Theatre for Young Audiences and Migration

The Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) in France, Italy, and Spain are collaborating on a project that focuses on migration and the Performing Arts for Children and Young...

FLOU! by Artefactos Bascos

An outside eye on collaborative creation between Ieltxu Ortueta from Artefactos Bascos (Brazil) and the Children and Young People of Kristiansand at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019."FLOU!...

Opening up a Creative Case for Diversity and Interculturality

A theme that has surfaced repeatedly over the past two days is intercultural exchange and diversity. The Cradle of Creativity is, in itself, a tremendous forum of exchange. As such, being able to reflect on...

Theatre for Social Change at iThemba Labantu – A Reflection

The Focus Day on Theatre for Social Change, held at the iThemba Labantu Community Centre in Philippi township near Cape Town, involved a range of different speakers talking about their work across the globe. What interested...

Space Rocks

Space Rocks, produced by Flying House (South Africa) and directed by Athena Mazarakis, follows the characters of JoJo and Jinks as they journey into Space from their bedroom, in search of a better planet. The video below (6 minutes) gives...

Storytelling – The Teachers’ Testimony

As part of the ‘Our Story, Your Story’ project, 100 local educators were trained in how to integrate storytelling into their teaching practice. These workshops were an experiential knowledge-sharing and team building opportunity which...

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

Alison O’Grady: Human Rights and Critical Consciousness For Personal Practice

Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?... If you prick us, do we not bleed? The Merchant of Venice – Shakespeare Act 3, scene 1 How do we learn to be human...

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...
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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...