International Theater Day

There are such professional holidays, the "culprits" of which are not so much accepting congratulations, how many themselves make gifts to others - such as the Day of a customs officer , the Day of Information Protection , etc. These include the International Day of Theater - a festival of theatrical art and all that is associated with it.

Those who do not live an active theatrical life may not know when the International Day of Theater is celebrated, as, indeed, about the very existence of the holiday. His history he leads since 1961. Then at the next, IX Congress of the Institute of Theater, it was decided to honor all Melpomene servants annually on a certain day, namely on March 27. So actors, stage directors, costumers, sound technicians, masters of light and representatives of other theatrical professions, including ticket and cloakroom attendants, received a legitimate occasion to congratulate each other on a professional holiday, to hold thematic events and to delight the audience with new productions.

How is International Theater Day celebrated?

Today World Theater Day is celebrated in more than 100 countries of the world, at least where there are representations of the International Theater Institute, and, therefore, the interest in dramatic art has a national dimension. However, this holiday, despite its officiality, is not "pencil", that is, all events associated with it are not official, but entertaining. Such a day is a good reason for all connoisseurs of theatrical skill to come together to honor especially outstanding actors and other stage workers, to look through and then discuss in the theatrical lobby what they have seen and experienced. Meters of the same stage are trying to please their admirers with premieres in the framework of events for the day of the theater. For example, some theaters and studios on the eve or on the day of the festival spend unforgettable "theater nights": after the performance ends and the lights go out, all fans of the theater can go behind the scenes, in the makeup of their favorite actors and communicate with them "profit", as well as visit theater museums and even visit master classes of meters of the stage.

The fact that the relevance of the theater in our days not only does not decrease, but, on the contrary, increases, are witnessed by the full house and heated discussions of theatrical premieres in the press and social networks. Therefore, every year theatrical companies and individual actors strive to please the audience with a gift for the Theater Day - another interesting premiere.