TCG Bulletin

December 2007, Volume 30, Issue 12

INTERNATIONAL NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

Theatre of the Nations Festival: October 2008 in Nanjing, China

The Chinese Centre of ITI is happy to announce that it will host the 31st session of Theatre of the Nations, the esteemed world theatre festival, in collaboration with ITI headquarters in Paris and the Provincial Government of Jiangsu Province.

The festival will take place in Nanjing City, capital of Jiangsu Province in Central-East of China, from October 16–26, 2008. The event will also include the first China International Theatre Festival, which is scheduled to be a biennial event in the future.

Organizers intend to invite distinguished theatre companies or groups of high artistic excellence and national characteristics from around 10 countries to participate in the festival. The countries will cover five continents to represent the universality of this great world theatre festival. Quality, plurality and diversity in contemporary theatre, and popularity for the local audience, are the criteria of the festival. It will cover all theatrical genres to showcase a full spectrum of theatrical charm, with Theatre Tradition and New Appearance of the World being its theme.

The festival will cover accommodation, local transportation and meals for the invited theatres for a period of up to seven days in China. Visiting theatres will be responsible for international air tickets and shipment costs for their props.

Action: The application deadline is December 15. Email Mr. Wang Ling (Project Manager, Chinese Center of I.T.I.) at ctawangling@bbn.cn for more information or to obtain an application form.

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