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.”...

Matthew Decoursey: Boal, Bolton and Philosophy on Changes of Perception

Jacques Rancière suggests to us that the process of including excluded people has to do with change of perception, a new "distribution of the sensible." Distance emerges between people by a process of categorization...

Talking with Lwando Magwaca

LM: My name is Lwando Magwaca. I graduated 2016. From 2014, 2015, 2016 - so I had three-years intensive programme training with Magnet Theatre. Tegan Arazny (TA) : AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE SINCE YOU...

Over the Top

“Over The Top, is an ANZAC play that presents a theatrical insight into the lives of nine young people who enlisted in WW1 in 1915 and explores the effect on their families left behind. The...

A Grand Day of Stories and Sharing

Facilitated by Drama For Life (DFL) from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, the Storytelling Focus Day burst into action at City Hall today as DFL master's students energetically invited audience participation right from the outset....

Madge Hair: Writing on Gumbaynggirr Country for Co-Created Theatre as Decolonising Practice

This presentation analyses the challenges and processes of cocreating pieces of musical theatre inspired by and responding to storylines from Gumbaynggirr country, mid-north coast, New South Wales. The central question posed by the presenter’s...

Sharing Stories in SEN Contexts

Carpe Diem School provides for “Physical-, learning- and intellectually impaired learners between the ages of 6 and 18 years, that cannot be accommodated in mainstream education.” Based in George (South Africa), and serving young...
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Audience Reactions to Peer Gynt – Theatre Concert

Audience members and delegates of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 react to Peer Gynt - Theatre Concert by Kilden Teater and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (directed by Amalie Nilssen, conducted by Per Kristian...

A Reflection on Dialogue’s Documentation Project

Dialogue worked with Clowns Without Borders South Africa during 2017, in order to document some of their programmes and projects (click here to access the materials). When the project was complete, Clowns Without Borders South...

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...