CONCLUSIONS OF THE MINISTERS OF CULTURE MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 14 November 1991 on the promotion of theatrical events in 1993 (91/C 314/03)

The Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council note that 1993 will mark the bicentenary of the death of Carlo Goldoni and the four hundredth anniversary of the death of Christopher Marlowe.

These anniversaries could be marked by a series of events connected with the theatre in the Member States, in the context of the follow-up to their resolution of 7 June 1991 on the development of the theatre in Europe (1).

These could concern the following:

1. the calling of a European conference on the theatre in Italy in 1993, on the occasion of the bicentenary of the death of Carlo Goldoni;

2. special encouragement in 1993 of theatrical co-productions among producers of the various Member States;

3. promotion of closer contacts between theatrical schools in Europe, including the intensification of exchanges of teachers and students in 1993;

4. organization, if possible at the beginning of the 1993/94 theatrical season in each Member State, of an 'open door' evening of European theatres, so as to encourage a better understanding by the public of the world of theatre;

5. special efforts in 1993 concerning the above in relation to theatres in Central and Eastern Europe.

The actions should take place in full consultation and cooperation with international organizations, such as the Council of Europe, as well as with European and national professional bodies concerned with the theatre.

The Ministers invite the Commission to give all possible assistance in the preparation of such special theatrical events in 1993.

(1) OJ No C 188, 19. 7. 1991.