CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP:
1. Full membership
National centres and networks
2. Corresponding
membership
Those national centres and networks
that are unable to meet the full criteria for membership, but can
meet less stringent criteria as defined in Article 4.3.
3. Non-voting
membership
Individual members (theatre
companies, organizations or persons) dedicated to theatre for
children and young people, who are not able to participate in other
forms of ASSITEJ membership.
DEFINITIONS OF MEMBERS:
National Centres:
1. National centres are networks of
theatre companies, organisations and persons working in that
country in the field of theatre for children and young people.
2. Categories of membership within
national centres are:
2.1. Professional theatre companies
or artists performing for children and young people.
2.2. Non-professional theatre
companies or artists performing for children and young people.
2.3. Organizations, institutions,
associations or persons actively engaged in the work of theatre for
children and young people.
2.4. Supporting organizations,
institutions, associations, or persons interested in theatre for
children and young people.
3. Criteria for full or
corresponding membership:
3.1 To qualify for full membership
in the Association, a national centre must be a network comprising
of at least three (3) professional members (2.1), or five (5)
members with at least two (2) professional members (2.1) and three
(3) non-professional members (2.2).
3.2 To qualify for corresponding
membership, a national centre must be a network of theatre
companies, organisations, and persons which does not achieve the
above criteria.
Professional Networks:
1. Professional networks are formal,
international networks of theatre companies, organisations, and/or
persons working in and supporting the field of theatre for children
and young people.
2. Professional networks can be
formed on the basis of common interests or needs related to the
work of theatre for children and young people.
3. Criteria for membership:
3.1 To qualify for full membership
in the Association, a professional network should be a global
network which includes members from at least seven (7) countries
from two (2) or more continents.
3.2 Those professional networks
which do not meet the above criteria, but include members from a
minimum of five (5) countries, may apply for corresponding
membership.
Individual members:
Individual membership embraces
theatre companies, organisations or persons who are not able to
participate in the other forms of ASSITEJ membership, with the
purpose of bringing them into networks and working towards the
formation of new networks in the future.
Individual members are NON-VOTING
members.
Individual membership can take
various forms. Here are some examples:
- A theatre company or other organisation which is currently not
able to meet the requirements for membership as a National centre,
due to lack of representivity (for example), but which wishes to
participate in the work of ASSITEJ, while working towards
membership as a National centre.
- Individuals from countries where there are currently no ASSITEJ
National centres.
- Individuals from countries where there is an ASSITEJ National
centre, but this centre has not given them access. This last
category will be subject to certain very specific conditions.