Theatre for young audiences
The Vrygrond Family Festival took place 28 November – 1 December 2018. Over the weekend of 30 November – 1 December the community of Vrygrond was activated through multiple activations and performances. The aim of the festival is to collaborate with members of the community, to provide a family-friendly atmosphere, and provide access to […]
September is here and so are the After School Game Changer Community Showcases! Our first community showcases took place on Saturday 8 September, in Saldanha, Robertson, Paarl and Oude Molen Eco Village. These four showcases were well-attended by learners and their families, and it was a chance for the coaches and learners to be seen […]
The Dennis Hurley Centre in collaboration with the US Consulate held a Women’s Indaba in Durban on 1 September 2018. Musa Hlatshwayo and Mhayise Productions, who were helping the Centre curate the event, approached ASSITEJ SA for a collaboration. We got on board with taking charge and planning entertainment for their safe room for […]
From the 28th of June to the 8th of July Assitej SA participated in the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. We had 8 shows on our platform given by various artists from different theatre organisations that form a part of our network. Many of the shows were educational in very fun and engaging ways bringing […]
The Kickstarter Creative Arts project improves the skills of Intermediate phase Life Orientation educators in their delivery of the compulsory curriculum subject, “Creative Arts” and includes Dramatic Arts, Dance, Music and Visual Arts. ASSITEJ SA has extensively trained Artist facilitators to execute the CAPS Creative Arts curriculum in the classroom in partnership with these teachers […]
The Red Suitcase was read at PTC last month produced by Zee Zee Theatre, and I was there to stand by my work and its context. My trip was made possible by the Canadian Council and Assitej SA. I will not forget the quick response I got from Yvette Hardie; how enthusiastic she was, and […]
Lees in Engels, hier. Teater La Baracca in Bologna, Italië is al 41 jaar lank in die veld van teater vir jongmense. Hierdie jaar het hull vir die 14de keer die fees, Festival Visioni aangebied. Nie net fokus hierdie fees op teater vir jong kinders nie, maar ook op programme vir samewerking tussen internasionale teatermaatskappye […]
Lees in Afrikaans, hier. La Baracca theatre in Bologna, Italy, has been in the field of Theatre for the Young for 41 years and hosted the Festival Visioni in 2018 for the 14th year in a row. Not only does this festival focus on Theatre for the Very Young, but also on programs and collaborations […]
From ASSITEJ SA member, Lereko Mfono: My residency in Michigan, USA, with Spinning Dot theatre was amazing! Several things happened there that marked my residency and are worth highlighting: My play, ‘The Kids from Amandla Street!’ had its US premiere. It performed thrice in Michigan and did two more shows in Chicago to a great […]
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 […]