Theatrum Mundi is a centre for research and experimentation in the public culture of cities; based in London and Paris our work spans the UK, Europe and the Mediterranean. Our core mission is to expand the crafts of city-making through the arts – storytelling, performance, sound/music – and to diversify who has a voice in these processes. Our work brings together people with a range of backgrounds and perspectives on cities and culture: artists, activists, architects, urbanists, students, scholars, and community leaders as well as the broader public.
Our core mission is to expand the crafts of city-making through the arts – storytelling, performance and sound – and diversify who has a voice in these processes. We aim to empower individuals and communities to participate in urban development processes through creative methods, supporting them to make innovative and experimental work.
Theatrum Mundi was founded in 2012 by Professor Richard Sennett and Dr. Adam Kaasa. Its genesis is a series of conversations at both NYU and LSE, driven by a curiosity about the links between the crafts of performance and of city-making. Dialogue between artists and urbanists – expanding the scope of both – remains our core, and generates projects combining research and creative experimentation.
The organisation is supported by a network of collaborators, trustees, and advisors. Its intellectual approach is based in the work of Richard Sennett, who acts as chairman of the board of trustees. We receive core funding through a generous grant from James Anderson, and work with other funders on a project-by-project basis. Please contact us here if you are interested in supporting our work.
Theatrum Mundi
c/o Groupwork
15a Clerkenwell Close
London EC1R 0AA
United Kingdom
Charity no: 1174149
Theatrum Mundi
Les Arches Citoyennes
3 avenue Victoria
Paris 75001
France
No. d’assocation: W751251542
