by Assitej | Oct 18, 2024 | Advocacy, Artist Development, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Status of children
Pula. Rain. Its meaning and significance across cultures is diverse. In the Sesotho culture, children play Mankokosane in the rain to celebrate pula. “Mankokosane, pula eya na, o/re tla hola neng? … (it is raining, when will you/we grow?…) Sometimes I feel shy to talk...
by Assitej | Jul 23, 2024 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa
Embracing the Energy of Youth: A Call to Listen, Play, and Be Inspired! This July, the seventh month of the year, we find ourselves in a period often associated with luck and good fortune. The significance of the number seven cannot be overstated; it is frequently...
by Assitej | Jun 21, 2024 | Artist Development, Artist Opportunity, ASSITEJ SA, Playwrighting, TYA in South Africa, Uncategorized
Are you a playwright interested in developing a new work for young audiences (aged 11-15) and in cross-cultural exchange? ASSITEJ South Africa is calling for playwrights interested in cross-cultural exchange, and wishing to explore new writing in theatre for...
by Assitej | Jun 18, 2024 | Artist Development, Artist Opportunity, ASSITEJ SA, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world, Uncategorized
2024 Cuba Statement Since the 2021 hybrid ASSITEJ World Congress, conference and festival held in Japan, the 21st ASSITEJ World Congress & Performing Arts Festival Congress “Voices of a New World” took place in Havana, Cuba from 24 May to 1 June. At this event...
by Assitej | Apr 23, 2024 | Status of children, TYA in Africa, TYA in the world
I’ve just had the privilege of returning from Senegal, having spent 10 days in the company of Mamby Mawine (formerly Patricia Gomis), acclaimed actor and theatre maker, whose work with the Association Djarama, the company she founded, is truly inspirational. Her...
