Bitef

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ISTORIJAT Bitef slavi pedesetogodišnjicu I velikodušno je pozvao Međunarodno udruženje pozorišnih kritičara da svoj 28. kongres održi u Beogradu, No, lATC bi isto tako mogao da se pridruži rođendanskom slavlju jer je to i njegova šezdesetogodišnjica, Štaviše, prestižna nagrada Talija, koju dodeljuje Udruženje, takođe puni deset godina. Danas je Međunarodno udruženje pozorišnih kritičara zaista međunarodno u savremenom smislu te reči pošto okupija preko 3000 kritičara iz oko 75 zemalja, u nacionalnim ill regionalnim udruženjima I kao pojedinačne članove ill saradnike.

lATC je osnovan 1956. godine u Parizu kao nastavak prvog međunarodnog kružoka kritičara iz 26 zemalja. lATC je brzo rastao i razvio sistem rada s konferencijama i simpozijima, nudeći veoma cenjene seminare za mlade i nove pozorišne kritičare. Tokom godina mnogi mladi profesionalci mogii su da se sreću u raznim delovima sveta i grade vlastite mreže međunarodnih veza. Uobičajeno, svake godine se organizuju po dva seminara

x ABOUT lATC AND IT’S ACTIVITIES

HISTORY Celebrating its 50 th anniversary, Bitef has generously invited the International Association of Theatre Critics to hold its 28 th congress in Belgrade. But lATC could just as well be joining the birthday celebration for its own 60 th anniversary. Moreover beyond these, the coveted Thalia Prize, presented by the Association, is also having its 10 th anniversary.

Today, the International Association of Theatre Critics truly is international in the modern sense of the word, with over 3,000 critics from about 75 countries, either gathered in their own national or regional associations or joined as individual members or associates.

lATC was founded in 1956 in Paris, as a continuation of the first international circle of critics from 26 countries. lACT grew rapidly, and developed a pattern of working with conferences and symposia, as well as offering the much-valued seminars for young and emerging theatre critics. Over the years, many young professionals

za miade kritičare sa po dvanaest Hi više polaznika. Radni jezici svih aktivnosti lATC su engleski i francuski.

CRITICAL STAGES / SCENES CRITIQUES / KRITIČKE SCENE Važan deo rada lATC uvek je bio da prati I komentariše međunarodnu kritiku, pa je stoga najnovija delatnost Udruženja internet časopis koji se objavljuje dvaput godišnje i dostupan je čitaocima širom sveta: Critical Stages /Scenes critiques. Svako ko želi da bude u toku s pozorišnim životom u bilo kom delu sveta nad će zlatni rudnik u on-line delovanju časopisa. Najnovije izdanje je iz jula ove godine, a tema je Dance (Pies).

NAGRADATALIJA Na vanrednom kongresu lATC, održanom 2006, povodom njegove pedesetogodišnjice, prvi put je predstavljena nagrada Taiija.

Nagrada, čiji je velikodušni sponzor rumunska Shakespeare Foundation iz Krajove, u obliku je štapa na čijem vrhu se nalazi srebrna figurina grčke muze komedije po kojoj nosi ime. Dodeljuje se svake druge godine nekom ko je u svojim napisima, po mišijenju Udruženja, izazvao prome-

have been able to meet in different parts of the world and build their own networks of international contacts. Normally, two seminars for young critics are organized every year, each with a dozen participants or more. The working languages of all lATC activities are English and French.

CRITICAL STAGES / SCENES CRITIQUES To observe and comment on international criticism has always been an important part of IATC’s work, and the newest activity of the Association is its web journal, published twice a year and available to a worldwide readership: Critical Stages/Scenes critiques. Anyone wishing to get an update on theatre life in any part of the world will find a golden treasure in the online archives of the journal. The latest issue was published in July this year, with the Dance as the main topic.

THE THALIA PRIZE In 2006, at an Extraordinary Congress for lATC to celebrate its 50 th anniversary, the Thalia Prize was presented for the first time.

The Prize, generously sponsored by Romania’s Craiova