Call out: Pushing Boundaries for Young Minds
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...
Cuba Statement 2024: African delegates at the World Congress
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...
Achieving the Impossible
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...
Arts education in South Africa -reflections from Janet Lindley, Board Secretary
ASSITEJ South Africa and Arts Education in South Africa When South Africa was democratised in 1994, an inherent understanding of the role that the arts play in assisting to ensure the integrity, strength and success of any society was powerfully demonstrated by it...
ASSITEJ SA acknowledges Enyobeni Tavern Ruling
The value of the arts to society is far greater than just entertainment. On 4 July 2022, ASSITEJ SA issued a statement and called for strategic partnerships following an incident where 21 minors died at Enyobeni Tavern, Scenery Park, East London. Since then, Assitej...
LADY’S TALK AND THE WORTH OF PERSONAL VALUES
The words of Maya Angelou, that I have known for a long time, recently resonated with me again; “people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I met a Lady “A” at a retail store. She showed me...
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