Rita in Performance
Rita was the first performance I saw at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 and, I have to say, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. This was mostly because, perhaps ignorantly, I...
Art is a Free Voice?
Gunhild Bjørnsgård led a timely and relevant debate on whether we really have a free voice while creating Art. The discussion explored why Art is important to oneself and to society and...
Ragnhild Tronstad: Artistic Quality and Audience Participation in Theatre for Young Audiences
A Paper by Ragnhild Tronstad, Kulturtanken – Arts for Young Audiences NorwayPresented at the Conference of the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network (ITYARN), part of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019...
Chatting with Yannick Boudeau – Faces of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019
Yannick Boudeau has been the General Manager and Producer at Compagnie la Casquette, a Theatre for Young Audience in Brussels, since 2007. Co-founding ASSITEJ Belgium in 2014, he has been the Chairman...
Roundtable on Latin and LatinX and the Post Dramatic in TYA
Presented at the Conference of the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network (ITYARN), part of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 in Kristiansand, Norway
With participation from: Lorenzo Garcia,...
Persona: The Post-Show Talk
We sat down for a chat with the actors from the play, Persona: Rauno Kaibiainen, Merilin Kirbits, Kristian Põldma, and Tanel Ting.
Performance Synopsis:I live in an apartment. There...
The Perfect Balance with Toomas Tross
"Sometimes it's not the number that's important, or the trick that's important: for the audience, it's why you are in front of them. I believe, I...
Mother Africa – A Soundscape
Mother Africa & Her Melodies (dir. Lulu Tsheola) is a one-hander play told by multi-instrumentalist and well-traveled musician and instrument collector Volley Nchabeleng. The indigenous musical show infuses a variety of...
Fiona McDonagh and Dorothy Morrissey: Using Theatre to Trouble Gender with Young Children
A Paper by Fiona McDonagh and Dorothy Morrissey, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick (Ireland)Presented at the Conference of the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network (ITYARN), part of the...
Talking with Sanja Tropp Frühwald – Faces of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019
Sanja Tropp Frühwald studied Contemporary Dance at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD). She has collaborated with numerous artists and, in 2007, she founded the VRUM Performing Arts Collective and worked...