Shanghai Declaration

Shanghai Declaration

30 March 2008

Based on the Resolution passed by the 4th World Conference of Theatre School Directors and the Resolution adopted by the 31st World Congress of the International Theatre Institute, in Manila, Philippines, in May 2006;

16 higher education theatre schools have come together, at the invitation of the UNESCO Chair of the International Theatre Institute, and of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, for the first Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Theatre School Directors, and have considered this initiative to be opportune and useful to academic cooperation in the field of theatre.

These schools have come together to create two regional organisms:

- The Asia-Pacific Administration Board of the UNESCO Chair-ITI [APAB] as a representative of the International Administration Board of the UNESCO Chair-ITI for this region
- The Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau of the UNESCO Chair-ITI [APB], as a decentralized and executive structure of the UNESCO Chair-ITI in this region, based at Shanghai Theatre Academy.

The first Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Theatre School Directors resolved that in June 2009, the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Beijing, will co-host its first event tentatively named Asia Pacific Expo of Theatre Schools to include theatre productions, themed workshops, master classes, and research seminars. All member theatre schools have been invited to participate in any aspect. The Asia Pacific Expo of Theatre Schools will also include a regional conference where future plans and more details of its organization structures will be discussed and determined.

The participants in the first Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Theatre School Directors consider that the main objectives of their future activities are the advancement of regional cooperation and the adaptation of the strategies and the programs of the UNESCO Chair-ITI to the cultural and academic specificity of the Asia-Pacific region.

The first Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Theatre School Directors resolved to elect India’s National School of Drama, as Chair of The Asia-Pacific Administration Board of the UNESCO Chair-ITI [APAB] ;  China’s National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Japan’s Toho Gakuen of Drama and Music, Korea’s National University of the Arts, as Vice Chairs of the APAB; Shanghai Theatre Academy as its Secretary General.

It further resolved to elect William Huizhu Sun of the Shanghai Theatre Academy as the Director of The Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau of the UNESCO Chair-ITI [APB], Gong Baorong of the Shanghai Theatre Academy as its Deputy Director and He Shouchang of the Shanghai Theatre Academy as its advisor.

The participants in the first Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of Theatre School Directors resolved to come together at least every two years, starting in June 2009, and passed a number of resolutions which will have great benefits to the quality of future theatre in the region.

 
INTERNATIONAL THEATRE INSTITUTE
 UNESCO CHAIR – INTERNATIONAL THEATRE  INSTITUTE   
President,
Dr. Manfred Beilharz

Secretary General
Mr. Tobias Biancone
 President – International Administration Board
Andre Louis Perinetti

Chairholder,
Prof. Corneliu Dumitriu, PhD   

Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau of the UNESCO Chair-ITI  

AUSTRALIA
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART, Sydney
Director,
Prof. Aubrey Mellor

CHINA
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CHINESE THEATRE ARTS, Beijing
President,
Prof. Du Changsheng

CHINA
HONG KONG ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS
Dean,
Prof. David Jiang

CHINA
SHANGHAI THEATRE ACADEMY
President （de facto）,
Prof. Han Sheng

INDIA
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA, New Delhi
Director,
Prof. Anuradha Kapur

INDONESIA
INDONESIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, Yogykarta
Rector,
Prof. Soeprapto Soedjono

JAPAN
TOHO GAKUEN COLLEGE OF DRAMA & MUSIC, Tokyo
Dean,
Risako Ataka

KOREA
KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
OF ARTS, Seoul
Dean,
Prof. Jeong Seop Yoon

MALAYSIA
SCHOOL OF ARTS,
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA, Penang
Dean
A Rahman Mohamed

MONGOLIA
MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF ART AND CULTURE, Ulaan Baatar
Dean/Director of Theatre Art,
Prof. Suvd Namsrai

NEW ZEALAND
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
Associate Professor of Drama
Dr. Murray Edmond

PHILIPPINES
ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY THEATRE ARTS,
Fine Arts Program,
Coordinator of Theater Arts
Prof. Ricardo Abad

PHILIPPINES
ST PAUL UNIVERSITY ,
Quezon City
Director-Nick Lizaso

SINGAPORE
NANYANG ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Singapore
Dean,
Lee Chee Keng

VIETNAM
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PRACTICAL WORKSHOP AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN PERFORMANCE, Hochiminh City
Director,
 Le Quy Duong