Festivals and Diversity

Dr Steve Ball, the Associate Director for The Birmingham Repertory Theatre (UK), facilitated a session on the first day of the Producers' Bazaar at ASSITEJ's Cradle of Creativity. He asked attendees to consider: How can...
An ASSITEJ Cradle of Creativity workshop

Snippets from the ASSITEJ Cradle of Creativity

My third day at Cradle of Creativity was spent focusing on the sharing of stories. Firstly, during the morning plenary at City Hall, I listened to Dr Vicensia Shule (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)...

Engaging Teenage Audiences

As part of the Focus Day on Theatre by Children for Children, held at Vrygrond Cultural Hub on Saturday, 21st May, 2017, Cristina Cazzola held a workshop entitled, Tips and tricks for engagement of teens...

From Sensory Dramaturgy to Double Diamond Devising

The Cradle of Creativity has seen Theatre-makers from around the world sharing some exciting tools and techniques. The Write Local, Play Global workshop offered participants a taste of "Sensory Dramaturgy", while Samantha Provenzano and Ally Tufenkijan...

Auction Night at the Cradle of Creativity

This entertaining and lively event was hosted on Wednesday, May 24th 2017 to raise funds for both the current and incoming ASSITEJ Next Generation cohorts (more information on which can be found on the ASSITEJ...
Gugu S’Thebe Cultural Centre, in the township of Langa, venue for a Focus Day on Theatre for Social Change.

Theatre for Social Change at the Cultural Hub in Gugu S’Thebe, Langa

The first Focus Day to be held in Gugu S’Thebe Cultural Centre, in the township of Langa, was on the theme of Theatre for Social Change. What follows is a summary of the day,...

Focus Day on Theatre by Children for Children – Part 1

As part of ASSITEJ’s Cradle of Creativity, a 'Theatre by Children for Children' Focus Day was held at the Vrygrond Cultural Hub on Sunday, 21st May, 2017. What follows is Part 1 of quotes...

Is it just about Disability?

The Arts are not always as diverse, inclusive or accessible as we would like to think they may be. Having a disability, for instance, can be one of the hardest challenges for Young People...

Dialogue at the ASSITEJ Cradle of Creativity

This project has now ended. You can see all of the resulting posts (over 100 multimedia resources) here. Dialogue is proud to announce its partnership with ASSITEJ – the International Association of Theatre for Children...

Shaping Stories

Construire des Histoires (trans. Shaping Stories) playwriting laboratory workshop was held at the Cradle of Creativity from 23rd to 27th May 2017 and welcomed Francophone Theatre Practitioners from 9 different African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo,...