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Launched in 1962, World Theatre Day is recognized annually on March 27th, as an opportunity for theatre professionals, organizations, and audiences to celebrate the value, importance, and contribution of theatre to our society.

It has also become a national rallying cry to policy-makers and stakeholders as to the importance of supporting this sector.

This March PACT in partnership with L’Association des Théâtres Francophones du Canada (ATFC) and the International Association of Theatres for Children and Young People Canada (ASSITEJ Canada) are encouraging theatres and Canadians to ban together and share it's civic impact.

The 2025 World Theatre Canada Ambassador is Senator René Cormier. View and read his message here. You can view his Canadian Message on YouTube here.

Since his appointment to the Senate of Canada, the Honourable René Cormier is committed to defending and

promoting arts and culture, language rights, and human rights. He currently chairs the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages and is a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

Senator Cormier also serves as Vice-Chair of the Canada-Africa and Canada-France Interparliamentary Associations and acts as Second Vice-President for North America on the Open Parliament Network of ParlAmericas. The Honourable René Cormier is a founding member of the Acadian Association of Canadian Parliamentarians (AACP), a friendship group dedicated to strengthening and increasing the political influence of the Acadian people within the Canadian federation. He also cochairs the Canadian Pride Caucus, of which he is a founding member. This caucus is composed of Canadian senators and members of parliament from various groups and political parties.

Prior to his appointment to the Upper Chamber, in addition to his career as an artist and cultural manager, Senator Cormier served as president of numerous national and international organizations including la Commission internationale du théâtre francophone (CITF), la Société Nationale de l'Acadie (SNA), la Fédération culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF), l’Association des théâtres francophones du Canada (ATFC), and the New Brunswick Arts Board.

Recipient of numerous recognitions, Senator Cormier has notably been awarded an honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture from the Université de Moncton, l’Ordre des francophones d’Amérique, and was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France.

World Theatre Day International

Theodoros Terzopoulous is a Theatre Director, Educator, Author, Founder and Artistic Director of the Attis Theatre Company, and Chairman of the International Committee of Theatre Olympics.

Born in 1945, in Makrygialos village, in the Pieria area of Northern Greece. Terzopoulous trained at Kostis Michailidis School of Dramatic Art (Athens, 1965-1967) and completed his studies at the Berliner Ensemble (Berlin, 1973-1976. He served as the Director of the Drama School of the National Theatre of Northern Greece (1981–1983) and as the Artistic Director of the International Meetings of Ancient Drama in Delphi for 15 years.

In 1985, Terzopoulous founded Attis Theatre Group with the trailblazing performance of Euripides' Bacchae, which has radically transformed the way ancient Greek tragedy has been presented, introducing elements of extreme physicality.

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