27th March: World Theater Day

World Theater Day was created by the ITI and was celebrated for the first time on 27 March 1962, the date of the opening of the “Theater of Nations” season in Paris. Ever since, each year on that date, World Theater Day is celebrated on a global scale.

This day is a celebration for those who can see the value and importance of the art form theatre and acts as a wake-up-call for governments, politicians, and institutions which have not yet recognized its value to the people and to the individual and have not yet realized its potential for economic growth. The message for World Theatre Day 2021 has been written by renowned British actress Helen Mirren. ‘The creative urge of writers, designers, dancers, singers, actors, musicians, and directors will never be stifled and in the very near future with new energy and a new understanding of the world that we all share are flourishing again. This has been such a very difficult time for live performance and many artistes, technicians and craftsmen and women have struggled in a profession that is already fraught with insecurity,’ wrote Helen Mirren, adding, ‘Maybe that always present insecurity has made them more able to survive this pandemic with wit and courage.