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Trans-Forum – Theatre Criticism around the World #6: Slovakia

Wednesday 12 April 2023, 12.00 in the afternoon (GMT) or 20.00 (JST) Close Encounters of the Weird Kind /Are Slovaks “Extratheatrestrials”? What is Trans-Forum? This online forum organised by the AICT/IATC Japanese section aims to initiate a vigorous discussion about theatre criticism with global members to enhance our international partnership. In so doing, we would […]

Free Expression at the Crossroads

As we ponder sharing a message of hope and human connection on World Theatre Day in 2023, our thoughts race across the globe to communities and nations that strain under the yoke of oppression and aggression. Some wring their hands and say, “So sad, but, ah, nothing to be done. Let us hope for better […]

Proposal for a Workshop for Young Theater Critics at the International Theatre Festival in Varna

The AICT proposes a workshop for young theater critics to be held from June 4 to June 9, 2023 (arrival on June 4, departure on June 9) in Varna, Bulgaria, thanks to the hosting and support of the International Theatre Festival “Varna Summer” (www.viafest.org) . You can now, as soon as possible, apply for one […]

In Memoriam: Georges Banu

21 January 2023 Dear IATC Friends Throughout the Globe, It is my sad task to notify you that the great Romanian and French critic, Georges Banu, has passed from this life at the age of 79 after battling a grievous illness. Our Honorary President was one of the truly great minds of global theatre in […]

Keynote speech by AICT-IATC Vice-President Jean-Pierre Han on the 4th Transforum

On October 8, AICT-IATC Vice-President Jean-Pierre Han will give a keynote speech on the 4th Transforum organized by the AICT-IATC Japanese Section. This online forum organised by the AICT/IATC Japanese section aims to initiate a vigorous discussion about theatre criticism with global members to enhance our international partnership. In so doing, we would like to […]

In Memoriam: Ragıp Ertuğrul

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Members of AICT-IATC, and theatre lovers around the world, It is so difficult to find the right words at such moments. Ragıp Ertuğrul, President of the Turkish Theatre Critics Association has passed away at the age of 52. He was too young and too enthusiastic to die! He suffered from lymphatic cancer, and he […]

Workshop for young critics

The International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT/IATC) in cooperation with FAME – Festival where Arts Meet Empowerment, the first edition of which will take place in Brussels, organises a new workshop for young critics that will take place throughout the duration of the event, from 19 to 24 September 2022.  The particularity of this festival, […]

LONGTIME SECRETARY GENERAL OF GLOBAL CRITICS GROUP RETIRES

At the March 12 Executive Committee meeting of the International Association of Theatre Critics (aict-iatc.org), Michel VAÏS, Secretary General of the organization since 1998, announced that he would retire as of that meeting. Dr. VAÏS, a Quebecois who is a fluent speaker and writer in the organization’s two official languages of French and English, had […]

The Light Wings of Dance

By Margareta Sörenson International Dance Day, celebrated April 29, 2022, is marked by wings suddenly given to Ukrainian dancers. When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February, two large Ukrainian dance companies were on tour in France and unable to return home. New tours were quickly arranged in France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. Ballet […]

Building Bridges in a Time of Trial

25 March 2022 By Jeffrey Eric Jenkins One month ago, the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) joined with members of its Russia national section to denounce the aggression of the Russian government against the sovereign state of Ukraine. The IATC is an organization of critics and scholars dedicated to advocacy for freedom of expression, […]