Membership of IATC is normally obtained through the Association’s network of national sections, made up of local associations of theatre critics. A section should have at least ten members (five in the case of countries with less than one million inhabitants). A country may have more than one critics’ association affiliated as an IATC section, though the country itself will have only one vote at IATC Congresses. It is also possible to set up a regional section, made up of critics from neighbouring countries.
For an association of theatre critics to be recognised as an IATC section, its head should send a letter of application to the general secretary of IATC, together with a list of their group’s members. Membership requests have to be approved by the Association’s Executive Committee. The annual subscription for a national section is based on membership, as follows:
5-20 members: 100 euros
21-50 members: 160 euros
51-100 members: 200 euros
101-200 members: 275 euros
201 members and above: 310 euros
It is possible to join the Association as an individual member, but only when there is no national section in your country. Individual membership costs 50 euros a year. Associate membership (with no press card) remains at 30 euros.
For further information on the advantages of IATC membership, and the organisation’s varied activities, you are encouraged to look at the pages of this website, in particular the articles of association, which are to be found in the Statutes section.