Lucy Lott: Social support for young people transitioning from care to independence: revealing the...

This presentation will explore how a participatory drama process might provide insights about how young people transition from care to independence in Queensland, Australia. Gaining knowledge around social support for young people exiting care...

An Interview with Andreas Fredriksen: Local by Heart

Hi! Could you introduce yourself? Hi, I'm Andreas. I'm 26 years old and I'm on the documentation team for the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019. What...
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The Girl With The Ugly Face: Audience Reactions

Check out the video above for some of the audience reactions from the performance at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 in Kristiansand. Performace Synopsis: The Girl With The Ugly Face is...
Cradle of Creativity Focus Day, held in the township of Vrygrond, was on the theme of Theatre for Social Change

Perceptions of Home in Vrygrond

“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear”...

Yao Yao: Audience Reactions

Yao Yao was produced by BRUSH Theatre and was directed by Kiljun Lee, performed by Actors Byungwook Cho and Heeae Lee, with musical contributions by Sangguon Seo. This magical piece of Theatre centres on the...

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...

Christian Leavesley and Alexandra Macalister-Bills: A familiar distance: converged theatre making in regional Victorian...

Does distance from major cultural centres necessarily imply a dearth of theatre experiences for regional and rural young people? This paper will explore Arena Theatre Company’s long-term commitment to visiting three schools in regional...

Christine Hatton: Drama as a ‘pedagogy of connection’: crossing epistemological and relational boundaries through...

This paper will explore the use of Heathcote’s rolling role system in a series of drama teaching and research projects which aimed to connect different educational sites, participants and disciplines in shared drama processes....

Martha Lamont: ‘Drama makes my brain healthy’: An inquiry into the potential for using...

This paper identifies the social challenges facing young children with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream classrooms, and explores and recommends drama in education (DiE) to enhance their social skills. This study specifically investigates...
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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...