by Assitej | Feb 20, 2024 | Advocacy, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Status of children, TYA in South Africa
A must-have or a nice-to-have? How do we know if a school is an Arts-rich school? What is the value of having an enriching arts programme in schools? If every school in the country had access to excellent arts programmes with exceptional arts teachers, would this be a...
by Assitej | Feb 20, 2024 | Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Research, Status of children, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world
Is it possible to talk about aesthetics for very young children? This was the question that the artistic research project, “Mapping” set out to explore, focusing in on the sensory experiences of children and how theatre sets out to communicate and make...
by Assitej | Nov 20, 2023 | ASSITEJ SA, Status of children, TYA in the world
PUT CHILDREN FIRST ON WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY, ASSITEJ SA SAYS PUT CHILDREN FIRST – A CALL FOR BOTHO/UBUNTU PERSONIFICATION IN TIMES OF WAR AND CONFLICT Botho/Ubuntu is a Southern African concept that espouses the rights of human beings. It could be translated...
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 | Nov 25, 2021 | ASSITEJ SA, Status of children
Lalu Mokuku Dilotho (riddles) is a Sesotho game of guessing the right answer. It is traditionally played by children and used by adults to mean a mystery; (Selotho/singular for riddle or a mystery). The plural for the word or game is dilotho. Many cultures in Africa...
by Assitej | Feb 22, 2021 | Arts Education, Status of children, TYA in South Africa, Uncategorized
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...
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