When in 1997, the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute (CCOITI) decided, after a suggestion by the then director, Nicos Shafkalis, to launch the “International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama”, it was motivated by one ambition: to give ancient Greek drama a wider presence in the theatrical activities of the island and thus to contribute to the building of theatrical sensibility among the people, by offering them entertainment of a multi-cultural nature and high aesthetic standards.

Theater op de Markt (TodM) is an international festival for circus, site-specific and open-air theatre. TodM organizes a summer festival in the even years in Hasselt, and an autumn festival focusing on circus theatre in the odd years in Limburg’s Dommelhof Neerpelt cultural centre. These festival formats present both international established artists and regional and European upcoming talent. TodM also has a long tradition of presenting co-productions created in residency during the year.

The international contemporary dance festival Interplay has played close attention to the new languages of contemporary dance since 2000. Every year it presents the best new and emerging work‚ offering performances both in theatres and in urban areas of Turin‚ by artists and companies from Italy and around the world, such as Germany, Canada‚ Israel and Japan. Interplay is the only Italian festival included in the international networks CQD-Ciudades Que Danzan‚ Les Repérages and Dance Roads.