Join the international Theatre community as we celebrate on Saturday, March 27, 2010
March 2009
The Archives
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03.27.09Celebrations :: Quebec, CanadaIn Quebec City today, young and veteran actors took to the local buses for World Theatre Day in a guerrilla type of theatre and read pieces from different plays engaging surprised bus travelers! At the end of the en route performances, at the Grand Theatre, writer, André Ricard and young actress Édith Patenaude read the traditional World Theatre Day's International message, this year written by Augusto Boal. Theatre is very alive in Quebec City with over 60 companies, hundreds of artists, all stemming from Andre Ricards company, L'Estoc, he created in 1957. Read more ...
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03.26.09Open Letter to Obama : Supporting Cuba / U.S. Cultural Exchange through TheatreHenry Godinez, Artistic Associate and Curator of the Latino Festival of the Goodman Theatre, has been working to bring a Cuban theatre troupe to Chicago for several years, and there are hopeful signs that it will be possible during the 2010 Festival. U.S. citizens can help support this initiative by adding your name to the open letter from U.S. Artists, Arts Presenters, Arts Educators and Cultural Scholars in support of Cultural Relations with Cuba, and we're sure international artists can help in the effort as well! Online at http://www.cubaresearch.info/cubaletter2009, En español February 17, 2009 (submission date) President Barack Obama The ...
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03.26.09What’s Happening :: New York UniversityWhat: Student 10 minute play festival Where: Black Box Theatre, Pless Hall (82 Washington Square East) When: Friday, March 27th at 8 pm Saturday, March 28th at 2pm & 8 pm Sunday, March 29th at 3 pm Cost: FREE Featuring... The Great Harvest, by Dori Robinson - Directed by Mimi Liu Awake, by John Socas - Directed by Stephen Black One Tennis Shoe, by Shel Silverstein - Directed by Ashleigh Hill Random, by Karl O'Brian Williams - Directed by Beth Slepian And You for Me, by Annaleigh Kress - Directed by Annaleigh Kress and Alex Gordon You Know, by Joe Salvatore - Directed by Guleraana Mir An Original Physical Theatre Piece, Facilitated ...
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03.26.09What’s Happening: NYCFrom The New Victory Theatre: We are opening our latest show, La Famiglia Dimitri on Friday. We'd like to invite the New York community--those who live here or those just visiting for the weekend-- to join us for our 7pm performance. I've also set up a special 10% discount code that people can use to see the show here on Friday night. The New Victory Theater is New York's theater for kids and families, presenting a wide variety of professional productions from around the world. This season, we are presenting 15 incredible productions from masters of theater, circus, dance, music and puppetry--family ...
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03.26.09What’s Happening :: IrelandFrom the Irish Theatre Institute regarding their plans for Friday, March 27, 2009: To celebrate World Theatre Day, Irish Theatre Institute will host an informal coffee morning at its premises 17, Eustace Street, Temple Bar. Dublin 2. Irish Theatre Institute will distribute the 2009 World Theatre Day message by Augusto Boal, director, writer and founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatre maker who has had an important impact on contemporary theatre. His message is published by the International Theatre Institute. http://www.irishtheatreinstitute.com/events.html
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03.26.09Celebrations : Sao Paulo, BrazilCarla Estefan, production manager of several theater companies from Sao Paulo, Brazil including Cia. Triptal, sends us this update on 3/26's planned events in Augusto Boal's home town: O Movimento Redemoinho, que une grupos teatrais de 14 estados do país, tem participado do intenso debate que ocorre há anos sobre a reformulação das políticas públicas para a área cultural. Nesse período,na contramão de propostas de ação pública baseadas em renúncia fiscal, chegou a formular um projeto de fomento – o Prêmio Teatro Brasileiro – que prevê não apenas a manutenção de trabalhos continuados, mas a produção e a circulação de espetáculos, ...
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03.26.09Celebrations : New York CityDoug Howe of the Internationalists sends us this WTD happy hour event in NYC - Come join The Internationalists for a Happy-Hour Celebration of World Theatre Day 2009. Augusto Boal's Message will be read at 6:30pm and a video of Robert LePage's message, recorded by friends of the company from around the world, will be broadcast. Drink specials last all evening and include $3 domestic bottles, $4 domestic drafts and $5 well drinks. Friday, March 27, 2009 5:00pm - 8:00pm The Irish Rogue (Upstairs) 356 West 44th Street (bet. 8th and 9th Aves.) New York, NY
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03.25.09First party for WTD09It's Brisbane everyone and Queensland Theatre Company is welcoming in World Theatre Day as the clock ticks past midnight. Around 11pm this evening, cast, crew and friends from the opening night after party of That Face will head to South Brisbane's Sling Bar inBoundary Street, West End. If you're a theatre lover, join us!
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03.25.09Celebrations:: VancouverMon. March 23rd was Theatre Night at FINAL DRAUGHT Reading Series at The Other Space in Vancouver, BC. We packed the house to read 3 Scripts as our Final Final Draught of Season #7 & there were prizes & general "good will & theatre love" Final Draught was happy to DONATE the door to GVPTA's World Theatre Day Events. As our Final Night at THE OTHER SPACE - we wave good bye to a Great Home for Final Draught & GREAT HOSTS - HOARSE RAVEN THEATRE. We are happy to present new Scripts (Theatre, Film, TV) from Oct to Mar every year & ...
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03.24.09What’s Happening :: VancouverThis coming Friday, March 27, theatre artists the world over will spend part of their day acknowledging and honouring the larger community of the art form they share in. Designated "World Theatre Day" by the International Theatre Institute, this a marvelous opportunity for us to celebrate together an art form and a way of life that binds us, regardless of borders, language or political differences. It's a day of communion. A small group of us theatre types from several points around the planet got to talking about this day on twitter a while back (twitter's handy for pan-continental conversation) and decided ...
recent posts
- WTD10: Wrap-up
- WTD Vancouver: Art by Actors (post by Trilby Jeeves)
- Des McAnuff (AD, Stratford Festival) talks about why he loves the theatre
- Happy World Theatre Day!
- World Theatre Day: Paris
- Lynn Nottage’s Video WTD message
- World Theatre Day: Ghana
Twittering- WTD10: New blog post: WTD10: Wrap-up - http://tinyurl.com/yentte9 April 7, 2010
- WTD10: A Footloose Flashmob in celebration of #WTD10 in Vancouver, BC, Canada: http://bit.ly/9KASMt March 29, 2010
- WTD10: RT @susanopera: @ppcalzada Check out the last post on WTD10 from Queretaro, Mexico, it is a "WRAP" folks. Hasta WTD 2011 - http://wtd10. ... March 29, 2010
- Hashtag #WTD10 on Twitter
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