Nyt dansk initiativ skal sætte scenekunst for børn og unge på dagsorden i hele Europa

Danmarks stærke og internationalt anerkendte tradition for teater og dans for børn og unge skal nu stå i spidsen for at udvikle scenekunstbranchen i Europa, og styrke grundlaget for at stadig flere af kontinentets børn og unge får adgang til kultur i deres hverdag.

Med støtte fra Statens Kunstfond og EU skal ASSITEJ – International Association for Theatre for Children & Young People med sekretariat i Danmark fra 2022 realisere en lang række europæiske aktiviteter, og være samtalepartner for EU-kommissionen i politikudvikling og kulturpolitiske initiativer.

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Generalsekretær i ASSITEJ International, Louis Valente Sørensen, siger:

”Vi er glade for at EU deler vores opfattelse af, at arbejdet med de store udfordringer vores samfund står overfor begynder med børnene. Tillid til hinanden og til fremtiden i en langstrakt pandemi, arbejdet for et bæredygtigt samfund og inklusion frem for udgrænsning af minoriteter begynder med de yngste borgere, og de fortællinger og kulturelle billeder, de benytter til at forme sig selv og andre med.”

“Jeg er også stolt over, at Danmark i form af Statens Kunstfond investerer i europæisk og global børnekultur til glæde for verden og ikke mindst Danmark. Projektet vil trække viden, netværk og internationale muligheder og synergier til Danmark, der hvis vi udnytter dem klogt, vil have blivende betydning nationalt”

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Foto:  Matteo Chiura, Festival “Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro”, Bologna.

When the world has been drawn together in the strangest of ways through the global pandemic; when shared hardship has highlighted the greatness and kindness that human beings are capable of; It is horrifying to contemplate war and its impact on all our lives, in any country and at any time. 

ASSITEJ International is a global association that stands by our values of inclusion, generosity and unity in our global efforts to create theatre and performance for, with and by children and young people; knowing that by advocating for their right to arts and culture means that they can be upheld by imagination, empathy and hope at the worst of times.

The Executive Committee of ASSITEJ

På festival i Frankrig

Et hold modige og inspirationstørstige teaterfolk er på vej til Frankrig for at deltage i Festival Momix 2022. En af Frankrigs absolut bedst festival for scenekunst for børn og unge.

For at rejse bæredygtigt bliver det i sovevogn gennem Tyskland!

Vi ses på festival!

Open call: Theatre & Dance for the Very Young Virtual Conference

The Lawrence Arts Center is delighted to host a Theatre and Dance for the Very Young (TDVY) virtual conference in conjunction with our Theatre and Dance for the Very Young program and Play Lab research series. This virtual event will be a gathering space for makers/artists/scholars in the TDVY field, as well as Early Childhood educators. We invite attendees to share, celebrate, wonder about, dialogue, challenge, and investigate any and all topics connected to the very young experience. 

What does the conference look like?

The conference will offer keynote and guest speakers, interactive workshops, panels, and presentations. It will also feature three ticketed virtual TDVY performances that will be performed live for both conference attendees and families around the globe (stay tuned to see what’s in store!). The conference will be held on a live platform with opportunities to access recorded sessions after they have occurred. The schedule will be released in February 2022. 

What sort of things might I experience at the conference?

•  interactive workshops on practices for the classroom and/or stage

•  presentations and panels on themes and trends in the field

•  networking opportunities to engage with others from across the United States

•  live performances

How do I present at the conference?

Conference proposal applications will open October 1 and close December 3. Please check back on October 1 for access to the application form. We are eagerly seeking applications from a wide range of artists, performers, directors, visual artists, designers, musicians, scholars, students, and educators. All accepted presenters must register for the conference and will be provided a technical facilitator for their session. 

ASSITEJ Coffee Session

Join the second round of conversations on 10 November 2021!

There is a concern within ASSITEJ membership that Cultural Education is being eroded. Currently many countries offer only a STEM curriculum. STEM is an abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. STEM degrees often have an interdisciplinary, hands-on educational approach and they prepare students for a world which needs more researchers, engineers, computer scientists… How and why should we support a STEAM curriculum? – the A is forthe Arts – humanities, language arts, dance, drama, music, visual arts, design and new media.

Join us for 3 coffee sessions online entitled “Cultural Education around the world – What is the place of Drama and Theatre?”

• Session 1 (on 20 Oct) : What is the world scene? What is the state of Primary and Secondary cultural education in your country, – What is its status? How is it perceived? Who gets it? What are the problems? Where is the hope?
• Session 2 (on 10 Nov): How can we raise the profile of Drama and Theatre in education and access to it for all children ? How can we better use the ASSITEJ manifesto? How can we include the voice of young people?
• Session 3: (on 1 Dec) Steps towards an action plan to effect change, how to implement, what to do?

Each session will be repeated in two time zones.

Registration

Session 2

Session 2 will take place on 10 Nov 2021. The session will be repeated in two times zones.

Session A

10 Nov at 9 – 10.30 am CET

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Session B

10 Nov at 4 – 6.30 pm CET

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Session 3

Session 3 will take place on 1 Dec 2021. The session will be repeated in two times zones.

Session A

1 Dec at 9 – 10.30 am CET

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Session B

1 Dec at 4 – 6.30 pm CET

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Open call: ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2022

Dette er en invitation til at skabe inspirerende kunstneriske og faglige oplæg, og dele dem med kolleger fra hele verden. Vi forventer 1.000 deltagere i Helsingborg og 400, der følger med online.

I maj 2022 finder ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering sted i Helsingborg, som en del af Bibu Festival. Bibu er den største svenske scenekunstfestival for børn og unge; ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering er den vigtigste globale begivenhed inden for feltet. Festivalen søger nu bidrag til det internationale fagprogram. Bidragene kan være workshops, oplæg, paneldebatter, samtalersaloner eller andre formater, skabt af jer evt. sammen med danske og internationale kolleger.   Den tematiske ramme er scenekunst for børn og unge og FN’s verdensmål for bæredygtig udvikling. Ring eller skriv til sekretariatet, hvis I har spørgsmål eller brug for sparring.

Tid & Sted: Helsingborg, Sverige, 17. -22. maj 2022.
Deadline: 25. november, 2021.

Open Call: ASSITEJ Next Generation Programme 2022

 Deadline: 10 November 2021 (ny deadline)
 Helsingborg, Sweden
 17 – 22 May 2022

The Next Generation (NG) residency programme is an ASSITEJ initiative, designed to support artistic and cultural exchange and collaboration between international artists aged 36 years or below, interested in theatre for young audiences, at ASSITEJ events.

ASSITEJ Sweden and the Bibu Biennial invites 16 artists, critics, producers, researchers, from around the world to attend the Next Generation program at Bibu 17 – 22 May 2022.

For the 2022 Next Generation Residency we will work with ”Placemaking” as a theme.

Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Placemaking capitalizes on a local community’s assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people’s health, happiness, and well-being. We want to turn the residency into a research project, of what this can mean to and how it relates to our work within performing arts for children and youth.
(https://www.pps.org/article/what-is-placemaking)

The NG residency program at AAG/Bibu will include:

• Performances for children & young people from the festival program of Bibu.
• Discussions, seminars and workshops.
• A series of workshops and “Sharings” within the group of Next Generation participants
• Networking with theatre practitioners from Sweden and from the global ASSITEJ community.
• A meeting with the ASSITEJ Next Generation Network.

Bibu Biennial will provide:

• Accommodation in double rooms for up to 6 nights (depending on travel schedules).
• All registration, theatre tickets, seminars, and access to workshops.
• Food and/or per diem.
• Facilitation of the program.

Next Generation participants are expected to fundraise for their own travel to the festival. Applicants, who are accepted to the program may apply for a partial travel grant from Bibu and ASSITEJ.

As an inclusive program, Next Generation welcomes applications from disabled artists.

Kom til kollektive drinks og solidariske snaks og en uformel snak om betydningen af kollektiver og solidariske arbejdsformer i dansk børneteater.

Amager Børneteaterfestival og ASSITEJ Danmark sætter spot på nogle af de unikke arbejdsformer, der har været toneangivende for dansk børneteatermiljø gennem tiden, og som stadig har stor betydning for den nationale og internationale succes dansk børneteater oplever.

Kan børneteatrets solidariske arbejdsformer og kollektive værdier være med til at løse nogle af de globale udfordringer, som vi og de kommende generationer er konfronteret med? Og i så fald hvordan og i hvilke former? Hvad gør børneteatret unikt og hvordan kan branchen gøre en forskel lokalt, nationalt, globalt, kosmisk?

Jacques Matthiessen blev fredag d. 18 marts under Horsens Teaterfestival hædret med en særpris skabt mellem Horsens Børneteaterpris, Teatercentrum og ASSITEJ Danmark.

Jacques Matthiessen blev givet prisen for sin indsats på den danske og internationale teaterscene. Jacques gik bort i marts måned efter længere tids sygdom, og prisen er derfor givet videre til det teater som han startede, nemlig Passepartout Theatre Production.

Vi er i ASSITEJ meget glade for at bidrage til denne særpris, der ærer Jacques Matthiesens mangeårige national og internationale arbejde for dansk teater for børn og unge – et arbejde mange kunstnere, teatre og organisationer står på skuldrene af.