Rr. “Qemal Stafa”; Nr. 476
Tirana
Albania
- Arts
- Heritage
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
1. The National Center of the Mediterranian Theatre, Tirana is Private non-profit foundation with a staff of 5 permanent employed persons, and 6 partners. 2. The budgetary resources available in a year goes nearly 72.000 Euro. 3. The sources of funding are: -Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports - Municipality of Saranda - ProCredit Bank -Prohelvetia - Coca Cola 4. The sucessful organisation of ninth editions of the International Theatre Festival ”Butrinti 2000”.; Different workshops for the Theatre issues; Seminars for the cultural heritage, etc. 5. Partners: Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports, Butrinti Foundation; National Park of Butrinti; The International Institute of the Mediterranian Theatre Madrid, Spain; NETA (New European Theatre Action), The foreign Embassies etc. 6. A tour with all the artists from different countries in tourism and archaeology city, promoting the Albanian cultural values.”Butrinti 2000”.
- Cultural integration of our country in the European cultures. - Direct contribution in developing the cultural tourism. - Confrontation of the composition with the contemporary theatre - Promoting the cultural tourism values of our country. - Exchanging different experiences in the theatre field and elsewhere. - Bring to attention of the international organizations engagement, concerning the development of the Albanian art, culture, tourism and archaeology - Showing the best traditional values of our country
1. The organisation of the International Theatre Festival ”Butrinti 2000”.; 2. Pictures exposition with young artists from different countries; 3. Concert with the traditional and the folk groups from Albania. 4. Participation in International festivals : Madrid Sud Festival; Bitef Festival,Belgrade; Artist’s spring Festival, Monpelie, France; Ohrid Summer Festival, MESS Festival Sarajevo; etc. The National Center of The Mediterranian Theatre, in collaboration with The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports and the Municipality of Saranda, succeeded to create a new cultural institution with special values. From nine years and on this institution called The International Festival of Theatre “Butrinti 2000”, has presented its editions with much success. Many professional troupes, from different countries of World, England, Italy, France, Greece, USA, Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine, Spain, Hungary, Netherland, Sweden, Macedonia, Kosovo, Switzerland, Germany, have participated in this event. It is organised in one of the magnificient places of Mediterranian, in the antique theatre of Butrint, Saranda, and is aprecciated from the participiants, the invited people from the inside and outside the country. It is also aprecciated from media, too, as an activity of europian parameters. In the magic scene of Butrint have had the chance to perform nearly 1950 artist from the participating countries. The shows has been attended by nearly 37.500 Albanian and foreign spectators. Being in the touristic season, there will be many foreign tourists. Already this event has taken the integration passport, opening so a precious view to all the Albanian artists, to be in contact with the contemporary world theatre, also providing a direct help in the promotion of the cultural tourism.