In accordance with its statutes and charter, the German ITI Centre promotes mutual understanding of the world's theatre cultures. It is committed to the freedom of artistic expression and the preservation and development of the cultural diversity of theatrical forms of expression and production.
The world organization of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) was founded in 1947 on the initiative of UNESCO. Today over 80 national centres belong to the network worldwide. As the German Centre, we are committed to the Charter of the world organization of the ITI.
We share UNESCO’s aims of mutual understanding and peace and support the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. The UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) is the foundation of our international work.
Key Principles
1. Equality
In 1948, The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 1 states: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” We shall preserve and implement the principle of equality as a basic right.
2. Equity
Equity is the foundation of our work. We are aware that people have different resources, identities, and abilities. Based on this knowledge, we try to recognise different needs and meet them.
3. Anti-Discrimination
Any behaviour that includes any form of discrimination shall be prohibited. We condemn and take deliberate action against unfair or unequal treatment of individuals or groups based on grounds such as gender, gender expression, race, colour, ethnic or social belonging, origin, genetic features, language, religion/faith or belief, political or social opinion, economic class, disability, age or sexual orientation.
4. Freedom of Expression
Following the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we shall abide by the basic principles of freedom, such as freedom of expression, freedom of belief, freedom of opinion and freedom of thought.
5. Inclusion
We shall ensure that the principle of inclusion is applied. We shall speak out against all forms of exclusion based on discrimination or on consolidating/extending privilege.
We meet the requirements of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative of Transparency International Germany in accordance with our voluntary commitment based on ten trasparency informations.
1. Name, office, address, year of foundation
Zentrum Bundesrepublik Deutschland des Internationalen Theaterinstituts e.V.
Office: Berlin
Address: Mariannenplatz 2, D-10997 Berlin
Year odf foundation: 1955 in Bonn (Federal Republic of Germany)
2. Charter and goals #
3. Tax benefit
Recent tax notification of Finanzamt für Körperschaften I, Berlin (Steuernummer 27/647/52498) as of 15.10.2024 (2021 - 2023)
4. Name and function of key decision-makers #
5. Annual report
Annual Report 2023
6. Staff structure
Office team
7. Financial sources
Annual report 2023, p. 48
8. Information on the use of funds
Annual report 2023, p. 48-51
9. Affiliation with third parties
ITI worldwide in co-operation with national centres and partners.
10. Names of legal entities whose annual payments account for more than 10% of the total annual budget
Public funding for the ITI Center Germany exceeds 90% of annual revenues and comes from funds provided by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Federal States Community / Cultural Foundation of the Federal States and the Federal State of Berlin.