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By Stavros Stavrou, Member of the Executive Committee of ASSITEJ International It’s the day after the ASSITEJ Umbrella Session — an online meeting that brings together people from our National Centres and Networks around the world — and I find myself thinking of the bright and smiling faces that filled my screen. So many people, from so many countries, connected by one common belief: that every child should have access to culture and the arts. In times like these, when the world often feels divided, these moments remind me how strong the ASSITEJcommunity truly is — people passionate about their work and about the connections we build through this association. I’ve also noticed that I no longer think of countries in general terms. I think of the people I’ve met through ASSITEJ. Spain is now Gonzalo. Mexico is Anelvi. South Korea is Seok-hong. Rwanda is Carole. New Zealand is Kerryn. And there are dozens of other countries, dozens of other names. Wherever I travel, I know there is a friend waiting — someone who shares the same passion for theatre and the same belief in the power of culture to bring change. This sense of connection also lies at the heart of our work in the Executive Committee’s Membership Working Group, where we focus on strengthening and expanding the ASSITEJfamily around the world. Since the World Congress in Cuba, eight new National Centres have joined ASSITEJ — in Burundi, Ghana, Greece, Indonesia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Senegal, and Slovakia. We welcome them all and celebrate the creativity and commitment they bring to our global community. Work is also underway to establish new Centres in several other countries — among them an important initiative in Portugal, which will culminate in a meeting of Portuguese TYA professionals in the coming days. It is also exciting to see that some of these new Centres are already involved in projects selected for the Regional Cooperation Programme, launched this year. This shows how new and long-standing members can work hand in hand, building partnerships full of passion, energy, and mutual learning. Each new Centre means new voices, new collaborations, and new friendships. Each new Centre means a new connection — a new friend somewhere in the world. Looking back at the Umbrella Session, I see a growing map of faces: people united by art, care, and imagination. Culture connects us beyond borders, and through ASSITEJ, we are reminded that wherever we go, there will always be a friend waiting. |
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| | | | Open Call: 36th Guantanamo Baracoa Touring Theatre Festival | | | ASSITEJ Cuba The Provincial Council of Performing Arts and the Provincial Directorate of Culture announce the 36th Guantanamo Baracoa Touring Theatre Festival. This non-profit event brings theatre art to hard-to-reach areas of our territory's mountainous massif every year. The program for the 36th edition of the Guantánamo-Baracoa Touring Theatre Festivalincludes performances, exchanges of knowledge with the public. 🌎🌍🌏 Cuba 🗓 28 January - 3 March 2026 More information |
| | | | Call for Individual Mobility 2025-2026 | | | Culture Moves Europe The call is open to artists and cultural professionals. You can apply individually or as part of a group. You must legally reside in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the OCTs and ORs. You must be at least 18 years of age. You must be active in one of the following sectors: Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Design and Fashion Design, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts. Applications are welcomed from individuals with diverse educational backgrounds and varying levels of experience. Deadline: 30 April 2026, 23:59 CEST More information |
| | | | European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists | | | European Festivals Association The fourth call for festivals to support emerging artists is open! Submit your residency proposal by 3 November 2025. The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) is back with its fourth call, running from 1 September to 3 November 2025. The fund will support around 50 residencies in 2026, giving at least 50 emerging artists the chance to work closely with 150 festivals across Europe and beyond. An initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), EFFEA empowers festivals to collaborate across borders and join forces in supporting artists at the stage of expanding their international careers. Deadline: 3 November 2025
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| | | | Valeria Frabetti Award 2026 | | | La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi Honorary award given to people and institutions that have promoted the development and dissemination of performative arts for infants and toddlers between 0-3 y.o. The Award is dedicated to Valeria, who, as artistic director, decisively supported the start of the “Il Nido e il Teatro” project and then passionately accompanied it for more than 30 years. The 2026 Prize, while continuing to give greater emphasis to cultural and artistic paths, will also take into consideration production paths, that is, the uniqueness, originality and attention that a production path has given to early childhood. Self-nominations are not allowed. Deadline: 25 October 2025 More information |
| | | | Online Gathering of Researchers & Creators in the Performing Arts | | | ASSITEJ Cuba ASSITEJ Cuba, with the support of the National Council of Performing Arts and the Faculty of Theatrical Arts (FAT) of the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA), invites researchers, playwrights, directors, critics, educators, students, and performing arts creators in general to participate in the first online gathering dedicated to reflection and exchange around theatre created for, with, and about adolescents. 🌎🌍🌏 Online 🗓 15 & 16 November 2025 Deadline: 25 October 2025 More information |
| | | | Call for Entries: 2026 ASSITEJ Award | | | ASSITEJ Switzerland Following the presentation of the 2025 ASSITEJ Award to Pamela Dürr, the call for nominations for 2026 is now open. Candidates may be individuals, groups or institutions that have made a significant contribution to dance and theatre for young audiences. 🌎🌍🌏 Switzerland 🗓 28 February 2026 More information |
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| News from Around the World |
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| | | | Meet Young Dance Network in Feet Forward Festival | | | Young Dance Network
Meet the Young Dance Network (YDN) during the Feet Forward Festival in Prague, a new festival of contemporary dance and movement theatre focused exclusively on young audiences aged 1 to 15 years and their families. The zero edition will take place from October 6th to 11th at the Cultural Station Galaxie in Prague's Jizni Mestro in collaboration with Dance Connected. During two hours in the common space and time, YDN members will meet the local professionals interested in the field of dance for young audiences. It will be an opportunity to listen about YDN, to move, play, talk and exchange. 🌎🌍🌏 Prague, Czechia 🗓 6 - 11 October 2025
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| | | | THEATRE EXPOSED Without Borders | | | Theatre Exposed With the support of ASSITEJ International, the eighth International Theatre Photography Competition THEATRE EXPOSED took place in 2025. This year, 70 participants reached the final stage of the competition. As a result, the international jury selected 65 photographs in four categories: Art, Portrait, Movement in Art, and Experiment (open category). The Grand Prix of the competition was awarded to two participants from Iran in the categories of ART and Movement in Art. The photographs of these participants were recognised by all members of the competition's expert jury. Read more |
| | | | Advancing Sustainability Education through Art, Expression and Culture | | | Sustainability Section While not immediately obvious, art, expression and culture provide powerful means for sustainability and education. Education for sustainable development (ESD) aims to bring a holistic and interdisciplinary approach that can ensure sustainability is present in all of us. Arts and cultural education, as a component of ESD, can empower learners of all ages with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to address various challenges from climate change and environmental degradation to poverty and inequality. Through creative expression, sustainability can be seen in various forms worldwide. Read more |
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| | | | Inaugural PAYPA Creative Residency | | | PAYPA / ASSITEJ New Zealand Theatre makers from across New Zealand gathered recently for the first PAYPA Creative Residency, bringing with them a wealth of diverse perspectives and practices. Over two and a half days, the retreat buzzed with activity, connection and invention. Through workshops, discussions and intensive making sessions, the group sparked eleven new works into life. Read more |
| | | | ForesTEEN OnlineTAG Meeting 2025 | | | ForesTEEN The ForesTEEN project continues with monthly online meetings to engage with young people and hear their perspectives on curatorial projects. Join the October, November, and December events to discover their views on our work in theatre for young audiences. Register here
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| | | | Theatre as a Tool of Support During War and Crisis | | | ASSITEJ Ukraine Youth Drama Theatre “Amatea” (Chernihiv, Ukraine) launched the new project in the art bomb shelter. From June to September, kids, their parents and teens participated in several creative laboratories and explored the basics of puppetry; worked with storytelling and art practice. Theatre serves as a tool of support during war and crisis.
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| | | | A New Festival Begins in Canada! | | | ASSITEJ Canada The first edition of LA MÈCHE COURTE, an international performing arts festival dedicated to creation for young audiences, will take place in Montreal, Canada, from November 7 to 16, 2025. We are delighted to welcome ASSITEJ EC members and representatives of ASSITEJ Korea, organisers of the 22nd ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival in 2027, for this inaugural event. During this joyful event, dance, theatre and other living forms will be pulsating in several theatres and venues across the city. Over 10 days, the new festival will be beating to the rhythm of a joyous intensity thanks to an abundant and multifaceted programme for 3 to 17-year-olds. The intention is clear: to celebrate theatre and dance for young audiences with a big party that brings people together, and to make the city vibrate with the colours of childhood and youth! 🌎🌍🌏 Montreal, Canada 🗓 7 - 16 November 2025 Read more |
| | | | Linguarudos – Narratives and Multiple Languages | | | Imaginar do Gigante “Linguarudos – Narratives and Multiple Languages” will take place on October 25, 2025, in Vila Nova de Gaia, at the Afurada Heritage Interpretation Centre.
This meeting will be, above all, a moment of reflection and discussion around the creation of a Portuguese ASSITEJ network, and will feature several guest speakers from ASSITEJ International.
We are open to registrations from anyone interested in joining this initiative and contributing to the creation of this network. 🌎🌍🌏 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal 🗓 25 October 2025 More information & programme |
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| | | | 10th Kliker Festival – Celebrating A Decade of Dance for Young Audiences | | | VRUM Collective Kliker Festival, Croatia’s leading festival of contemporary dance for children and young people, celebrates its 10th edition this October in Zagreb, Pula, Split, and Varaždin. The festival features premieres, international collaborations, workshops, and performances promoting creativity, play, and inclusion. 🌎🌍🌏 Croatia 🗓 26 September - 31 October 2025 Read more |
| | | | SEGNI New Generations Festival | | | ASSITEJ Italy Celebrate with us the 20th anniversary of the SEGNI New Generations Festival! From 15 October to 16 November in Mantua. Don't worry, it's not too late! Luckily, the festival lasts a whole month, and you can still book. Browse the festival programme. You will find both the Italian version and the "Segninonda" programme, as well as an overview of all the companies, including the Grand Tour. Book the last available professionals' packages. More info at [email protected] 🌎🌍🌏 Mantua, Italy
🗓 15 October - 16 November 2025 |
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| | | | Visioni 2026 / Save the date: 8-15 March 2026! | | | La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi With great pleasure, La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi announces the new dates of the 23rd edition of "Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro..." - the International Festival of Performing Arts and Culture for Early Years, at the Testoni Theatre in Bologna (Italy). 17 companies, of which 11 are international, 38 shows at the Theatre for schools and families, four shows inside the local crèches, five meetings and ten workshops with guests from all over the world, all from the 8th to the 15th of March 2026. By mid-October, we will publish the complete program of the Festival, as well as the booking form for cultural delegates. In the meantime, you can visit our website and save the event in your calendar! 🌎🌍🌏 Bologna, Italy 🗓 8 - 15 March 2026 |
| | | | Diridiri Festival 2025: Hundreds of Smiles from the Heart of Africa | | | ASSITEJ Burundi From September 23 to 27, the city of Bujumbura came alive with laughter, applause, and stories that spoke straight to the hearts of children and families. The Diridiri Festival, initiated and organised by Umunyinya asbl in strict collaboration with ASSITEJ Burundi, held its second edition this year, and once again, it proved how powerful theatre can be in shaping the minds and souls of young audiences. Read more |
| | | | FATEJ 2025 | | | ASSITEJ Cameroon FATEJ 2025 will take place from 5 to 12 December 2025 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, as well as in some nearby small cities and villages. FATEJ 2025 will have as its guests of honour four European countries and around ten African countries. The festival will feature performances, workshops, and professional meetings, including the African Meeting, Rainbow Meeting, and Spots, as well as an international colloquium titled "Theatre and School: Conflict or Harmony?" 🌎🌍🌏 Yaoundé, Cameroon
🗓 5 - 12 December 2025 |
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| Article/Podcast Section | | | | Knowledge - Experiences - Reflections |
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| By Hanka Strejckova | | | | Theatre for Children and Taboo | | | Taboo is usually understood as a topic that is not discussed because it is considered too painful, complicated, or "inappropriate," such as death, violence, sexuality, family breakdown, illness, otherness... In this regard, is theatre, especially theatre for children and young people, a medium that has the potential to safely uncover taboos? What is so uncrossable in the performing arts today that it raises questions and calls for correction? Is it social norms, a code of ethics, personal moral attitudes, or something else that transcends us? What triggers intervention against a theatrical work intended for children? Read full article |
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