International
Theatre Institute (UNESCO), Paris
"I'm honored to
have been asked by the International Theatre Institute ITI at UNESCO to give this
greeting commemorating the 50th anniversary of World Theatre Day. I will
address my brief remarks to my fellow theatre workers, peers and comrades.
Message of the 50th
anniversary of World Theatre Day: 27 March 2012
-John Malkovich,
Actor & Director, USA
May your work be
compelling and original. May it be profound, touching, contemplative, and unique.
May it help us to reflect on the question of what it means to be human, and may
that reflection be blessed with heart, sincerity, candor, and grace. May you
overcome adversity, censorship, poverty and nihilism, as many of you will most
certainly be obliged to do. May you be blessed with the talent and rigor to
teach us about the beating of the human heart in all its complexity, and the
humility and curiosity to make it your life's work. And may the best ofyou -
for it will only be the best of you, and even then only in the rarest and
briefest moments -succeed in framing that most basic of questions, "how do
we live?" Godspeed."
- John Malkovich
*Circulated by
Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA)
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