Our Mission

To Promote Understanding and Education Through Theatre

There are both National Centre Members and Associate Members of AITA/IATA.

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AITA/IATA IS A NETWORK


AITA/IATA unites and links amateur theatre groups, community theatres and organisations actively working for theatre amateurs and individuals throughout the world who love creating and making theatre in their free time. The people and organisations we connect with engage in theatre activities for children, young people, and adults alike.

AITA/IATA is dedicated to the artistic, cultural and educational rights of human beings across the globe and advocates on behalf of all, regardless of nationality, language, cultural identity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background or religion.

AITA/IATA brings people together by offering meeting places, so that they can share knowledge and practice within the field of theatre in order to deepen understanding, develop practice, create new opportunities and strengthen the global amateur theatre sector.

AITA/IATA relies on the input of its Members on the events they are organising and offers its network in any possible way to make these initiatives visible to the world.

AITA/IATA aims at openness and inclusivity.

EXPLORE AITA/IATA

LIST OF MEMBERS

Explore the list of National Centre Members and Associate Members across the World.

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LIST OF Networks

The AITA/IATA global network has developed alliances based on geographic and/or cultural grounds.

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LIST OF EVENTS

Find out about upcoming events and festivals. Some of the events could be currently receiving applications.

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The AITA/IATA TEAM


The current Council of AITA/IATA asbl were elected at the General Assembly held in Monaco, 23 August 2025.

The role of the Council is to:

➜ Action the decisions of the General Assembly
➜ Manage the administration of the Association
➜ Prepare policy
➜ Prepare potential projects
➜ Prepare programme proposals for consideration by the Council and confirmation by the General Assembly

Meet our Council Members:

Sofia Wegelius - President
president@aitaiata.net
Stephen Tobias - Vice President & Councillor
stephen@saintjohntheatrecompany.com
heidi troi - Vice President & COUNCILLOR heidi_troi@yahoo.de
Patrick Schoenstein - Treasurer
roeleps@yahoo.com
Kelli McLoud-Schingen - councillor
kelli@okworldstage.org
Joke Quaghebeur - Councillor
joke.quaghebeur@opendoek.be
Zsigmond Lakó - Councillor
lakozsigmond@gmail.com
Carlos Taberneiro - Councillor ctaberneiro@yahoo.es
Cândido Carvalhosa Sobreiro - Councillor
sobreirocandido@gmail.com

To support Council with their efforts, AITA/IATA has appointed a secretariat. The role involves managing communication, dealing with membership inquiries and coordinating events. Anne Gilmour, secretariat since 2012 has handed over the role in 2025 to Alexandra Mihály, from Hungary.

Alexandra Mihály - Secretariat
alexandra.mihaly@aitaiata.net / secretariat@aitaiata.net

The General Assembly is AITA/IATA’s highest decision-making body that elects the AITA/IATA Council and formally accepts members proposed by Council.

Official AITA/IATA Festival Cycle

An Official Festival of AITA/IATA is an international and intercontinental event. The majority of participating groups should come from countries other than the host country, with a significant number of groups representing other continents.

Official Festival status is granted by the AITA/IATA Council to events that meet the requirements set out in the Festival Handbook (guidelines for organising a world festival and world congress).

Adult Festivals

The official AITA/IATA adult festival cycle follows an alternating pattern:

The Mondial du Théâtre in Monaco takes place every odd-numbered fourth year (last one took place in 2025).

The AITA/IATA International Festival in other countries takes place every odd-numbered two years after Monaco, hosted by a member country.

Children’s Festivals

The official AITA/IATA children’s festival cycle is organised every even-numbered two years.

Every second edition is hosted in Lingen, Germany, as the World Festival of Children’s Theatre. The alternating editions may be hosted by another member country, subject to approval by the AITA/IATA Council and compliance with the official festival guidelines.

Timeline of Upcoming AITA/IATA Festivals

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