Harwan Srinagar: On March 27 the International Day of theatre is celebrated all over the world. The World Theatre Day of celebrates the importance and utility of the arts because the theatre gives us the opportunity to reflect the bitter experiences of life, teach and change. This day highlights the essence, beauty and importance of theatre arts, their important role in entertainment and the symbolic effects on the theater life. The day also informs governments, politicians, institutions and stakeholders around the world who have not yet understood the importance, usefulness of theatre for the people and the possibility of its economic development. After the start of the year 1962, the World Theatre Day continues to be celebrated. This day highlights the importance of theatre arts. Theatre is a common form of performance art that uses directly actors. The actor can reach the audience through the combination of gestures, speeches, songs, music and dance to present the experience of a real or imaginary event directly to the audience. The use of art element such as colorful scenes and stage craft, such as lighting, is done to enhance physicality, a sense of presence and the immediateness of the experience. The modern theatre includes plays and musical theatre. The arts of the ballet and opera are also theatre’s, and in addition to the theatre many conventions such as acting, costumes and staging are called theatre. The musical theatre is a separate identity that helps to effectively use the theatre to develop it. The importance of the theatre arts and their important role in entertainment is celebrated to raise and highlight how they can be used for peace and economic development. Every year on March 27, a theme is followed by the theatre and the ITI determines the theme every year and it identifies the role of the theatre in establishing peace and combining cultures. The theme has been translated into many languages so that everyone can understand and practice it. World Theatre Day 2025 Theme
To do this, every year on March 27 a theme is followed for the past 59 years. The theme for World Theatre Day 2025 is “Theatre and a Culture of Peace.”ITI doesn’t designate any specific theme for World Theatre Day every year.26 Feb 2025. Events are held around the world at ITI centers and designated places every year on March 27, and ITI encourages everyone who celebrate this day to use its creativity to promote it. This World Day of the theatre is the purpose of promoting the theatre in all forms to inform people of the theatre’s value, enable theatre communities to promote their work on a large scale enjoy the theatre in all forms and share the theatre with others. International Day of theatre gives us the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate their importance. Theatre is not just a way to entertain ourselves but the theatre gives us something new. We must never forget how special and beautiful the theatre is to us. Theatre is a bridge between the people and the authorities. Theatre shows also show a glimpse of a variety of people and their lives. Theatre allows you to step into someone else’s shoes and see life from their point of view. This teaches young people with sympathy and cultural relationships. Theatre collects people because it is a mutual art and you learn to be a community worker. Theatre helps you tell you the stories of your life and the lives of others. It helps you create meaning through personal narratives. Many forms of theatre have been alive for centuries while some have become new for some time and some are more popular than others. One of the aims of the theatre is to make people aware of its value and beauty in all forms of theatre. This is why the international theatre community is planned every year to promote the ancient art of drama and music. The theatre is not just a matter of entertaining ourselves but it is a way to learn something new that we may never find to learn in life. It does not matter how many powers we have entertained. We should never forget how special and beautiful we should be appreciated. Finally I am deeply congratulated to the theatre lover’s and theatre guards around the world on the occasion of the World Theatre Day.
