World Theatre Day 2023: Every year on March 27, people celebrate World Theatre Day to highlight the importance of theatre to both individuals and society. Initiated by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) in 1961, the day is now observed in more than 100 nations across the globe.

The ITI is a UNESCO-affiliated organisation that supports global cultural exchange and the growth of theatre arts. The organisation was established in 1948, and its goal is to use theatre to advance peace and develop global understanding.

The purpose of World Theatre Day is to emphasise the value of theatre in both the personal and societal growth of people. Theatre offers a venue for creativity, self-expression, and cross-cultural interaction, and it has the ability to inform, amuse, and inspire audiences.

The day offers a chance to honour the commitment and labour of theatre professionals, such as actors, directors, playwrights, designers, technicians, and other experts who are involved in the creation of theatrical productions.

Theatre festivals, plays, workshops, and seminars are just a few of the events that are planned to commemorate World Theatre Day. The reading of the World Theatre Day Message, which is written by a well-known theatre artist and shared with the international theatre community, also serves to commemorate the occasion.

Here are some World Theatre Day wishes and messages you can share with your fellow theatre enthusiasts:

<ol>
	<li>Let's celebrate the ability of theatre to entertain, educate, and inspire on this World Theatre Day. Happy World Theatre Day!</li>
	<li>I'd like to wish all theatre professionals and fans a very happy World Theatre Day. May your art inspire others and help you to create more.</li>
	<li>Today, we honour the power of theatre to unite people and change their lives. To all theatre enthusiasts out there, happy World Theatre Day!</li>
	<li>On this World Theatre Day, let's honour the inventiveness, labour of love, and commitment of theatre artists around the globe. You give us all hope!</li>
	<li>Let's keep in mind the importance of theatre in fostering intercultural dialogue, understanding, and peace on this World Theatre Day. Happy International Theatre Day!</li>
	<li>wishing all theatrical professionals and artists a day full of inspiration, imagination, and enthusiasm. Happy International Theatre Day!</li>
	<li>A theatre is a place where the magic happens and dreams come true. Happy World Theatre Day to everyone who contributes to its success.</li>
	<li>On this World Theatre Day, let's honour the beauty of theatre and the potency of storytelling. Stay inspired and creative!</li>
</ol>

Here are some inspiring quotes about theatre that you can share on World Theatre Day:

<ol>
	<li>"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." - William Shakespeare</li>
	<li>"The theatre is a place where one has time for the problems of people to whom one would show the door if they came to one's office for a job." - Tennessee Williams</li>
	<li>"Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society." - Yasmina Reza</li>
	<li>"Theatre is the art form of the present: it exists only in the present, and then it's gone." - Simon McBurney</li>
	<li>"The theatre is a spiritual and social X-ray of its time." - Stella Adler</li>
	<li>"Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it." - Augusto Boal</li>
	<li>"Theatre is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place." - Martha Graham</li>
	<li>"Theatre is the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." - Oscar Wilde</li>
	<li>"The theatre is the best way of showing the gap between what is said and what is seen to be done, and that is why, ragged and gap-toothed as it is, it has still a far healthier potential than some poorer, abandoned arts." - David Hare</li>
	<li>"Theatre is a living breathing art form. There's no way you can capture it on film. It's ephemeral. That's part of its power and its magic." - David Henry Hwang</li>
</ol>

World Theatre Day 2023: Every year on March 27, people celebrate World Theatre Day to highlight the importance of theatre to both individuals and society. Initiated by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) in 1961, the day is now observed in more than 100 nations across the globe.

World Theatre Day 2023: Every year on March 27, people celebrate World Theatre Day to highlight the importance of theatre to both individuals and society. Initiated by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) in 1961, the day is now observed in more than 100 nations across the globe. The ITI is a UNESCO-affiliated organisation that supports global cultural exchange and the growth of theatre arts. The organisation was established in 1948, and its goal is to use theatre to advance peace and develop global understanding. The purpose of World Theatre Day is to emphasise the value of theatre in both the personal and societal growth of people. Theatre offers a venue for creativity, self-expression, and cross-cultural interaction, and it has the ability to inform, amuse, and inspire audiences. The day offers a chance to honour the commitment and labour of theatre professionals, such as actors, directors, playwrights, designers, technicians, and other experts who are involved in the creation of theatrical productions. Theatre festivals, plays, workshops, and seminars are just a few of the events that are planned to commemorate World Theatre Day. The reading of the World Theatre Day Message, which is written by a well-known theatre artist and shared with the international theatre community, also serves to commemorate the occasion. Here are some World Theatre Day wishes and messages you can share with your fellow theatre enthusiasts: Let's celebrate the ability of theatre to entertain, educate, and inspire on this World Theatre Day. Happy World Theatre Day! I'd like to wish all theatre professionals and fans a very happy World Theatre Day. May your art inspire others and help you to create more. Today, we honour the power of theatre to unite people and change their lives. To all theatre enthusiasts out there, happy World Theatre Day! On this World Theatre Day, let's honour the inventiveness, labour of love, and commitment of theatre artists around the globe. You give us all hope! Let's keep in mind the importance of theatre in fostering intercultural dialogue, understanding, and peace on this World Theatre Day. Happy International Theatre Day! wishing all theatrical professionals and artists a day full of inspiration, imagination, and enthusiasm. Happy International Theatre Day! A theatre is a place where the magic happens and dreams come true. Happy World Theatre Day to everyone who contributes to its success. On this World Theatre Day, let's honour the beauty of theatre and the potency of storytelling. Stay inspired and creative! Here are some inspiring quotes about theatre that you can share on World Theatre Day: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." - William Shakespeare "The theatre is a place where one has time for the problems of people to whom one would show the door if they came to one's office for a job." - Tennessee Williams "Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society." - Yasmina Reza "Theatre is the art form of the present: it exists only in the present, and then it's gone." - Simon McBurney "The theatre is a spiritual and social X-ray of its time." - Stella Adler "Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it." - Augusto Boal "Theatre is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place." - Martha Graham "Theatre is the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." - Oscar Wilde "The theatre is the best way of showing the gap between what is said and what is seen to be done, and that is why, ragged and gap-toothed as it is, it has still a far healthier potential than some poorer, abandoned arts." - David Hare "Theatre is a living breathing art form. There's no way you can capture it on film. It's ephemeral. That's part of its power and its magic." - David Henry Hwang

World Theatre Day 2023: Know its history and significance, share these wishes, quotes and messages

On March 27, the world gets together to acknowledge the contribution of theatre and what the medium has given in many decades of its existence. Indian theatre artists like Saurabh Shukla, Dilnaz Irani, and Geetanjali Kulkarni speak to WION on World Theatre Day as they speak about their love for theatre, what it means for them and how it has adapted to changing ecosystem of entertainment.&nbsp;

Saurabh Shukla, who was last seen in Zee theatre's Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai and is also a famous film personality equated the importance of theatre with life. He said, “As a theatrist, it has the same importance as life” and added that he includes audiences in the term “theatrist”. For Dilnaz Irani, “theatre offers more than what a drama school, academic studies, a workshop, or a film set can teach you. A theatre project gives you an experience that nothing else can match. It's not just the actual craft that you learn but also commitment, hard work, camaraderie and synergy that turns colleagues into your family.” Meanwhile, for Geetanjali Kulkarni, “theatre is very important because it's an organic medium of expression for humanity and it is the oldest form of telling stories. Even when language was not developed, through sounds, body language, expressions, and gestures, the human race always wanted to share their experiences and stories.” She added, “It is also very important in today's time because it channelises our emotions, it gives a way to our expression, questioning ourselves, society, the system, relationships, traditions. So I think that catharsis is needed for any society.”&nbsp;

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Dilnaz Irani was seen in Zee Theatre’s Shireen Shah. She feels that out of all mediums, theatre is the most powerful of them all in tandem with cinema. “It really depends on the content. If the content offered by the theatre is great then yes, of course, it's going to be more powerful, but the same holds true for cinema as well. &nbsp;Much as I love theatre, and owe so much to my theatrical experiences, I still feel it would be a bit biased of me to choose only theatre above all other art forms.”

Saurabh Shukla, however, answered this differently. He explained with an example and said, “There's a wonderful sequence in a film called Fame by director Alan Parker where a student in an art school dabbles in different art forms. When he goes to dancing classes, he is told this is the best form of art. When he goes to drama classes, &nbsp;he is told that theatre is the amalgamation of all arts on one platform. And finally, when he goes to the music class, the music teacher says that music beats all other art forms. So, if I'm doing theatre, then of course for me, theatre is the highest form of art but the same holds true for poetry, music, dance, painting, and cinema. So whatever your chosen discipline is, it becomes the best form of &nbsp;self-expression.”

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Without taking sides, Geetanjali said, “It (theatre) leaves an impact on the audience. I have worked with children, and to read and to write, we used theatre as a medium and it not only helps to connect with the audience. It creates that world and that world helps for catharsis. It leaves an impact. In fact, there are many studies that also say that theater has helped them in many different ways, helped people going through depression, and they've done theatre with criminals in jails and it has helped them. So I think it's a very good way of channelising your emotions.”&nbsp;

A prominent face in films and TV, Geetanjali is also a part of Zee Theatre’s Piya Behrupiya. On whether theatre gives more space for radical, feminist stories than cinema, she said, “It depends who does it, why you do theatre and where you do theatre— if you are doing political theatre if you're doing theatre for the community, then it can create space for questioning the system. Theatre is not an expensive medium, it is easier to do theatre, and it has the capacity to be more, to reach out to people without much investment, so financially, it is more viable. It has the power to reach out to communities. Cinema, because it's dependent on a lot of things, it is difficult to make a film. Theatre is more accessible, more viable, more available.”

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On how theatre is adapting to the changing times, Dilnaz said, “I think the perfect example of how theatre as a medium is adapting and evolving to keep up with the changing times is &nbsp;Zee theatre. The fact that now a play can be recorded and is accessible to so many more people is incredible. Post the pandemic, people want to just sit at home and watch stuff and today Zee Theatre is beaming plays right into their living rooms.” As for Saurabh, he had a more philosophical answer to this. He added, “I'm not an analyst, so I'm not the right person to answer that. I'm a practitioner so I just keep living. It's like asking a human being how life has changed over a thousand years. You won't be able to figure it out. Yes, of course, you have &nbsp;history to refer to and of course, the evolution of life itself is based on change but only some historian or analyst can analyse the extent of that change accurately.”

Meanwhile, Geetanjali said, “It's a very simple and easy way of expressing and telling the story. It just needs one performer and one spectator and you do theatre, there is no need for anything else. So I think it is more important in today's time when we are very much dependent on technology and modern appliances.”

The artists believe that the medium of theatre “has survived because of its immediacy and potency. Theatre is a performing art, it's a medium of direct communication to the audience because the audience comes into theatre or into a space where theatre is being done and gets directly impacted, affected, and communicated to. An extremely effective and energized interaction happens between the audience and the actor.”

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On March 27, the world gets together to acknowledge the contribution of theatre and what the medium has given in many decades of its existence. Indian theatre artists like Saurabh Shukla, Dilnaz Irani, and Geetanjali Kulkarni speak to WION on World Theatre Day as they speak about their love for theatre, what it means for them and how it has adapted to changing ecosystem of entertainment.

On March 27, the world gets together to acknowledge the contribution of theatre and what the medium has given in many decades of its existence. Indian theatre artists like Saurabh Shukla, Dilnaz Irani, and Geetanjali Kulkarni speak to WION on World Theatre Day as they speak about their love for theatre, what it means for them and how it has adapted to changing ecosystem of entertainment. Saurabh Shukla, who was last seen in Zee theatre's Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai and is also a famous film personality equated the importance of theatre with life. He said, “As a theatrist, it has the same importance as life” and added that he includes audiences in the term “theatrist”. For Dilnaz Irani, “theatre offers more than what a drama school, academic studies, a workshop, or a film set can teach you. A theatre project gives you an experience that nothing else can match. It's not just the actual craft that you learn but also commitment, hard work, camaraderie and synergy that turns colleagues into your family.” Meanwhile, for Geetanjali Kulkarni, “theatre is very important because it's an organic medium of expression for humanity and it is the oldest form of telling stories. Even when language was not developed, through sounds, body language, expressions, and gestures, the human race always wanted to share their experiences and stories.” She added, “It is also very important in today's time because it channelises our emotions, it gives a way to our expression, questioning ourselves, society, the system, relationships, traditions. So I think that catharsis is needed for any society.” Dilnaz Irani was seen in Zee Theatre’s Shireen Shah. She feels that out of all mediums, theatre is the most powerful of them all in tandem with cinema. “It really depends on the content. If the content offered by the theatre is great then yes, of course, it's going to be more powerful, but the same holds true for cinema as well. Much as I love theatre, and owe so much to my theatrical experiences, I still feel it would be a bit biased of me to choose only theatre above all other art forms.” Saurabh Shukla, however, answered this differently. He explained with an example and said, “There's a wonderful sequence in a film called Fame by director Alan Parker where a student in an art school dabbles in different art forms. When he goes to dancing classes, he is told this is the best form of art. When he goes to drama classes, he is told that theatre is the amalgamation of all arts on one platform. And finally, when he goes to the music class, the music teacher says that music beats all other art forms. So, if I'm doing theatre, then of course for me, theatre is the highest form of art but the same holds true for poetry, music, dance, painting, and cinema. So whatever your chosen discipline is, it becomes the best form of self-expression.” Without taking sides, Geetanjali said, “It (theatre) leaves an impact on the audience. I have worked with children, and to read and to write, we used theatre as a medium and it not only helps to connect with the audience. It creates that world and that world helps for catharsis. It leaves an impact. In fact, there are many studies that also say that theater has helped them in many different ways, helped people going through depression, and they've done theatre with criminals in jails and it has helped them. So I think it's a very good way of channelising your emotions.” A prominent face in films and TV, Geetanjali is also a part of Zee Theatre’s Piya Behrupiya. On whether theatre gives more space for radical, feminist stories than cinema, she said, “It depends who does it, why you do theatre and where you do theatre— if you are doing political theatre if you're doing theatre for the community, then it can create space for questioning the system. Theatre is not an expensive medium, it is easier to do theatre, and it has the capacity to be more, to reach out to people without much investment, so financially, it is more viable. It has the power to reach out to communities. Cinema, because it's dependent on a lot of things, it is difficult to make a film. Theatre is more accessible, more viable, more available.” On how theatre is adapting to the changing times, Dilnaz said, “I think the perfect example of how theatre as a medium is adapting and evolving to keep up with the changing times is Zee theatre. The fact that now a play can be recorded and is accessible to so many more people is incredible. Post the pandemic, people want to just sit at home and watch stuff and today Zee Theatre is beaming plays right into their living rooms.” As for Saurabh, he had a more philosophical answer to this. He added, “I'm not an analyst, so I'm not the right person to answer that. I'm a practitioner so I just keep living. It's like asking a human being how life has changed over a thousand years. You won't be able to figure it out. Yes, of course, you have history to refer to and of course, the evolution of life itself is based on change but only some historian or analyst can analyse the extent of that change accurately.” Meanwhile, Geetanjali said, “It's a very simple and easy way of expressing and telling the story. It just needs one performer and one spectator and you do theatre, there is no need for anything else. So I think it is more important in today's time when we are very much dependent on technology and modern appliances.” The artists believe that the medium of theatre “has survived because of its immediacy and potency. Theatre is a performing art, it's a medium of direct communication to the audience because the audience comes into theatre or into a space where theatre is being done and gets directly impacted, affected, and communicated to. An extremely effective and energized interaction happens between the audience and the actor.” WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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World Theatre Day 2023: Know its history and significance, share these wishes, quotes and messages

World Theatre Day: Theatre veterans speak to WION on the power of the medium