Production Pitches and Questions of Quality
On Wednesday, 23rd May, 2017 I attended the Producer’s Bazaar as part of the Cradle of Creativity. A day of networking, performances and discussions, the Producer’s Bazaar was an exciting and thought-provoking experience. The...
Our House – A Photo Essay
Our House is a co-production between Ishyo Arts Centre (Kigali, Rwanda) and Helios Theatre (Hamm, Germany). It was directed by Barbara Kolling and Carole Karemera.
Each story is told visually and figuratively through the words, questions, movements...
Sounds from Rocking the Cradle
On Thursday 25th May 2017, I visited the Rocking the Cradle festival, hosted by Magnet Theatre as part of ASSITEJ's Cradle of Creativity. In the following audio clip (2 minutes), you can hear snippets from...
A Look Inside New Visions/New Voices
New Visions/New Voices is described as "a week-long biennial workshop/festival for playwrights and theaters to stimulate and support the creation of new plays and musicals for young audiences and families." Hosted by the Kennedy Center...
A Wild Day Out with The Dancing Beasts
Mexican Theatre Company, La Liga teatro elástico, collaborated with South African Puppeteers and Actors from both The Mothertongue Project and Handspring Puppet Company. Together with local Young People, they brought a pack of wolf puppets to life. Onlookers watched...
Drama Games from all over the World!
The ASSITEJ Playground was an icebreaker event, where creative and collaborative drama games from practitioners around the world were shared and enjoyed.
It is worth mentioning that many participants and facilitators who were in the audience...
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...
Playwriting Slams by Write Local, Play Global
The Write Local, Play Global Network hosted several Playwright Slams during the course of the Cradle of Creativity. Hosted by Jenny Ann Koppera, of Spinning Dot Theatre, and Rives Collins, of Northwestern University, these...
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...
Finding Commonality through Formal Pitches
It seems more important than ever for all involved in the Community Performance field to come together and share their ideas and experiences. Therefore, I was really excited when Monday, 22nd May, 2017 saw...