On behalf of the Turkish State Theatres General Directorate, Trabzon State Theatre has the honour to announce the 21st edition of the “International Blacksea Theatre Festival”, held from 2-15 May 2020 in Trabzon.
Our festival has hosted 85 companies till 2006 and has expanded its scope with different groups from other countries in recent years. The purpose aimed at festival is to build a mutual way for joint projects by providing an exchange of directors, actors/actresses and technical staff to improve the multicultural understanding and bilateral cooperation. Beside their main theatre performances, the groups or persons can also propose workshops and outdoor performances like street theatre, street events, dance shows or concerts etc.
Trabzon State Theatre will cover the expenses including accommodation and food. Attached you will find the application form including information about the conditions of participation. Please note that applications without a DVD / CD / VCD record will not be taken into evaluation by the festivals selection committee and that the deadline is 15 February 2020.
Our festival is meant to be a step towards establishing future cooperation between our theater companies and countries. I believe that your participation will be a valuable asset to our festival and initiate this mutual collaboration.
Sincerely,
MUSTAFA KURT
General & Art Director
Turkish State Theatres