists seek to foster cultural exchange between the political ways of independent art in Brazil and in countries such as Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands and other countries that have any group who want to talk about young contemporary theatre.
If you are interested, please contact:
E-mail: coletivoegregora(at)gmail.com
Phone: Gab Mariquito +55 21 979 511 169
Jeff Fagundes +55 21 995 071 340
The 36th ITI World Congress
As ITI members are asking “Where and when is the next ITI World Congress?”, the General Secretariat would like to inform you that two options have been considered and explored. One location is not yet ready to hold the Congress. For the second option the General Secretariat is in discussion with the concerned Centre and the Ministry of Culture of the country and hopes to give you more information as soon as possible.
In Dialogue with Remarkable People
First edition: Tobias Biancone in dialogue with Gregory Maqoma and Aja Jung
Many of us have participated in numerous online discussions and online meetings in which people shared their viewpoints with the audience. Sometimes, I felt that I would love to hear more from some of the persons, but due to the large number of participants that was not possible. Sometimes, I would like to know from some speakers what they consider essential for their work and what they belief is necessary for the future of their profession, for the future of their art form, for the future of society. But it was clear that the existing formats that I was able to watch could not offer this. That is why, together with my team in Shanghai, we have conceived a new format called “In Dialogue with Remarkable Persons.”
In each edition, one to two persons are in dialogue with the host. In each edition the dialogue concentrates on a major theme such as theatre, dance, education, social theatre, culture and the arts, etc. The dialogue should be illustrated by videos and pictures of their work. It should last about 1 to 1 ½ hours, the language spoken is English. Questions of the audience can be sent before or during the “Dialogue” to the General Secretariat so that at the end some of the questions can be taken up by the moderator and answered by the guests.
The first edition of “In Dialogue with Remarkable People” is scheduled for Saturday, 25 July, 15.00 Paris Time. Host: Tobias Biancone; Guests: Gregory Maqoma and Aja Jung.
The link will be announced soon.
For questions to the host and guests of the first edition, please write to:
general.secretariat(at)iti-worldwide.org
Slovak Centre of ITI: Announcing Nová dráma/New Drama Festival 2020
The Nová dráma/New Drama Festival will take place from 11 to 16 May 2020 in Bratislava. The Festival of contemporary Slovak and world drama is an annual presentation of the best contemporary Slovak and world drama productions.
The main programme offers eight performances of contemporary plays staged in the last year, which will be observed by an international jury. The best performance will receive the Grand Prix Nová drama/New Drama 2020.
We are happy to announce German playwright Falk Richter as a godfather of Festival 2020 and a special guest and pleased to offer a rich additional programme with the special festival section Focus Austria, bringing insight into the theatre of this country.
The year 2020 marks a major jubilee: the centenary of the foundation of the Slovak National Theatre (1 March 1920). Therefore, we prepare also a Showcase of Slovak theatre as well as international conference Recycling In The Performing Arts: From Creativity To Commerce and the Congress International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT).
The program will be available in March.
NEXT 2020 Dance World Championships Season
The NEXT 2020 Dance World Championship Season, consisting of the Barcelona Dance Award, from 9 - 13 April 2020 and Dance Grand Prix, in Italy, from 22 - 26 June 2020 is now open for applications.
The events are open to Dance Schools, Companies and Groups from all over the world, and every different type of dance.
For more information and to apply, email dancegrandprix19(at)gmail.com
Special Message from the General Secretariat Team of ITI
The members of the General Secretariat will return to work in the office at the beginning of March.
The good news is that the Shanghai authorities have been successful in dealing with the virus and things are getting back to normal, step by step.
We will keep you updated on the situation here. If you have any questions, please write to us over info(at)iti-worldwide.org.
We wish safety and health to all of you. And we hope that authorities all over the world will keep the health issues well under control so that each and everyone can experience safe and healthy days and do the intended work without fear.
Indian Centre of ITI: Open Call for the IAPAR International Theatre Festival 2020 in Pune, India
As the IAPAR International Theatre Festival enters into its fifth year, the thrust to keep the 'Actor at the Centre', has been infinitely rewarding. In the current socio-political-cultural situation worldwide, there are many voices which need a representation, hence the decision to focus the festival on ‘Marginalised Narratives’.
The IAPAR international Festival 2020 invites applications under the umbrella of ‘Marginalised Narratives’.
The festival will take place in Pune, India in November 2020! Deadline for application is 27th March 2020.
Send us an email on iapar.festival(at)gmail.com for the detailed application form or call on +91 77750 52719 to know more.
Vidyanidhee Vanarase (Prasad), Founder Director, International Association for Performing Arts and Research, India (IAPAR), President of the Indian Centre of ITI.
The London International Mime Festival receives the Special World Mime Organisation Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Mime, given by the World Mime Organization
Helen Lannaghan and Joseph Seelig, co-directors of the London International Mime Festival, receiving the Special World Mime Organisation Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Mime – presented on behalf of World Mime Organisation's president Marko Stojanovic. The award is presented to them by Stefania Bochicchio and Nick Awde, co-directors of the UK Centre of ITI, 1 February 2020.
(Photo credits: Nick Awde)
Pre-Announcement: Communicating the Arts 22 - 24 June 2020 in Lausanne/Switzerland
Communicating the Arts is the leading conference and networking platform for professionals working for performing and visual arts organizations. 300 senior professionals will come together to network, engage in stimulating conversations and rethink their institution’s models and strategies.
More information will follow in the next Newsletter.
2020 Fujairah International Arts Festival / Fujairah International Monodrama Festival
The Fujairah/United Arab Centre of ITI is happy to announce that the 2020 Edition of the Fujairah International Arts Festival & Fujairah International Monodrama Festival is happening from 20 to 28 February in Dibba and Fujairah City. The event is held under the patronage of the HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamed Al-Sharqi, Ruler of Fujairah and Member of the Supreme Council of the UAE. The Fujairah International Monodrama Festival was founded by Mohamed Saif Al-Afkham (President ITI worldwide) and Mohamed Saeed Al-Dhanhani (Emir of Fujairah) and has developed into the world´s most prestigious festival for monodrama; since two editions it is part of the Fujairah International Arts Festival.
The 2020 Festival will be inaugurated with an amazing opening ceremony, followed local and international monodramas, music and art events from all over the world. For more information, please write to info(at)iti-worldwide.org.
New Centre: ITI Montenegro Centre
Thanks to the initiative of the Italian Centre of ITI, the International Theatre Institute is able to announce to you the Montenegro Centre of ITI. The Executive Council and the General Secretariat are happy to welcome the new Centre and its members.
Their official address is Baja Pivljanina no:4, 81 250 Cetnje, Montenegro and can be reached via zetskidom.us(at)gmail.com
Their board is made up of Natasa Kraljevic (President), Slobodan Bozovic (Vice-President), Janko Ljumovic (Vice-President), Lidija Dedovic (General Secretary), Radmila Vojvodic, Nada Vukcevic, Jelena Markovic, Branislav Micunovic and Srdjan Grahovac.
2nd Student Festival of the ITI/UNESCO Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts at Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Artistic Committee Meeting
The Secretariat of the ITI/UNESCO Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts would like to extend its gratitude to everyone who applied for the 2nd Student Festival of the Network, to be held at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan in July.
The Secretariat has received 20 applications from universities all around the world. As there are only 10 “theatre schools” can participate, the Artistic Committee of the Student Festival must go through all the applications and decide according to the criteria that are set for the Festival in a fair way.
The first round has been done over email, the second and final round will be done at a meeting at the Fujairah International Monodrama Festival, 24/25 February. Which “theatre schools” are chosen will be announced in a future Newsletter.
Amendment: ITI Centre Name – North Macedonian Centre of ITI
The ITI Centre once known as Macedonia FYROM (Macédonie ARYM) is now to be called the North Macedonian Centre of ITI (Centre Macédoine du nord de l'ITI) in line with the nation’s name change to The Republic of North Macedonia. The change within ITI follows similar changes within the UN and UNESCO.
World Performing Arts Festival in Vietnam
Unfortunately, the festival cannot be done as planned in 2018 due to different reasons, prime among them finances. As the festival and event calendar for the second half 2018 - The Year of ITI - 70th Anniversary of ITI is quite full, Le Quy Duong is planning to hold such a festival in 2019. As soon as there is news about when and where, there will be information in this newsletter. For further information please get in touch with Le Quy Duong directly.
Mitambo International Theatre Festival, Zimbabwe 2019
The Zimbabwe Theatre Academy in partnership with the Network of Emerging Arts Professionals, Zimbabwe Centre of the International Theatre Institute and Africalia are pleased to be able to announce the creation of the Mitambo International Theatre Festival.
The inaugural edition will run from 8-12 October 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe, and hopes to comprise both local and international performances and workshops. Mitambo, a Shona word for ‘plays’, truly encapsulates what the festival is about; a platform through which local communities can access and celebrate the diversity of cultural identity and artistic expression.
For more information, contact Lloyd Nyikadzino at lloydnyikadzino(at)gmail.com
Argentine Dance Council: 41st Anniversary Celebrations Award Ceremony
The Argentine Dance Council, a Cooperating Member of ITI, celebrated their 41st Anniversary in Buenos Aires on 2 September.
To mark the event, the 10th National Dance Competition “Consejo Argentino de la Danza Paloma Herrera Award” was bestowed upon 16-year-old Miss Romina García Vázquez in the classical category and 19-year-old Miss Camila Arechavaleta in the contemporary dance category. Following this, the Argentine Dance Council held a “Dancing for Peace” event in cooperation with UNICEF on 10 September.
ITI Montenegro: “Conversation about Love" directed by Jernej Lorenci & Involvement in the XXIII International Master -The New Commedia dell’Arte
The Montenegro Centre of ITI have two exciting updates to share.
Firstly, they wish to announce the premiere of “Conversation about Love" directed by Jernej Lorenci at the Royal Theatre Zetski dom in Cetinje. The play has been made possible by the EU funded project “ADNICH” and the ART Ghetto programme of the Royal Theatre. It is a result of the co-production between Royal Theatre Zetski dom Cetinje and the Slovenian National Theatre in Ljubljana and as an international project, the play will gather actors and actresses from four countries: Italy, Albania, Montenegro and Slovenia.
The premiere will take place on 14 September, with reprises to follow. For more information, please contact kraljevic.zetskidom(at)gmail.com
Furthermore, ITI Montenegro are proud to announce that Montenegrin actress Marija Masha Labudovic will participate to the XXIII International Master -The New Commedia dell’Arte (1 - 22 September 2019) in Pordenone Italy. This marks a special occasion for cross cultural exchange within theatre.
Mitambo International Theatre Festival, Zimbabwe 2019
The Zimbabwe Theatre Academy in partnership with the Network of Emerging Arts Professionals, Zimbabwe Centre of the International Theatre Institute and Africalia are pleased to be able to announce the creation of the Mitambo International Theatre Festival.
The inaugural edition will run from 8-12 October 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe, and hopes to comprise both local and international performances and workshops. Mitambo, a Shona word for ‘plays’, truly encapsulates what the festival is about; a platform through which local communities can access and celebrate the diversity of cultural identity and artistic expression.
20th International Drama Colony of Croatia
The International Drama Colony was held in the Croatian city of Grožnjan from 1-7 July 2019. This year’s programme was accomplished in collaboration between the Croatian ITI Centre and the North Macedonian Centre of ITI.
The International Drama Colony in Grožnjan has been held since 1999. The main goals are verification of new foreign and domestic plays through stage readings and to establish collaboration between Croatia and other countries through the exchange of plays.
For more information, such as how to be involved in next year’s edition, contact the Croatian ITI Centre - hcentariti(at)gmail.com
ITI North Macedonia: “ConFront Drama” - a collaboration with Mrs. Sylvia Huszar
The North Macedonian Centre of ITI are pleased to announce a unique insight into Contemporary Hungarian Theatre and drama with a lecture and workshop from renowned theatre theoretician Sylvia Huszár.
The Workshop will take place (in English) from 9-13 September 2019 at the Teatar Anton Panov in Strumica, North Macedonia, as part of the Hungarian Cultural season endorsed by the North Macedonian Ministry of Culture and the Hungarian Embassy. Huszar will discuss her own career and highlight the importance of Hungarian drama. Those interested are encouraged to contact macedoniancenterofiti(at)gmail.com
Macedonia FYROM Centre of ITI: ‘Lady with a Hat’ – Masa Ogrizek in Skopje, 27-31 May 2019
The Macedonia FYROM Centre ITI will host the Slovenian author for children’s books - Masa Ogrizek. Masa will present her work in front of a Macedonian audience made up of publishers, writers, illustrators, readers, and youth theatre makers. She will open the questions about the old characters included in her books for children; why she adores luggage bags and hats; how she writes script for silent comics; why certain stories are better told through animals; why she loves curiosity and joy; and much else besides. Authors will project illustrations from her books during presentations.
Awards for Excellence in International Theatre and Dance, London, 2019
On 08 April 2019 dignitaries gathered at the Travellers Club, Pall Mall, London, to offer awards as part of World Theatre Day and International Dance Day Celebrations.
The Award of Excellence for International Dance went to the choreographer Russell Maliphant.
The Award of Excellence for International Theatre went to the theatre director and playwright Barney Norris, whose award was handed out by Neville Shulman, CBE.
Call for Participation at the 19th World Duo Performing Arts Competition, 27 Oct – 17 Nov 2019
The World Duo Performing Arts Festival is now seeking participant applications for their 19th festival, which will take place from 27 October – 17 November 2019 in Seoul, Korea. The WDPAF’s primary objective is to share a theatrical study on communication between one another, and its competition is a unique and highly valued world art festival.
Any submission must contain a work involving two (2) actors. Submissions must include a transcript, an introduction to the work, the applicant’s history and a full profile of the artists. To submit an application, or to get further information, please contact ray3378(at)naver.com by the deadline of 30 April 2019. Successful applicants will receive a small invitation fee, as well as meals and lodging.
Project: Translating Visual Dramaturgy - Lecture and workshop by Jan Pappelbaum 11-16 April in Skopje
The Macedonian Centre of ITI, and the Goethe Centre of Skopje, announce a project on the theme of translating visual dramaturgy entitled ‘The modern on stage /The dream of the house’, which will be held in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, from 11-16 April.
The event will take the form of a Workshop led by Jan Pappelbaum of Germany, who will lecture about his professional experience as theatre set designer working with some of the best German and European theatre directors. Pappelbaum will talk about the theatre profile of Schaubuhne from Berlin – one of the most inventive theatres in Germany. In the workshop he will work with our professional set designers and together they will develop set design installations. This will be followed by a digital exhibition.
Akram Khan ‘Why Do We Dance?’ documentary series Spring 2019
Former International Dance Day Message Author Akram Khan has announced a new documentary series to be broadcast this April; an in-depth and up-close exploration of the motivations, provocations and stimulations that make the human race dance.
The series launches to European viewers via Sky Arts on International Dance Day (29th April 2019). Khan takes viewers on a global journey through the most dynamic, seductive and influential dance forms of our time, and profiles the artists redefining the art form for modern audiences.
Lia Karavia’s Nea Smyrni Theatre Workshop Present The Little Prince
March 2019 saw Lia Karavia take her Theatre Workshop, which has previously performed at International Festivals, perform a rendition of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novel The Little Prince in Greece.
The work was adapted for the stage by Lia and the performers ranged from kindergarteners to adults.
Competition: IATC Reflections on Contemporary Chinese Theatre
The China Section of the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC-China, Beijing) invites entries for an international competition for articles and essays, already published in English, related to contemporary Chinese theatre. Three selected winners will each receive a “Critics Award for Reflections on Contemporary Chinese Theatre,” and a monetary prize of 5000 RMB.
Entries can be either academic or journalistic. Feature articles and academic essays should be between 3500 and 6500 words, and theatre or performance reviews between 1500 and 2500 words. Writings must have been published, in print or online, in the last three years—that is, between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2018.
Please submit entries to cab(at)kalina-stefanova.com by the deadline of 1 April 2019.
The Grand ITI 70th Anniversary Celebration
We would like to express our great gratitude to all members of the ITI family that closely or remotely supported us during this Grand ITI 70th Anniversary Event in Haikou, Hainan Island, China. The theme of this celebration “Preserving Cultural Heritage – Encouraging Artistic Innovation – Creating Unity through Diversity”, was very well expressed during these 4 days of celebration. Delegates, students and artists from 60 different countries gathered to celebrate the ITI 70th Anniversary. This celebration also presented the opportunity to acknowledge the members, the colleagues, the friends, the partners and the authorities that have contributed to ITI. With this celebration in Haikou, the Year of ITI approaches its end, on a positive note. The celebration itself was full of enthusiasm for ITI and its next seventy years!
New Website from the Hungarian Centre
The Hungarian Centre of ITI are constructing a new Website – with Hungarian and English versions. It offers ample information about the theatre scene in their country. Have a look.
The Hungarian Centre also publishes a Newsletter. If you do not yet receive it, please write to lakoshanna(at)gmail.com
Happy New Year 2019
All the members of the General Secretariat of ITI wish you a very Happy New Year.
2018 – The Year of ITI - has been rich in celebrations, events, and conferences organized all over the world by ITI Centres, Cooperating members and individual ITI members. One of the highlights was the main celebration in Haikou, located on the Hainan Island in China. This main Celebration was as a tribute to all the members of the performing arts community who offered their great support to ITI and performing arts.
World Theatre Ambassadors
After introducing the first World Theatre Ambassadors during the 32nd ITI World Congress in 2008, in Madrid, and selecting key personalities from theatre all over the world in the past eight years, two new World Theatre Ambassadors were selected and presented during the Congress in Segovia. Paloma Pedrero from Spain and Philip Arnoult from USA. Paloma Pedrero has honoured ITI with their presence at the Award Ceremony. Philip Arnault was represented by William Wadsworth.
World Dance Ambassadors
In order to benefit from the invaluable and enthusiastic support of some of the world’s most highly distinguished figures of dance as well, the Executive Council of ITI has selected the first ever World Dance Ambassadors: Alicia Alonso from Cuba and Cristina Hoyos from Spain. ITI is especially honoured that the legendary dancer and dance educator Alicia Alonso has accepted to be the first World Dance Ambassador. Her presence at the Ceremony during the Congress was definitely one of the highlights of the 35th ITI World Congress in Segovia.
New Honorary Members
At the Award Ceremony after the General Assembly, new ITI Honorary Members have been presented based upon their long-lasting support and commitment to ITI.
Christina BABOU-PAGOURELI, Greece
Emilya CACHAPERO, USA
Ann Mari ENGEL, Sweden
Cecile GUIDOTE ALVAREZ, Philippines
Christoph HAERING, Switzerland
Nicole LECLERCQ, Belgium
György LENGYEL, Hungary
Henrik NEUBAUER, Slovenia
Yoko ODAGIRI, Japan
Marcio SOUZA, Brazil
Abhi SUBHEDI, Nepal
The Grand ITI 70th Anniversary Celebration
We hope everything is going fine with you, and we hope you have received the invitation letters or/and hotel confirmation for the Grand ITI 70th Anniversary Celebration in Hainan which we sent to you last month (IF YOU HAVEN’T, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATLEY: info(at)iti-worldwide.org)
“Since the date of the event is approaching, please start with your visa process as soon as possible. You cannot do your visa on arrival or before your departure at the airport. You need to do it beforehand in your country. According to the previous experiences of the visa application for the international guests, guests who apply for the visa in different embassies/consulates/visa centres may be required for different documents. If you are asked to provide additional documents not provided by ITI (e.g. special visa letter from local authority, etc.), please inform us right away and we will try our best to help.
Also, we are now working on airport pickup and drop off arrangements: it would be appreciated if you can share with us your confirmed flight information (including the terminals), so we can make the arrangements accordingly. Please send us the info before 25 October 2018. After that, we will not be able to arrange it anymore.
Call for videos / pictures of the 70th Anniversary Celebrations
In order to publicise the anniversary of ITI and showcase the fine work its members do, we are hoping to make a commemorative video. One special facet of the video will be a summary of the events the ITI Centres and Members organized this year as part of the 70th Anniversary, as we feel it would bring the video to life. For that, we simply ask the Centres and Members to send us a video - no more than 25-30 seconds long – or pictures about their activities for the 70th Anniversary of the International Theatre Institute.
Announcing the dates for the IAPAR International Theatre Festival 2018
The IAPAR International Theatre Festival 2018 will happen from 11 to 18 November 2018. It will feature performances from across the globe, master-classes, as well as formal and informal interactions between artists from India & abroad. This festival is a step towards a sustained effort in curating a festival with a purpose of bringing innovative performances in which ‘Actors’ are at the centre. The focus of the festival would hence revolve around the ‘Actor’ taking centre stage.
Educational Event: Scènes émergentes en Afrique (Emerging stages in Africa)
The Educational Event “Scènes émergentes en Afrique” is one of the key events of the ITI 70th Anniversary in 2018. The event will be held in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) from 21 to 30 September 2018. It is co-organized by the Burkina Faso Centre of ITI and the ITI African Regional Council. The event will include workshops and lectures on different topics, round-table discussions on social theatre and how to bring art to people, performances and the ITI 70th Anniversary Celebration Party. The Event aims to contribute to the strengthening of the artistic, technical and managerial capacities of performing artists in Africa and thus facilitate their access to the world stage. It is also a great opportunity for performing artists and educators from all over the world to gather and exchange ideas. For more information please contact: mandehama(at)gmail.com or cb_iit(at)yahoo.fr
On stage Korea in 2019
On Stage Korea is a programme sponsored by the Korean Cultural Service of Washington, which is designed to introduce the performing arts of Korea to American society while providing a stage for the performers to the artists. Washington Korean Cultural Service is recruiting promising artists and art groups that will perform on stage from 16 July to 7 September 2019. Selected artists will be given opportunities to perform in co-sponsored venues in Washington DC. The contest is open to artists who can exhibit excellent works that include topics and materials related to Korean culture, such as music, dance, drama, traditional arts, and pantomime performances. If you would like to apply, please apply online through the Korea Cultural Service before 7 September 2018.
First jubilee programme of the Macedonian Center of ITI
The 1st Jubilee (1948-2018) programme of the Macedonian Center ITI, in collaboration with the Macedonian Opera and Ballet as well as Festival Skopsko Leto 2018, happened on 3 July 2018. The performance “Metamorphoses” by Ivana Kocevska has been shown to the audience. Here is the description of it: “The thought gives an impulse for the movement process to begin. The body creates the sound. The movement materializes the music, and dance creates its form”.
Award of Nube Sandoval And Bernardo Rey
Nube Sandoval And Bernardo Rey, Directors Of Theatre Cenit – were awarded by the National Association of Theatre Critics (ANCT) and Catarsi-Theatres of Diversity (European Review) on the 12th December 2017, in Rome, Italy.
The award ceremony, established by the European review "Catarsi-Theatres of Diversities" directed by Vito Minoia, was held on 12 December 2017 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome as part of the prestigious initiative of the Critics Award organised by the National Association of Theatre Critics presided by Giulio Baffi, on the occasion of the opening day of the Europa Theatre Prize.
A Tryout Workshop: Evaluating a New Play as a Theatrical Text
This tryout workshop in the context of the Analogio Festival, in Athens 2018, is a new way of exposing an unknown dramatic text, not merely as literary drama, but as a live theatrical text, open to variable interpretations and conceptions, both on the verbal level – subject to various translations (in case of a foreign play) – and on the staging level – recognizing several directing and acting approaches, including inter-cultural and multi-media. In this manner, the merits of the play, not merely as reading material, but as a holistic actable piece that evokes interactive relations with several possibilities to interpret will be explored. In a world in which not only material goods and information travel fast, but also cultural assets, it is important to test the universal value of a play, its capability to be adapted to differing cultural contexts of production and reception. For more information and to register please click here or contact: gkenar(at)tauex.tau.ac.il.
The deadline is end of June.
Contemporary German Theatre Playwrights (2010/2017)
On 12 June 2018, in Skopje, at Kino Kultura, The Macedonian FYROM Center of ITI in collaboration with Goethe Institut Skopje is hosting talented and one of the most significant playwright from Hamburg, Germany – Ms. Ulrike Syha. Syha will give a lecture titled “Who is the author?” - Recent Trends in Contemporary German Theatre and will provide an overview of recent trends in German contemporary theatre (2010-2017), using both video and text-based examples. It will introduce influential voices from the fields of written drama, devised theatre, and other types of text production, offering insights into related debates. After the lecture she will express her approach in the workshop “Who Am I, The Author?”- Writing Strategies and Challenges in Contemporary Theatre. The workshop is aimed at playwrights at the start of their careers. She will discuss the challenges and hazards of contemporary playwriting, including changing types of authorship and their impact on the position of the author in theatre.
This project is as part of the programme Poor Little Rich Drama and is organized by Ass. Prof. Ph.D Ivanka Apostolova – Head of Macedonian Centre FYROM of International Theatre Institute with the support of the Goethe Institut Skopje.
Third IAPAR International Theatre Festival 2018
The International Association for Performing Arts and Research is happy to announce the Call for Participation in the third IAPAR International Theatre Festival 2018.
The IAPAR International Theatre Festival 2018 will feature performances from across the globe, master-classes, as well as formal and informal interactions between artists from India and elsewhere. This festival is a step towards a sustained effort in curating a festival with a purpose of bringing innovative performances to the city where an ‘Actor’ will be at the centre. The focus of the festival would hence revolve around the ‘Actor’ taking Centre stage.
This festival will take place in Pune, India in November 2018. The deadline for submitting an application is 27th March 2018. Send an email to iapar.festival(at)gmail.com for the detailed application form.
World Theatre Day 2018
The General Secretariat is now working on the World Theatre Day Celebration that will take place on Tuesday 27 March at the UNESCO buildings in Paris. The selected message authors will be announced very soon on the ITI website, and the messages and Message Authors information will be sent out to all ITI Centres and Cooperating Members very soon.
We invite all of you to share with us how you plan to celebrate World Theatre Day so that we can add it to the virtual map on the websites.
Please send information about the location, the programme and the date of the celebration, together with a picture to news(at)iti-worldwide.org
Last Reminder: International festival of Theatre and Other Performing Arts
The ITI Centre of the Congo Republic is opening on the organization of the first edition of the
FITAAS (International festival of Theatre and Other Performing Arts), that will happen from 27 to 31 March 2018. For this
upcoming festival, they are looking for theatre companies from Europe, Maghreb, West Africa and two from Central Africa.
The file to be provided for any theatre company that wishes to participate must include:
• the biography of the author, the director, the actors (along with an ID photo for each);
• the synopsis of the show and the creative process;
• a stage photo;
• the technical sheet with precision for the sound and light requirements;
• a video capture of the show;
• the presentation of the company (indicating the name, the date of creation, the number of productions made, the complete address, ...).
The number of members of the troupe (comedians, directors and technicians) must not exceed five (05).
Please send your file no later than 01 February 2018 to: iticongobrazza(at)yahoo.fr or ylewalet(at)gmail.com.
Fuad Al-Shatti – Posthumous Acknowledgement as Honorary Member of ITI
In tribute to Fuad Al-Shatti, in recognition of his years of service and commitment to ITI, the Honorary Member of ITI Certificate was given to his son, Ahmed Fuad Al-Shatti, during the inaugural Fuad Al-Shatti Theatre Forum, a conference with performances, organized by the Arab Theatre of Kuwait. The title was bestowed to him in 2013 by the Executive Council of ITI.
2018 – The Year of ITI – 70th Anniversary of the International Theatre Institute
The team of the General Secretariat wishes you a happy festive season and all the best for this special upcoming year during which we will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of ITI. The whole 2018 will be the Year of ITI – meaning ITI and its members are able to celebrate ITI from 1 January to 31 December with celebration, ceremonies, festivals, conference and more. This was decided by the General Assembly during the 35th ITI World Congress in Segovia/Spain.
The General Secretariat has created a logo in English, French and Spanish that is for use for all the Centres and Cooperating Members to join the celebration of the 70th Anniversary. Please ask for the logo in your language for your event and send us the information about your event. If you are planning an event for which you would like to have international participation, please get in touch with the General Secretariat for promoting it and for helping you with the participation of international guests from ITI. Conctact: info@iti-worldwide.
Vive ITI!
2018 is the year of ITI. Let´s celebrate it, include artists and audiences, and increase the visibility of ITI.
International Festival of Theatre and Puppets
From 2 November to 2 December 2017, the 16th edition of the International Festival of Theatre
and Puppets of Ouagadougou (FITMO) will be held successively in Burkina Faso, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo and Niger, under
the theme “sustainable human development”. Created in 1989 by the Burkinabé Centre of the International Theatre Institute
in partnership with the Union of Dramatic Ensembles of Ouagadougou (UNEDO), this festival became, after 28 years of
continuous activities, a reference in the African cultural agenda. The 2017 edition of FITMO will bring together around
40 African and European artistic companies from Ouagadougou (theatre, puppets, dance, music, storytelling, etc.),
professional meetings, training workshops, and a symposium. The festival will continue after this first stage in the other
four countries in a dynamic artistic collaboration.
African Regional Council
The African Regional Council became a member of the Executive Board of the Regional Centre of Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa). This nomination shows the role of ITI in the promotion of the performing arts in Africa. This is an important partnership that puts ITI at the heart of cultural action in all African countries via the African Regional Council of ITI.
Da Nang International Fireworks Festival
From 29 April to 30 June 2017, the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival is taking place in the city of Da Nang, Vietnam. The theme is "Shining Five Basic Element Mountains" - inspired by Da Nang's famous local heritage of the Five Element Mountains. The programme will consist of five firework displays and artistic nights and six parallel programmes organized to take place over eight weeks. Participating countries are: Vietnam, Austria, UK, Italy, Australia, Japan, Switzerland and China.
5th International Ritual and Traditional Seminars
The 5th International Ritual and Traditional Seminars is going to take place in Tehran from 30 and 31 
