陶尔米纳古剧院，意大利西西里岛 Ancient theatre of Taormina in Sicily, Italy (© Antonino Bartuccio/eStock Photo)

陶尔米纳古剧院，意大利西西里岛 Ancient theatre of Taormina in Sicily, Italy (© Antonino Bartuccio/eStock Photo)

戏剧演出 The play's the thing

Theatre of Taormina in Sicily

What better place to celebrate World Theatre Day than the Ancient theatre of Taormina, an amphitheater built in the Hellenistic style of the Greeks in the third century BCE. The venue was later expanded by the Romans and is one of the signature sights in the Sicilian town of Taormina. And if you look in the upper-right corner of the photo, that's Mount Etna giving a performance of its own, spewing a little ash and smoke.

The theater is still in use, hosting operas, theatrical productions, and concerts. The beauty of this town, built into a steep hill overlooking the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna, is said to have inspired writers and thinkers both ancient and modern, from Plato to D.H. Lawrence and Truman Capote.

Since 1962 World Theatre Day has been celebrated every March 27th by theatre professionals, organizations, universities and theatre lovers across the continents. Each year a speaker is selected to deliver a message about the importance of theatre and its value to humanity.

西西里岛陶尔米纳剧院

还有什么比陶尔米纳古剧场更好的地方来庆祝世界戏剧日呢？陶尔米纳古剧场是一座建于公元前三世纪的希腊式圆形剧场。后来，罗马人扩建了场地，这是西西里岛陶尔米纳镇的标志性景点之一。如果你看这张照片的右上角，那就是埃特纳山自己的表演，喷出一点灰烬和烟雾。

该剧院仍在使用，举办歌剧、戏剧演出和音乐会。这个小镇建在一座陡峭的小山上，俯瞰爱奥尼亚海和埃特纳山，据说它的美丽给古代和现代的作家和思想家带来了灵感，从柏拉图到D.H.劳伦斯和杜鲁门·卡波特。

自1962年以来，各大洲的戏剧专业人士、组织、大学和戏剧爱好者每年3月27日都庆祝世界戏剧日。每年都会选出一位演讲者来传达戏剧的重要性及其对人类的价值。