Transformative Theatre
The South African production, The Underground Library (written by Jon Keevy and directed by Koleka Putuma), was a strong and exciting ensemble piece with an action-packed narrative that kept me on the edge of my...
Telling Stories in Class
The 'Our Story, Your Story' project visited nine schools in and around George (South Africa) at the start of May 2017, delivering interactive sessions to young learners and their educators.
The photographs below show the workshops in...
IDIERI 9: Day 2 Twitter Roundup
The second day of IDIERI 9 was an excellent one - beginning with 6 concurrent practical workshops, the day continued with papers, panels, a performance, and even a book launch event.
https://twitter.com/selinabusby/status/1013904559079657473
https://twitter.com/gaenor22/status/1013879359415844864
https://twitter.com/jendibella/status/1013928328598675457
https://twitter.com/selinabusby/status/1013929267871092737
https://twitter.com/soilsitheoir/status/1013940700369571840
https://twitter.com/cfrenchtweeting/status/1013960733879513088
https://twitter.com/thepollstar/status/1014045414322868224
https://twitter.com/c_and_t/status/1014016216552345601
https://twitter.com/Imagine_A_Day/status/1014080293949489152
https://twitter.com/ride_journal/status/1014038530035724294
https://twitter.com/playfulpedagogy/status/1014078048797220865
Kelly Freebody: Distance through critique: Moving beyond the ‘common-sense’ of drama for social change
This paper urges us to use a critical lens to distance ourselves from common-sense understandings of what we do and why. It unpacks key logics in our field – including participation, community, social justice,...
Gaenor Stoate: The tyranny of affective distance in the devised drama ensemble
This paper explores the concept of the devised drama ensemble, specifically students in their final year of secondary school curriculum drama in New Zealand’s National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) programme. Ensembles are established...
Meeting with Jean-François Guilbault & Sabrina Baran – Faces of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering...
Jean-François Guilbault is a graduate of the Cégep Theatre in Saint-Hyacinthe (2008) and is the co-founder of Samsara Theatre. He has directed multiple shows and has collaborated on many Creative and Cultural...
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 Next Generation
The Next Generation programme brings together Young Theatre Makers, Practitioners and Pioneers. Yvette Hardie, the sitting President of ASSITEJ and Director of ASSITEJ South Africa, welcomed the 2017 Next Generation cohort at a meet-and-greet...
Be Wilder Man
Be Wilder Man is a delightful Immersive Theatre experience for young students. The children are invited to come up with their own questions and answers as they discover a new, imaginary world.
“What a privilege. It was absolutely awesome.”...
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,...