At the heart of the International Theatre Institute's mandate is the idea of communication between theatre professionals. The effective realization of this international communication responsibility is the mission given to the ITI's Communication Committee when it was first conceived in 1979. That year, a Study Committee was formed, with two branches, one focussing on theatre training and the other on the problems of international theatre communication and publication. In 1985 two separate committees, the Theatre Training Committee and the Publication Committee were established. The latter, 1987 subsequently renamed the Communication Committee, consists of editors of international theatre journals and magazines, theatre book publishers and theatre information specialists such as dramaturges and publicists. It has held a number of seminars in different parts of the world aimed at identifying needs in the field of theatre publishing and improving the exchange of information among theatre professionals.

Under the Committee's guidance, the World Theatre Directory has developed from a simply produced Information guide to an internet database, containing factual material on the various international theatre organizations as well as lists of key theatre-related names and addresses submitted by the national centres of the ITI.

The Communication Committee is also responsible for the biennial international theatre yearbook, The World of Theatre, with articles on the most recent theatre seasons in over 50 countries and a chronological list of all ITI activities between its world congresses.

Communications Committee Secretariat:
Mr. Heino Byrgesen (Denmark/ Head of Drama Production, Danmarks Radio)
Rosenorns Alle 22
1999 Frederiksberg C
Denmark
Tel: +45 35 20 59 49
Fax: +45 35 20 60 49 & +45 33 15 03 01
E - mail: hob@dr.dk

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