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Yannick Boudeau, Executive Committee of ASSITEJ

Régénérescence

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.

Le théâtre a toujours été, pour moi, plus qu’une expérience artistique. C’est aussi un acte social, culturel, un moment de…

Jon Dafydd–Kidd

Member of the Executive Committee of ASSITEJ

Quels sont nos superpouvoirs?

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.

Chaque cycle de trois ans de l’ASSITEJ est structuré autour d’une Dramaturgie. Le Comité exécutif a exploré les nombreux éléments…

Lalu Mokuku, Executive Committee

DÉFIER LES ASTUCES DE PHOKOJWE, AVOIR LE DERNIER MOT

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”.

Il était une fois Phokojwe (le renard). Il menaça Leeba (la colombe) de manger ses enfants si elle ne les…

Emilie Robert, Executive Committee

Une Légère Excitation

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.

Ces jours-ci en France, une légère excitation est perceptible dans les théâtres, les cinémas et les musées : le troisième confinement…

François Fogel

Vice-president of ASSITEJ

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.

Le Kintsugi est l’art japonais de réparer les poteries cassées en remplissant les failles avec un mélange de laque et…

Sue Giles (Australia)

Vice President of ASSITEJ

Comment voulons-nous changer ?

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.

L’ASSITEJ, L’Association Internationale du Théâtre et des arts vivants pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse, estime qu’il reste encore beaucoup à…

Pamela Udoka

President of ASSITEJ Nigeria, Member of the Executive Committee, Theatre Artiste & Clinical Psychologist

Les arts et la santé mentale. Black Lives Matter (#blacklivematters)

Le regroupement de certaines races minoritaires en un seul titre amorphe et monolithique de Noir, Indigène, Peuple de couleur (BIPOC) est une déclaration délibérée sur la ségrégation et la séparation raciales, et toutes les races minoritaires y sont regroupées, et la majorité est alors supposée être "l'autre". l'ASSITEJ Internationale, en tant qu'organisme, devrait être consciente du fait que toutes les races au sein de notre communauté ASSITEJ Internationale ne sont pas reprises dans cet acronyme.

Depuis 2008, le mois de juillet de chaque année est désigné comme le mois de sensibilisation à la santé mentale…

Pamela Udoka

L’art et la santé mentale. Black lives matter (#blacklivesmatter)

July every year since 2008 has been designated as Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month. ASSITEJ International should lend its voice to this awareness creation. In tandem with the buzz around the world “Black Lives Matter”, it is instructive that the American Psychiatric Association holds the informed view that only one in three African Americans who need mental health care are able to get it.

Depuis 2008, juillet est désigné comme le mois de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des populations Indigènes, Noires, et de…

Kenjiro Otani, Executive Committee

J’aimerais avoir du temps et de l’espace pour mettre des idées en pratique

Usually when I put a pen in my hand, it runs and dances on the piece of paper as if to catch up with a dream envisioned in the head. But these days, as soon as I sit at my desk and put the pen in my hand, it starts moving awkwardly and instead of writing sentences with thoughts, it sketches words so randomly as if one word calls for another, and then I realize, I’m looking out the window searching for spaces for thoughts and ideas.

Habituellement, quand je tiens un stylo dans ma main, il court et danse sur le papier comme pour accompagner un…

Yvette Hardie

Presidente de l'ASSITEJ

Entendre vos voix, voir vos visages

Ce mois aurait dû être la période très attendue où la famille de l'ASSITEJ se serait venue du monde entier pour célébrer, réfléchir et réimaginer "l'avenir inconnu" - ensemble à Tokyo au Congrès mondial de l'ASSITEJ et au Festival MIRAI. Au lieu de cela, nous nous retrouvons chez nous, avec (pour presque tous), nos projets reportés ou annulés, nos théâtre vides, nos salles de répétition et nos bureaux devenus nos maisons et aucun projet de voyage dans l'avenir immédiat.

Ce mois aurait dû être la période très attendue où la famille de l’ASSITEJ se serait venue du monde entier…