Memorandum of Agreement

Between ASSITEJ
(International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People)

and IDEA
(International Drama/Theatre and Education Association)

During the 10th German Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences Augenblick mal! which took place from 5-10 May, 2009 in Berlin, Germany, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, President of ASSITEJ International met with Dan Baron Cohen, President of IDEA , to discuss the distinctive contributions of each organization in order to support and strengthen one another.

The following six actions were agreed:

• To invite the President of each organization to participate in the World Congress and General Assembly of the other organization;
• To create opportunities to exchange expertise and to collaborate;
• To maintain an integrated calendar of regional and world events and exchange of information;
• To promote the events of each organization through its networks in order to broaden world-wide participation;
• To ensure the active participation of ASSITEJ in the development and strategic projects of the World Alliance for Arts Education;
• To explore possibilities of forming a World Theatre Council with lATA / AlTA (International Amateur Theatre Association) and ITI (International Theatre Institute) to strengthen research, networking and advocacy.

This Memorandum of Agreement will be submitted for acceptance by the Executive Committee of ASSITEJ and the General Council of IDEA.

Memorandum of Agreement