Working for 25 years for international, intercultural cooperation in performing arts for young audiences has affected the way I perceive my own identity. Being born in Brazil but having lived abroad most of my life, I have come a long way in becoming an advocate for the space of Latin American culture in the world and embracing the importance of diversity of cultural expression everywhere and for everyone. We are luckily moving away from the old clichés and prejudice of lack of quality or professionalism in the cultural production of the Global South towards new paradigms that recognize the wealth of creative energy in our regions. We have a right to a sit at the table; our voice has the right to be heard everywhere. It is also a fight for the representation of a multicultural society unjustly perceived as a threat by the growing far-right ideology that is spreading like a plague through the whole world. Mobility funds are the key factor for real cultural diversity in the performing arts. Countries that offer support to their professionals to access international platforms, achieve tremendous development towards the sustainability of the local artistic production. But if we are to promote real diversity of cultural expression, we need to pose challenges to usual models of international cooperation based on promoting local artists and following national interests and focus countries. This creates an imbalance where countries that give support for work to travel are almost overrepresented internationally and those who do not have support are invisible. It also means that professionals from countries not considered to be of national priority will not be invited to key international networking events. Under this perspective, I would like to stress the importance of initiatives that offer tremendous opportunities to experience shows in the cultural context in which they have been created that would perhaps never appear internationally for the lack of local funds to travel. The Cradle of Creativity festival in Cape Town, South Africa ( 20-25 August 2019) and 2nd FITA CHILE (2-5 November 2019 in Santiago, Chile) are unique opportunities that deserve all institutional support so that delegates from all over the world join to get to know, celebrate, and start a dialogue with artists that will indeed fulfil our dream of the rich diversity of cultural expression. Read the full text >>> / Leer en español >>> / Lire en français >>> |
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 | | | | ASSITEJ Norway / ASSITEJ International | | | | AAG2019: Book your accommodation and festival pass now! | | | We hope you are as excited as we are about the upcoming ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering in Kristiansand! We recommend that you buy a festival pass and book accommodation before 1 July! The festival offer from Clarion Ernst Hotel expires on this date, and you don't want to miss out on the extremely good prices. (NOK 1045 for a single room per night with breakfast, lunch and dinner – and even cheaper if you share a room). ⏰ Deadline: 1 July 2019 (for hotel deal)
🌍 Kristiansand, NOR
🗓 2 – 7 September 2019 Check out the hotel deal |
 | | | | ASSITEJ International / Next Generation | | | | Meet the Next Generation participants! | | | We invite you all to get to know the participants of the Next Generation programme during the AAG in Kristiansand. If you wish to support the participants who are the least likely to be able to take part because of financial constraints and challenges, you can become a Friend of ASSITEJ! By contributing on a once-off or annual basis to the ASSITEJ Next Generation Programme, you will contribute towards travel costs for participants.
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| ASSITEJ Japan / ASSITEJ International | | | | Call for Proposals: Professional Programme at the ASSITEJ World Congress 2020 | | | The 20th ASSITEJ World Congress “Towards the Unknown – Beginning the Journey” & MIRAI Festival is looking for your proposals for workshops, practical demonstrations, presentations, seminars, and symposia to be conducted under our main mission theme of the event, “All Our Futures: Children and Culture". ⏰ Deadline: 31 July 2019
🌏 Tokyo, JPN
🗓 14 – 24 May 2020 Read more >>> / Leer en español >>> / Lire en français >>> |
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 | | | | ASSITEJ Germany | | | | Directors in TYA: An International Exchange at Theater Strahl Berlin | | | From June 2nd to June 9th, Theater Strahl Berlin and ASSITEJ Germany welcomed DIRECTORS IN TYA (International Directors’ Seminar) at Berlin Ostkreuz. The programme of performances, workshops and excursions was dense and reflected on the topic of “walls” – chosen not only because 2019 celebrates 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down, but because it proves still relevant today. Read more >>> |
 | | | | ASSITEJ Sweden | | | | Neighbours – Playwrights Project | | | In June, 10 playwrights from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden met in Stockholm for the first workshop of three on the "Neighbours" project. "Neighbours" is a playwrights project to investigate an experienced lack of knowledge between neighbours across the Baltic Sea. Read more >>> |
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| Opportunities |  | | | Discover various open calls concerning TYA! |
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 | | | | North Africa Cultural Program |  | The North Africa Cultural Program (NACP) provides up to three-year institutional and programmatic support to active arts and culture entities based in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. ⏰ Deadline: 1 August 2019
🌍 Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt
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 | | | | Call for Projects: new Art new Audiences 2019 |  | ASSITEJ UK new Art new Audiences aims to be a catalyst for the creation of new art that reaches new audiences in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK. The call is interested in projects that showcase new art to 18 to 35-year-old audiences who haven’t seen your art before. ⏰ Deadline: 1 July 2019
🌍 Sub-Saharan Africa & the UK More info >>> |
 | | | | Theatre Exposed: Photography Competition |  | Ukraine The international theatre photography competition, is conducted for the second time, organised by newest ASSITEJ member Odessa Theatre of Young Spectators! Everyone who is interested in theatre photography (both amateurs and professionals) may take part in the competition. More info >>> |
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| ASSITEJ Spain | | | | Call: Prize for Research on Performing Arts for Children and Young People Juan Cervera | | | The call for submitting works for the 9th Juan Cervera Prize for Research on Performing Arts for Children and Youth is still open. This prize, presented by ASSITEJ Spain, aims to stimulate and promote research work, as well as the generation of knowledge in performing arts for children and young people. Authors of any nationality may participate ⏰ Deadline: 24 November 2019 More info >>> / Leer en español >>> |
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| ASSITEJ Turkey | | | | Call: Reconnection – physical theatre tools for youth workers | | | ASSITEJ Turkey is calling for participants (youth workers, trainers, educators, volunteers and members of youth NGOs) for their ‘Reconnection – physical theatre tools for youth workers’ project, which is funded by the Erasmus+ programme. ⏰ Deadline: 7 July 2019
🌍 Ankara, TUR
🗓 25 August – 4 September 2019 More info >>> |
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| Upcoming Festivals |  | | |
Check out the upcoming festivals in the ASSITEJ network and beyond! |
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 | | | | Artistic Gathering 2019 |  | ASSITEJ Norway / ASSITEJ International We hope to meet you in Kristiansand in September! You can now start planning, with the day-by-day program. Discover the Nordic venue, in addition to a packed program at the Main Venue, and a professional program with seminars and workshops! 🌍 Kristiansand, NOR
🗓 2 - 7 September 2019
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 | | | | Cradle of Creativity |  | ASSITEJ South Africa ASSITEJ South Africa looks forward to welcoming you to Cradle of Creativity 2019 for performances, presentations, conversations, workshops, and a great big South African ‘Jol’. This international festival for children and young people will be a "cradle of creativity" for artists. 🌍 Cape Town, ZAF
🗓 20 - 25 August 2019
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 | | | | FITA Chile 2019 |  | ASSITEJ/Te Veo Chile FITA Chile is a pioneering event held in Santiago city, a biennial showcase of Ibero-American works organized by ASSITEJ/Te Veo Chile, that will bring together more than 20 Ibero-American companies of dance, circus and theatre! 🌏 Santiago, CHL
🗓 2 – 5 November 2019 Read more >>> |
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 | | | | Barak Belgique |  | ASSITEJ Belgium For the first time ever, a 100% Belgian performing arts festival for young audiences will be held in 3 Belgian cities, bringing you 15 state-of-the-art shows. The festival is aimed at professionals & children and teenagers, their families and schools. It will be a unique opportunity to discover Belgian work for young audiences. The programme has been curated by an international expert jury. 🌍 Brussels-Ghent-Liège, BEL
🗓 8 – 11 November 2019
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 | | | | International Dance Congress for Young Audiences |  | ASSITEJ Spain / Young Dance Network Welcome to the first International Dance Congress for Young Audiences, a meeting point for dance professionals from all over the world. 🌍 Granada, ESP
🗓 5 – 7 July 2019
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 | | | | SEGNI New Generations Festival |  | Italy An international festival of theatre and art addressed to young generations. Over 300 events in 9 days, artists from France, Denmark, Canada, Netherlands and Italy perform in Mantua’s – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – most beautiful locations. You can apply to be a delegate now! 🌍 Mantua, ITA
🗓 26 Oct – 3 Nov 2019 Read more >>> |
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| Article Section | | | | Knowledge - Experiences - Reflections |
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| Children’s Rights and Challenges for the TYA | | | Written by Stefan Fischer-Fels Respect towards children is the basis of our work. Children’s theatre puts forward the same question as the “adult theatre”: How do we want to live together in the future? The children’s theatre itself is part of the realization of children’s rights. It is a “safe space” for the soul and body of children. In our western European countries we have, compared to other regions of the world, fantastic conditions to create TYA. We should use our privileges to go ahead, try new, push the limits of what is possible in TYA – and work on international collaborations. |
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