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…
The Executive Committee (EC) of ASSITEJ is happy to announce that Paulo Merisio from Brazil has accepted the invitation from…
The ASSITEJ Magazine 2021 has been launched during the 20TH ASSITEJ WORLD CONGRESS & PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL / MIRAI 2020…
ASSITEJ Awards ASSITEJ has four awards that in different ways celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions to Theatre for Young Audiences…
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…
A World Day Video Project at Theater Meissen (Germany) takes the Manifesto (6: addressing local authorities) as its’ starting point….
ASSITEJ International has celebrated this day on the 20th March since 2001, and since 2012, we have themed the day…
ASSITEJ invites all its members to contribute to the WDT 2021 by giving a voice to children and young people!…
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….
——Speech on ASSITEJ World Day of Theatre for Children. The worst period of COVID-19 has gone already, yet the theatre still under 50% attendance. Our artists also prepared for a possibility that there might only be one or a couple of audiences.
