Letsema! / Collaborate! – an intercultural exploration of ‘theatricality’ for young audiences. Cradle ReWired: Creative Collab Letsema! / Collaborate! – an intercultural exploration of ‘theatricality’ for young audiences ASSITEJ South Africa and ASSITEJ Belgium join forces to facilitate research opportunities and international collaboration in theatre for young audiences for artists interested in cross-cultural exchange. The […]
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by Lalu Mokuku Tselane ngwanake Tselane ngwanake Nka nka bohobe o je Nka nka bohobe o je Kea utlwa he mme Kea utlwa he mme Mme o bua sa nonyana thaha Mme o ua sa tswere e dutse lehlakeng Tselane my child Tselane my child Take some food and eat Take some food and eat […]
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By Miriam Mayet. The sessions with “Humanising the Zoom Room” have been an inspiring and enrichingexperience. I have been privileged to hear the journeys of artists/creatives from South Africaand Wales. The willingness to be open and share from the heart has truly been refreshingand heart-warming. I have a better understanding of the different communities anddifferent […]
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by Faye Kabali-Kagwa Thetha/ Talk/ Praat is a movement piece that explores the difficulties of expressing identity in formal education when children are not taught in their home language. The piece focuses particularly on the impact this has on their sense of belonging. The concept for Thetha/ Talk/ Praat was initially pitched by Nasfa Ncanywa […]
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It’s been a few months since the start of the Lits’omong Drama Development Programme 2020/2021. Soweto Theatre and ASSITEJ SA have come together to deliver a training and drama development programme to both facilitators and learners and it has proven to be a wonderful journey indeed. We are still going. Since the learners joined us […]
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So many things have happened in this first half of 2021 and we at ASSITEJ SA and Play Africa have managed to broaden our network, bringing more storytelling coach-conductors on board the story train, iStimela Sendaba. After five weeks of storytelling mentorship between 5 mentors and 20 storytellers, we traveled to all nine provinces with […]
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Kickstarter is an educational teacher empowerment and artist in a residency programme, at the Intermediate level (Grade 4, 5, and 6) in South African Primary Schools which has been running since 2015 with the support of Rand Merchant bank. The project was originally based in two districts in Kwa Zulu Natal ( Umlazi and Umgungundlovu) […]
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Caregivers and babies enter the theatre space. As nappy bags and strollers are put on the side and shoes are being removed, an atmosphere of questionable anticipation can be felt: What did we buy tickets for? Look at all these babies together, theatre for babies? What will happen? A baby boy, on his mother’s hip, […]
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