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By Sue Giles, President of ASSITEJ International This month, from November 20 to 25, many of us in the ASSITEJ community and the Eastern European region will gather in Belgrade and Novi Sad in Serbia, for the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering and Festival - Turning Point. The provocation of Turning Point is about change and the liminal moment this offers. It is a focus on a shift in the world that needs addressing as practitioners, as makers of theatre and performance and as people who serve a young audience. The world is a difficult place to make sense of sometimes, and for all of us, not just the young, it can be utterly overwhelming. We are looking at the appalling effects of war on children and young people, the effects of climate crisis on us all, the inequity and injustice that stops people being able to live their lives, the selfishness and racism that denies people their human rights. What is it we can do, within our own contexts, to make the future possible? We are theatre and performance makers who make work for, with, by and about children and young people and our task, our purpose, is embedded in the social, economic and political fabric of young people’s lives. It is through our practice as artists that we can take the steps to create a turning point for many, including ourselves. The power we have to tell stories that show and interpret complex situations is vital. We have a deep and nuanced language to play with that spans so many art forms and ways of being – emotional, physical, visual, sensory as well as words. We are in the business of empathy, of wonder and curiosity, humanity and compassion, of protest and contributing to change. We thrive through connection and sharing with others. Our work is public facing, is outward and inclusive. We need to feel, stronger than ever, that our community and our association is holding us in what we aim to achieve – unity for our practitioners around the world and the promotion of theatre and performance for, with, by and about children and young people. We can gather together, share stories, enjoy the connection when we can in person and we can engage online, read what others have discovered, experienced and shared, feel for people in extremis and do what we can, connecting locally, nationally, globally. We know what we can do through our art: the energy of young voices, perspectives and opinions given space and place; the disempowered heard and seen; and not least, delight, wonder and possibility returned to an increasingly uncertain world. Lire en français> Leer en español>
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| | The mission of ASSITEJ is to work for the rights of all children and young people toward enrichment through the arts. Theatre and the performing arts respects its young audiences by presenting their hopes, dreams, and fears; it develops and deepens experience, intelligence, emotion, and imagination; it inspires ethical choices; it increases awareness of social relationships; it encourages self-esteem, tolerance, confidence, and the free expression of opinions. This is the mandate given in our Constitution. This is our competence. This is where we can make a difference to children and young people together with the thousands of artists around the world in our membership. The Constitution of ASSITEJ tells us that we will “support no action that intentionally harms children physically, sexually, emotionally, psychologically or culturally in any context.” In the last four weeks, children and young people have suffered and died in Israel and Gaza. Some of our members are witnessing this first-hand and have relatives and friends who have lost their lives. We take the side of children and urgently appeal for all actions that are harming children and their families to stop. We appeal for the release of all hostages and beg for a dialogue toward peace. The power we have as a global community of artists in the present moment is in our art - a power we can use to heal and to hold and remind us all of the need for empathy, compassion, humanity. | | |
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| News from ASSITEJ International |
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 | | | | ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2023 TURNING POINT | | | ASSITEJ Serbia and ASSITEJ International are happy and proud to invite colleagues from all over the world with whom we share our passion and mission to the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2023, which will take place in Belgrade and Novi Sad from 20 – 24 November, under the title “Turning Point”. Access passes, individual tickets and general programme information for "Turning Point", Serbia, are now available! 🌎🌍🌏 Belgrade & Novi Sad, Serbia 🗓 20 - 24 November 2023 More information & passes> |
 | | | | Coffee Session: Being an LGBTQ+ Artist in TYA | | | While many consider LGBTQ+ work in TYA taboo, is merely being queer in TYA taboo? Do artists feel like they can be themselves? Are supportive systems in place? Hear from TYA artists about being gay in the field and participate in an open conversation. This session will be led by Marietheres Jesse and Cleiton Echeveste. 🌎🌍🌏 Online 🗓 13 November 2023 More info & registration> |
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 | | | | Umbrella Session: The One-Stop-ASSITEJ-Shop! | | | You may have noticed there is a shiny new website for ASSITEJ International. With a lot of hard work from the ASSITEJ staff, our new website really is a One-Stop-Shop of everything you will ever want and need for being an ASSITEJ National Centre or Network! In this session, we will:
Have a brief journey on navigating the new website.
Explore the creativity of access.
Explore how to make the website work for your centre and your members, supporting growth and unity. 🌎🌍🌏 Online 🗓 5 December 2023 More information & registration> |
 | | | | Call for Submissions to the ASSITEJ Magazine Online 2024 | | | The ASSITEJ World Congress 2024 will be in Havana, Cuba, from 24 May - 1 June 2024, with the theme of Embodying Vision, which is the third theme in our overarching three-year dramaturgy of Regenerating. The ASSITEJ Magazine continues to be online, you can view the previous versions from 2022 and 2023. The magazine articles will be published in English and the original language of the author. We will create a magazine that communicates through images, film and text. Both visuals and text should address the theme, Regenerating: embodying vision. We aim to regularly update this online magazine with new articles from January 2024 until the opening of the Congress in May 2024. View full call> |
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 | | | | Open Call: Alhusayni Alsagheer International Festival | | | The Center of Childhood Care and Development at the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain Foundation is pleased to announce the open call for the 8th edition of the Annual Alhusayni Alsagheer International Festival for Childrens Theatre (Down Syndrome edition), which will be held in March 2024 in Karbala city - Iraq. Local and foreign theatrical troupes are encouraged to apply. 🌎🌍🌏 Karbala City, Iraq 🗓 March 2024 Deadline: 30 November 2023 More information> |
 | | | | Open Call: Con-Fusione Festival | | | ASSITEJ Italy The Orto degli Ananassi company of Livorno, opens the call for the 5th Edition of Con-Fusione Festival. The Festival will be held in Livorno (Tuscany, Italy) from 7 to 15 of September 2024. Companies who wish to participate to Con-fusione Festival 2024, may apply by filling out the application form on this link and read the terms and conditions carefully. For any question send an email at direzione.ortodegliananassi@gmail.com 🌎🌍🌏 Tuscany, Italy 🗓 7 - 15 September 2024 Deadline: 22 December 2023
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 | | | | Apply to become a sponsored delegate at Aprilfestival 2024 | | | ASSITEJ Denmark Attend the world's biggest performing arts festival for young audiences. Choose between 170 different productions in 6 days! Get the chance to meet colleagues from all over the world – Aprilfestival is an international hub welcoming around 100 international guests every year. ASSITEJ Denmark can support a number of visitors: apply to become a sponsored delegate here! Other visitors can purchase a delegate package, including accommodation and tickets. 🌎🌍🌏 Esbjerg, Denmark 🗓 15 - 21 April 2024 Deadline: 1 December 2023 Read more> |
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| News from around the world |
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 | | | | 27th Bursa Internatıonal Chıldren And Youth Theatre Festıval | | | ASSITEJ Turkey Bursa International Children and Youth Theatre Festival, Turkiye’s longest-term international festival in its field, organized by Bursa Culture, Art and Tourism Foundation with the artistic support of ASSITEJ Turkiye Center, offers the opportunity for thousands of youngest and children to watch the performances of professional teams every year, free of charge. Our festival, which will be held for the 27th time this year, offers a rich selection to its audience with 30 performances by 17 groups from Brazil, Iran, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Bulgaria and Turkiye, as well as 6 workshops and a panel program. 🌎🌍🌏 Bursa, Turkey 🗓 11 - 16 November 2023 More information> |
 | | | | el Petit 2023 | | | el Petit Open your agendas because the 2023 edition of Festival elPetit arrives from November 11th to 26th. Like every year, the Festival will host the Professional encounter of Arts for (early) childhood, from November 16th to 19th. A PRO circuit designed to get the most out of elPetit that includes shows, conferences, debates, training, networking and much more! This year, elPetit Festival program includes 4 absolute premieres and 17 companies from Sweden, Holland, England, Portugal, France, Germany, Spain and Catalonia. Hope to see you all! 🌎🌍🌏 Spain 🗓 11 - 26 November 2023 Registration form> PRO Circuit Program> Leer en español>
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 | | | | UNGI Festival in Reykjavik | | | ASSITEJ Iceland ASSITEJ Iceland will host UNGI, its bi-annual festival for young audiences, on April 25-27, 2024, in Reykjavik. The festival will be all-inclusive, with relaxed performances to offer a warm welcome to children who find it difficult to follow the usual conventions of theatre behaviour. The festival will have one international performance, Look Mum, No Hands! , a co-production between Daryl & Co and Mimbre from Great Britain. This is a tender tale of friendship and growing up and is written by one of the performers who is disabled and uses a wheelchair. The UNGI festival will also have Icelandic performances staged in the last two years and offers workshops and seminars. 🌎🌍🌏 Reykavik, Iceland 🗓 25 - 27 April 2024 |
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 | | | | Staying With The Trouble: Possibilities of transformative & cultural education | | | ASSITEJ Germany From September 2022 until June 2023 ASSITEJ Germany offered a scholarship for a further education program for cultural education workers from all areas called “creatively transformative”. It touched on the overlaps between cultural education and global learning and how those can be part of a transformation towards more climate conscious acts. This text is an attempt to summarize the program and the scholar‘s experience in it. Click here to learn more about her learnings about cross section of cultural education and global learning. |
 | | | | Small Countries Meeting and Next Generation Programme | | | Small Countries Network The very first Next Generation Programme of the ASSITEJ Small Countries Network took place in Liechtenstein between 25 and 28 October 2023. The event also marked the first in-person meeting of the Network since it was founded, in 2021. Organized by ASSITEJ Liechtenstein, the programme was attended by delegates from Luxembourg, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein and San Marino. More information> |
 | | | | Tijuana: A Bridge Between Nations and Generations | | | Tijuana Hace Teatro
From 26 - 31 October, more than 40 artists and management professionals from the national and international scene gathered in Tijuana, Mexico, to participate in the III Jornadas de Teatro Infancias y Juventudes THT, an artistic and reflection meeting, which brought together around 1000 children, young people and adults in its different activities. At the same time, the II Meeting of the Ibero-American Network of Performing Arts for Children and Youth ASSITEJ was held, with members from Argentina, Chile, Spain, Uruguay and Mexico, who had a work agenda where they discussed some challenges of the Ibero-American sector in order to continue strengthening their organisation and the work plan towards the next World Congress of ASSITEJ in Cuba to be held in May 2024. Read more> Leer en español> |
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 | | | | What’s Next? by the Next Generation Network | | | Next Generation Network A hybrid session at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering in Serbia with participants of the 'Next Generation' Programme. The session will allow NG participants to share reflections on their week and connect them with former NG alumni, inviting them to become active members of the network. More information>
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 | | | | 24th International Theatre Book Fair | | | ASSITEJ Spain The Spanish Association of Theatre Authors (AAT) will celebrate the 24th International Theatre Book Fair at the Valle-Inclán Theatre from November 9 to 12, 2023. The 24th edition of the International Theatre Book Fair is dedicated to theatre for children and youth. You can enjoy micro-theatre performed by and written for young people and a treasure hunt for the little ones. ASSITEJ Spain will collaborate in the organization of a round table on the current state of dramatic literature aimed at children and young people. In addition, we will present our editorial novelties and will have a sales stand of our editorial catalogue. 🌎🌍🌏 Madrid, Spain 🗓 9 - 12 November 2023 Read more> Leer en español> |
 | | | | The Future of Mobility of the Performing Arts in Ibero-America | | | Iberescena This report serves as a fundamental document for research and analysis regarding the mobility and circulation of Ibero-American Performing Arts. The processes of mobility and their effects have been relatively unexplored realities in terms of discussion and debate practices. However, they are key elements for both the cultural development and exchange of agents, as well as for the promotion of the creative industry and the consolidation of socio-political objectives in the context of cultural exchange and diplomacy experiences. View report> Leer en español> Ler em português>
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| ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2023 in Serbia | | | | Towards AAG 2023: Turning Point |
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| Welcome Kit for Delegates | | | Find all the information you will need regarding the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2023: Turning Point! Download Welcome Kit |
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