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27 March: what is celebrated today
27 March is a date marked by words, the body, and care. The stage, the laboratory, and social awareness all share the spotlight on a day that highlights the power of artistic creation, the importance of scientific collaboration, and the urgent need to continue fighting racism and discrimination. Three different perspectives that, at their core, speak of the same thing: community, dialogue, and shared responsibility.
World Theatre Day
Since 1961, theatre has had its own day in the international cultural calendar. It is not only about celebrating an artistic discipline, but about recognising an ancestral language that has accompanied humanity since its origins. Theatre is an encounter: between actors and spectators, between text and body, between emotion and thought. Each performance is unrepeatable, sustained by the fragility of the here and now.
This day is also marked by the traditional International Message for World Theatre Day, in which a leading figure from the theatre scene reflects on the role of dramatic art in the contemporary world. Over the years, these words have served to remind us that theatre is not a luxury, but a tool for questioning, moving and better understanding the human condition. In times of screens and accelerated consumption, the theatrical experience continues to offer something essential: real presence and shared emotion.
International Day of Linkage between Medical Sciences
Less visible to the general public, but crucial for global health, this day emphasises collaboration between different medical disciplines. Research, innovation and patient care advance when knowledge ceases to be compartmentalised and bridges are built between specialities, institutions and professionals.
This observance reminds us that many current medical advances—from new treatments to health technologies—are the result of joint work. Linkage between medical sciences is not only technical coordination: it is a way of understanding medicine as a collective effort in the service of life and patients’ wellbeing.
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
Although it began on 21 March, this week remains very present on the 27th as a reminder of a persistent reality. Racism and racial discrimination do not belong to the past: they take new forms, seep into social structures and particularly affect vulnerable communities, migrants and minorities.
The week invites us to review history, but also the present. To question prejudices, listen to silenced voices and strengthen commitment to equal rights and human dignity. Solidarity, in this context, is not a symbolic gesture, but a daily practice built through education, justice and memory.