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  • Yannick Boudeau, Executive Committee of ASSITEJ
    Yannick Boudeau,  Executive Committee of ASSITEJ

    How I got regenerated

    Theatre has always been for me more than an artistic experience. It is also a social and cultural act, a moment of sharing, a moment full of magic and emotions.
    In mid-August I had the pleasure of attending the preview of a show for 13+. There were 25 teenagers in the room and some adults.
    Because of COVID, I hadn't been to a show for this age group for a long time. So I was delighted to be there. I had been told that the theme was heavy. Indeed, the show talks about family and the unspoken, about death, about words that liberate. There are also many other things in it.

    Theatre has always been for me more than an artistic experience. It is also a social and cultural act, a…

  • Jon Dafydd–Kidd
    Member of the Executive Committee of ASSITEJ
    Jon Dafydd–Kidd

    What are our superpowers?

    Each three years cycle of ASSITEJ is structured around a Dramaturgy. The Executive Committee have been exploring the many elements that pull together and need consideration to build this narrative. There have been rich conversations about experiences of the last cycle and what is needed as we continue to grow through our varied experiences of the pandemic.

    Click to hear the text Each three years cycle of ASSITEJ is structured around a Dramaturgy. The Executive Committee have…

  • Lalu Mokuku, Executive Committee
    Lalu Mokuku, Executive Committee

    DEFYING PHOKOJWE’S TRICKS, HAVING THE LAST LAUGH

    As artists we need to provide images to counter the images of violence that we see in our streets or in the media. Let’s listen to the voices of children.
    From South Africa, Ntalo-khanyisa Lerato Motsieloa Silindane (5) shares that “hands are for hugging, not for pushing, not for beating, not for punching or pushing or smacking”.

    阅读中文 | 日本語で読む Once there was Phokojwe (the Fox). He threatened Leeba (the Dove) that he would eat her children…

  • Bebê de Soares
    Vice President
    Bebê de Soares

    It is time for solidarity

    International fair cooperation, sustainability goals and what all this has to do with equity.

    The past year exposed the instability of artists globally, and as time went by, we observed that some countries created tools and disposed resources to help TYA artists who were forbidden or denied work for over a year. This was urgent and we can only be grateful for that. It is important though, not to lose from our sight the dramatic condition of artists in the Global South, and the emergency situation they are exposed to.

    International fair cooperation, sustainability goals and what all this has to do with equity. The past year exposed the instability…

  • Emilie Robert, Executive Committee
    Emilie Robert, Executive Committee

    Incipient Excitement

    An incipient excitement can be felt in many theatres, cinemas and museums in France these days: the third lockdown is over now and from the 19th, the audience will be able to return. The capacities in the venues and all kind of rooms will be very limited (35% of the usual ones) and the COVID rules will be heavy, but arts and culture are fully back at last!
    Meanwhile, in some parts of the world, artists are still deeply in the COVID crisis, as in India or in South America.

    An incipient excitement can be felt in many theatres, cinemas and museums in France these days: the third lockdown is…

  • Sue Giles
    President of ASSITEJ
    Sue Giles

    Two currents mingle

    After the Congress Closing Ceremony I went to a wedding that took place where two waters meet - the river flowing into the sea the sea flowing back into the river. This particular spot is dangerous; shallow and turbulent and with a deceptively strong current, and people have drowned here. But the mingling of the waters at this point also creates the most nutrient rich water.

    After the Congress Closing Ceremony I went to a wedding that took place where two waters meet – the river…

  • François Fogel
    Vice-president of ASSITEJ
    François Fogel

    Kintsugi

    Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery by filling the breaks with a blend of laquer and gold. Silver and platinum can also be used. Beyond the gesture, which requires great mastery, this technique engages the imagination of the craftsman, his sense of life. Thanks to it, the history of the object acquires a new meaning, it becomes more unique, more precious. For this reason, Kinstugi is often used as a metaphor of resilience.

    Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery by filling the breaks with a blend of laquer and gold….

  • Stefan Fischer-Fels
    ASSITEJ Executive Committee
    Stefan Fischer-Fels

    To a year full of hope

    The craziest year of my life ends, this year of the pandemic which infected the social and cultural life everywhere. Children were much too often forgotten or seen as “learning machines”. The rights of children to participate in cultural life of a society was cut down. Artists were also forgotten and cannot do their work. The life of ASSITEJ suddenly changed. Instead of an unforgettable World Congress which should have happened in May 2020 in Tokyo – we emigrated into the Digital World. We created some remarkable Coffee Sessions in order to stay in contact with you.

    The craziest year of my life ends, this year of the pandemic which infected the social and cultural life everywhere….

  • Manon van de Water
    member of the Executive Committee of ASSITEJ
    Manon van de Water

    Covid-19, the CRC, and the Right to Participate

    Covid-19 has upended our lives but more importantly, perhaps, that of children and youth who are affected educationally, socially, economically, politically, and culturally, mostly through decisions and policies not of their making and not necessarily with them in mind. 

    Covid-19 has upended our lives but more importantly, perhaps, that of children and youth who are affected educationally, socially, economically,…

  • Sue Giles (Australia)
    Vice President of ASSITEJ
    Sue Giles (Australia)

    How do we choose to change?

    ASSITEJ believes that much more needs to be done to meet all countries’ obligations with respect to Articles 13 and 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This is especially true in the light of the current pandemic, and the urgent need for equal opportunities for every child to live in a sustainable and healthy world. Children and young people have a right to access and participate in the arts, even and especially in times of crisis.

    ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People, believes that much more needs to be done to…

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UNIMA
IDEA International
ITI - International Theater Institute
IATC - International Association of Theatre Critics
IUTA - International University Theatre Association
Theatre Without Borders
OISTAT - International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians
IATA - International Amateur Theatre Association
SIBMAS - International Association of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Documentation Centres of the Performing Arts

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