List of theatre festivals explained

Theatre festivals are amongst the earliest types of festival. Classical Greek theatre was associated with religious festivals dedicated to Dionysus, called the City Dionysia. The medieval mystery plays were presented at the major Christian feasts. Theatre as an everyday part of life is a comparatively recent phenomenon.

In recent years, theatre festivals have been established to promote various types of theatre, such as the works of William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. Many festivals, such as those in the fringe theatre movement, promote the work of beginning playwrights (called "new writing") and performers.

This is a list of theatre festivals around the world:

Theatre festivals

NameEst.CityRegionCountryType
2004ManchesterEnglandAnnual (Around 24 July)
Adelaide Festival of Arts1960[1] AdelaideSouth Australia
Avignon Festival1947AvignonAnnual (July)
Athens Festival1955Athens, EpidaurusAnnual (May-October)
Belgrade International Theatre Festival1967BelgradeAnnual
Biennale Teatro1934VeniceAnnual (July-August)
Contemporary American Theater Festival1991ShepherdstownWest VirginiaAnnual (July)
Dublin Theatre Festival1957Dublin IrelandAnnual
Edinburgh International Festival1947EdinburghScotlandAnnual (August)
Fajr International Theater Festival1983Annual
The International Kurdish Theater Festival1999SaqqezIran,Annual
FEDU2015Sarajevo Bosnia and HerzegovinaAnnual
Harare International Festival of the Arts1999Harare Zimbabwe
Guwahati Theatre Festival2016GuwahatiAssamAnnual
International Festival of Children's Theatres1994SuboticaVojvodinaInternational
2008ThrissurKerala IndiaAnnual
International Thespian FestivalLincolnNebraskaAnnual
Intiman Theatre Festival1972SeattleWashingtonAnnual
Joakimfest2006City of Kragujevac
Juventafest2013Sarajevo
Last Frontier Theatre Conference1995 ValdezAlaska
Malta Festival Poznan1991PoznańGreater Poland PolandAnnual (June)
MasterWorks Festival1997CedarvilleOhioAnnual
MESS International Theatre Festival1960Sarajevo Bosnia and HerzegovinaAnnual
National Arts Festival1974GrahamstownEastern Cape South AfricaAnnual
Natyanjali1981South India India
Pacific Playwrights Festival1998Costa MesaCaliforniaAnnual three day festival
Salzburg Festival1920Salzburg AustriaAnnual (Jul-Aug)
Shaw Festival1962Niagara-on-the-LakeOntarioAnnual (April–September)
Short+Sweet2002Sydney (flagship)Worldwide AustraliaAnnual
Stratford Festival1953StratfordOntario CanadaAnnual
Sibiu International Theatre Festival1993SibiuTransylvania RomaniaAnnual
Short Theatre Festival (part of Oradea International Theatre Festival)1976OradeaTransylvania RomaniaAnnual
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre2009Tbilisi GeorgiaAnnual (September–October)
Toronto Fringe Festival1983TorontoOntario CanadaAnnual
United Solo Theatre Festival2010New York CityNew YorkAnnual (Fall)
Williamstown Theatre Festival1954WilliamstownMassachusettsAnnual (Summer)
Zürcher Theater Spektakel1980ZürichAnnual
Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools (FETABI)2012BilbaoBasque autonomous communityAnnual

SCENE Festival 2023 Cameroon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 10, 2014. 1960 Adelaide.

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