World Theatre Day 2024, Date, History and Significance

World Theatre Day is a special day celebrated every year on March 27 to honour the art of theatre. It celebrates the importance of theatre and its role in the entertainment industry. This day is a reminder for everyone to recognize the value of theatre.

World Theatre Day 2024: History

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International Theatre Institute (ITI) was initiated in 1961 to celebrate World Theatre Day across the world and the value and importance of theatre. On this day, ITI hosts a yearly message, spoken by a chosen famous theatre performer, to share their views about the art of theatre and its future. 1962, the first message was spoken by Jean Cocteau. Do you know that this message is translated into over 50 languages and printed in hundreds of newspapers? Through several institutions, this message was broadcast to all corners of the world. ITI has more than 85 centres throughout the world; it also encourages colleges, schools, and theatre professionals to celebrate this day.

The goals of World Theatre Day, as with International Dance Day are:
– To highlight the importance of art forms around the world.
– To make people aware of the importance of the value of art form.
to enable the dance and theatre communities to promote their work on a broad scale. To make opinion leaders aware of the value of these forms and support them.
– To enjoy the art form for its own sake.