General Secretariat

The Secretariat comprises a Director General appointed by the Executive Council and approved by the General Assembly, for a renewable period of four years, and such staff as may be required, as appointed by the Director General. 

The Director General’s duties are international in nature, with tasks and responsibilities assigned by, and in co-ordination with, the Executive Council or Executive Board, and not by Centres.

The ITI has a liaison office at UNESCO in Paris/France. Its management is based at the ITI Headquarters in Shanghai/China since 2015.

International Theatre Institute ITI
UNESCO
1 Rue Miollis
75732 Paris Cedex 15
France
Fax: +86 21 6236 3053

International Theatre Institute ITI
Headquarters
1332 Xinzha Road, Jing´an,
Shanghai
China 200040
Phone: +86 21 6236 7033
Fax: +86 21 6236 3053
info(at)iti-worldwide.org
www.iti-worldwide.org

Fujairah International Office of ITI
International Theatre Institute ITI
Fujairah Tower, Floor 9, P.O. Box 7444
Fujairah / United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 (0)92 050 213
Fax: +971 (0)92 222 959
Contact: Hessa Al Falasi hessa(at)cpo.fujairah.ae

Shanghai Theatre Academy Office
630 HuaShan Road
Shanghai
China 200040
Phone: +86 21 6236 7033

Members of the General Secretariat


Tobias BIANCONE
Director General ITI
(until September 2025)
 

t.biancone(at)iti-worldwide.org

CHEN Zhongwen
Deputy Director General
 

Director General of ITI
(from September 2025)
chen.zhongwen(at)iti-worldwide.org

TANG Yiming
Operations Manager
 

tang.yiming(at)iti-worldwide.org

CHEN Simin (Nancy)
Communications Manager
 

chen.simin(at)iti-worldwide.org

LIANG Xiaofeng
Project Officer
 

liang.xiaofen(at)iti-worldwide.org