Theatre for young audiences
Once there was Kgudu (tortoise) and Leebana (dove). The former had been living a good life, admired for its mysticism. One day, a plague fell on the land and things changed. Kgudu began to starve and subsequently left its place to look for something to eat. Each day got harder as people were not used […]
The feel-good NEW DAY (Gotta Get Up) was written and produced by Liebah Masango and Ayanda Yumba, both National School of the Arts matriculants. The song released on the 4th November, just in time for the start of the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. “We want this song to give matrics energy and encouragement […]
ASSITEJ South Africa is proud to announce that they will be producing ‘Lehe Le Kganyapa’, a new play by Modisana Mabale. This play will debut at their Biennial International Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences, Cradle of Creativity, in 2021. Mabale’s work was selected from a strong field of nine new plays for young audiences, […]
ASSITEJ SA and the Outreach Foundation (Hillbrow) are working together to support the matric class of 2020 as part of a larger campaign and movement called ‘21 Acts of Goodness’ led by the Old Mutual Foundation. #21ActsOfGoodness aims to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges it has presented to the Matric class of 2020. This […]
We travel to experience another culture, to hear songs in foreign languages, to dance with abandon in foreign soil, and to repeat loudly the names of those we’re meeting on the journey. We also travel to celebrate that people are people, that challenges are similar the world over, […]
The 2019 CASA winner, South African Playwright Tamara Schulz, shares her writing challenges and triumphs in this beautifully written blog. Tamara is currently working on a new play with her Canadian mentor/dramaturge Patti Flather and South African mentor/director, Tshego Khutsoane as she navigates creativity during the pandemic. This quarantine was never going to be about […]
Report by Tsholofelo Shounyane Since March 26, our beloved South Africa has been under much confusion and tension. Just trying to get through the days, moment to moment – and level to level! Have we ever really been in a state of disaster since our democracy began? Have we had to deal with something this […]
Caregivers and babies enter the theatre space. As nappy bags and strollers are put on the side and shoes are being removed, an atmosphere of questionable anticipation can be felt: What did we buy tickets for? Look at all these babies together, theatre for babies? What will happen? A baby boy, on his mother’s hip, […]
In 2019 I was lucky enough to have been chosen at ASSITEJ South Africa after a period of three months looking for a job. I had just recently finished my Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the Western Cape. I applied for the position of Marketing & Communication Coordinator assistant at ASSITEJ SA. […]
“The rebirth of Msawenkosi Mfikili in theatre for young audiences and youth”. Early in 2019 I was honoured with an opportunity to work unswervingly with ASSITEJ South Africa as an intern for After School Game Changer project. Working for an international organisation for theatre, to me was a dream come true and a stepping stone to […]