Theatre for young audiences
Assitej South Africa ran 2 workshops with 80 teachers from West Rand in Johannesburg. On Tuesday the 6th of March they engaged in drama workshops that saw them in a number of topics that included sound pictures, tableaux and rituals in creating story-lines. The teachers’ responses after the workshop were very positive. The exercises […]
Lereko Mfono: On the 28th of February, I will be leaving for my playwriting residency in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A theatre company by the name Spinning Dot will be staging my play called The Kids From Amandla Street! Part of my stay there will be taking part in post-show discussions of the play, speaking back […]
Throughout the years, my experience with ASSITEJ SA has remained delightful and educational; without this, I feel that I would not have grown to be who I am today. ASSITEJ saw that I had potential and helped me believe in myself. I have written and directed a few plays for Vrygrond Ingcungela Players, and performed one of my […]
On experiencing Play, A Theatre making workshop for Children, with Suzanne Osten By Avril Cummins Suzanne Osten, pioneer and revolutionary in the realm of theatre for young people, sits in a circle of twenty workshop participants and bangs loudly on a chair. She is not struggling to get our attention; she is encouraging us to […]
The Imbumba Fiesta had its launch in Glenwood’s Bulwer Park on Saturday 3 February. Imbumba is an isiZulu phrase which means “United together in one harmony”. Features of the day were a summer themed market, food stalls, info stand and an open mic and sun-downer concert.The Imbumba Fiesta is a project of Pietermaritzburg-based Mzala Nxumalo Centre for the Study of South […]
The Assitej Kickstarter Creative Arts project kicked off this January on a high note bringing together 50 artist facilitators from KZN, Freestate, Northern Cape and Gauteng. The artist facilitators went through an intense 4 days of exploring, sharing and unpacking of topics within the creative arts CAPS document for the intermediate phase (Grades 4 – […]
22 December 2017 Announcement Training Creative Arts Training for After School Practitioners Please download the application form here: After School Practitioner Arts Programme_Application Form 2018.doc (doc, 1.22 MB) Programme Background The After School Game Changer (AS GC) is one of seven priority projects of the Western Cape Provincial Government. It focuses on increasing the opportunities for youth […]
The ASSITEJ SA and Pillow Fort Theatre tour took place in Kimberley from the 13th to 18th November. Five crèches were given the opportunity to see ‘JUST HERE’ performed by Pillow Fort Theatre, including Rainbow Kids Day Care, St Cyprian’s Grammar School, Ntsamaise Day Care, Rethabile Day care and AGM day Care. Over 360 kids in […]
Some highlights from the Nali’ibali Children’s Festival @ the Jabuvu Library in Soweto. The children were tasked with recreating storybooks through using theatre and were given the platform to showcase their work to each other.” all the children enjoy coming to the library and reading books and I think it is because they get […]
Another successful week of theatre for young audiences by Pillow Fort Theatre in the North West Province. As part of the ASSITEJ SA National Tour, Pillow Fort Theatre’s ‘Just Here’ spent a week in Mafikeng (6th-11th November) performing to six creches, and working with artists in making work for very young children. After each memorable performance, […]