ITI - Journal

The ITI Journal features national and international authors from academia and artistic practice who report on the performing arts in a transnational context, cultural policy or cultural discourses in a broader sense.

Despite the Circumstances: On Keeping Going and Striving for Connections
  • Interview
  • ITI Academy
  • Theater of the World
  • Jun 24, 2026
Despite the Circumstances: On Keeping Going and Striving for Connections

A conversation on the approaches and aims of the ITI Academy.

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More luxury
  • Article
  • Theater of the World
  • Media Library for Dance and Theater
  • Jun 16, 2026
More luxury

Christine Henniger examines the international festival THEATER DER WELT as a catalyst for cultural, social and urban developments.

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Von Brettern & Welten
  • Podcast
  • Apr 17, 2026
Von Brettern & Welten

Discover Theatres and Spaces through listening. A podcast of the International Theatre Institute Germany

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The Time of Automatic Sympathy is Over
  • Interview
  • International Cooperation
  • War & Crisis
  • Transformation
  • Feb 12, 2026
The Time of Automatic Sympathy is Over

ITI Director Dr Juliane Zellner in conversation with Yvonne Büdenhölzer, Dr Gesche Joost and Gitte Zschoch about the opportunities and challenges of international cultural work.

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Climate dramaturgy
  • Article
  • International Cooperation
  • Care
  • War & Crisis
  • Sustainability
  • Transformation
  • Mar 12, 2025
Climate dramaturgy

Zoë Svendsen's understanding of a climate dramaturgy argues in favour of combining artistic goals with responsibility for people and the environment.

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The Promise of Care
  • Article
  • Care
  • Intersectionality
  • Feminism
  • Feb 6, 2025
The Promise of Care

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CARE PRACTICES IN ARTIVISM IN PERU
  • Article
  • Decolonization
  • Care
  • Feminism
  • Nov 15, 2024
CARE PRACTICES IN ARTIVISM IN PERU

Activist Alex D. Loo on the need for collective care, fear as a resource and dealing with conflict.

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On Cultural Mobility and Environmental Sustainability: A decolonial and intersectional approach
  • Article
  • Decolonization
  • Sustainability
  • Theater of the World
  • Mobility
  • Apr 4, 2024
On Cultural Mobility and Environmental Sustainability: A decolonial and intersectional approach

Ukhona Ntsali Mlandu's perspective on environmental sustainability focuses on concepts such as solidarity, care, hospitality and justice.

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Theater der Welt - a reality check in terms of sustainability
  • Interview
  • Decolonization
  • Sustainability
  • Theater of the World
  • Mobility
  • Mar 28, 2024
Theater der Welt - a reality check in terms of sustainability

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Now I Reach Out My Detached Hand to You, Will You Accept Me?
  • Article
  • ITI Academy
  • Jul 10, 2023
Now I Reach Out My Detached Hand to You, Will You Accept Me?

Dora Yuemin Cheng shines a light on the new generation of Chinese female theatre artists and their entanglement with digital reality in China.

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WE NEED EACH OTHER TO CREATE CHANGE
  • Interview
  • ITI Academy
  • Transformation
  • Jul 10, 2023
WE NEED EACH OTHER TO CREATE CHANGE

Anastasija Bräuniger, Faisal Kiwewa, Bettina Sluzalek and Malin Nagel reflect on the first edition of the ITI Academy and explore perspectives for the further development of the programme.

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THE YEAR I DISCOVERED LIFE AGAIN
  • Article
  • War & Crisis
  • Exile
  • Feb 20, 2023
THE YEAR I DISCOVERED LIFE AGAIN

The Russian critic Alla Shenderova asks herself and colleagues in exile and in Russia about a possible future and what it means to be Russian now.

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