Aims, Objectives and the Guiding Principles
The purpose of the Pakistan National Centre of the ITI is to promote exchange of knowledge and practice in theatre arts (Drama, Dance, Music theatre) in order to consolidate peace and friendship, to deepen mutual understanding, increase creative co-operation between all people of Pakistan in the theatre arts. Theatre professionals can be members of the
Pakistan National Centre of the ITI (actors, dancers, musicians, puppeteers, directors, stage designers, theatrologists, researchers, theatre critics, playwrights and translators)
The guiding principles of the Centre are:
1. To abide by the Charter of the ITI and the organisation’s core values, namely inspiration, inclusiveness, collaboration and transparency;
2. Share the UNESCO goals of mutual understanding and peace, and support the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;
3. Represent and support the current community of the performing arts in Pakistan;
4. Be active in the ITI network and have national and international activities
To achieve these aims, the Pakistan National Centre of the ITI shall;
a) encourage activities and creation in the field of the live performing arts (Drama, Dance, Music theatre);
b) aim at an enlargement of the existing collaboration between performing arts disciplines and organizations, both national and international;
c) encourage establishment of provincial and regional chapters of the National Centre in all of Pakistan;
d) collect documents, disseminate all types of information and issue publications in the realm of the performing arts;
e) co-operate actively in the development of the “ Theatre of Nations ” and encourage and co-ordinate the organization of theatrical congresses, workshops and meetings of experts, as well as festivals, exhibitions and competitions, both on regional and interregional levels;
f) defend the free development of the performing arts and contribute to the protection of the rights of performing arts professionals.
