by Assitej | Nov 20, 2022 | Advocacy, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, News, Status of children
Encore for TYA! 11.10.19: 10:00 A pot of stories and multilingualism brew in the theatre. Magic. Learnings. Unlearnings. Relearnings. Plays! Monate! Molo, ola, Ni hao, 你 好, Bonjour, dumelang, Hallo, Hello. These are some of the languages that were spoken...
by Assitej | Apr 21, 2022 | Advocacy, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, News, Programmes, TYA in South Africa
What a ride! We launched into this new year’s programme by completing 9 full days of residential training with 48 Artist-facilitators from four provinces (Gauteng, Northern Cape, KZN and Free State) in Johannesburg from Monday 10 to 18 January. The training...
by Assitej | Oct 5, 2021 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA
Lalu Mokuku “Matlo a matle diotlwana ka ntle” is a Sesotho expression that can loosely be translated to mean households are beautiful from the outside. This expression can figuratively refer to the convolution and smugness around ‘secrets’ and ‘sacred’ occurrences...
by Assitej | Jul 15, 2021 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, News, TYA in South Africa
by Lalu Mokuku. On 15 July 2021, I went to listen to an audio reading of Dipalo at the vNAF 2021. See https://nationalartsfestival.co.za/show/dipalo/ For certain occasions, like “going” to the theatre, I like putting on makeup. Perhaps it softens my being, and...
by Assitej | May 4, 2021 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA
On 19 March 2021, Assitej South Africa pledged their support toward Sibongile Mngoma and the creatives (now Abahlali ba se NAC) for their resilience and courage in standing up on behalf of the creative and cultural industry. They staged a sit/sleep in at the National...
by Assitej | May 4, 2021 | Advocacy, ASSITEJ SA, News, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world
On 23 April, Africa invited the world to zoom into the leadership and legacy of Yvette Hardie. This followed her stepping down as the President of ASSITEJ International, a role she constitutionally assumed for three consecutive terms since 2011. Welcoming the guests...