by Assitej | Jul 26, 2023 | TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa
King of Broken Things: a 2023 Gold Standard Bank Ovation Award winner, reminds us of the beauty found in making the broken beautiful. The play introduces us to Kintsugi, a Japanese art form that urges people to celebrate imperfections. In this art form, broken...
by Assitej | Jun 18, 2023 | Artist Development, Artist Opportunity, Arts Education, ASSITEJ SA, Job Opportunity, Projects, TYA in Africa, TYA in South Africa, TYA in the world
The stories that move us…. Growing performing arts for young audiences in South Africa and the continent What: An International Performing Arts festival and Professional Programme from 20-27 August 2023 to be held at the Market Theatre, Windybrow Arts Centre,...
by Assitej | Feb 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
I did not write this article – I mean CHUNKS of it. NO PARTS of it. I merely revisited my curiosity about ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) language processing tool that I heard about late last year. And I wondered … At the time, my memory was flooded by a...
by Assitej | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Perhaps it is that time of the year. Perhaps it was a meme about a parent who “just got home from work, I found my kids wearing their Christmas clothes”. Perhaps it was the words of Mason Cooley that “clothes make a statement, costumes tell a story”. Aspects that...
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...
