For the 14th edition of the Festival Visioni in Bologna (Italy) Small Size and the Young Dance Network are organising a two-day event (February 23rd-24th 2018) discussing a dance focus on the work for the very young, in order to stimulate collaboration between the two networks. They are inviting 20 professionals to participate in this exchange. Find out how to […]
Artistic Gathering 2018 Beijing – Call for Performances
The call for performances for the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2018 in China is now open! The event will take place over 7 days in the 10 day period between August 15 – 25, 2018 (exact days will be announced later on). You can read the details of the open call and find the contact information here. The deadline […]
Welcome to the National Gathering – 11th October
All members of ASSITEJ Belgium are invited to this year’s National Gathering, on Wednesday October 11th from 9.30 until 17.00 at hetpaleis (Theaterplein, 2000 Antwerpen) as a part of the Mind the World festival. The topic of this year’s gathering will be Mind the Refugee and will explore what it means to work with and for […]
Call for Participants: ASSITEJ Pakistan Next Generation
ASSITEJ Pakistan is offering an opportunity to emerging artists, storytellers or theatre-makers aged 18-35 with an interest in TYA to attend the 2nd edition of Tamasha Festival in the first half of February 2018, taking place in the beautiful city of Lahore – the cultural art hub of Pakistan. The participants will get a chance to learn, work and […]
Meet the new board!
ASSITEJ Belgium held the annual General Assembly on June 14th, where we discussed what the focus of ASSITEJ Belgium should be during the next years. The General Assembly also elected the following people to be part of the new board: Isabel Joly (Zonzo Compagnie), Stef De Paepe (DE MAAN), Marie-Odile Dupuis (Théâtre des 4 Mains), Gaëtane Reginster […]
Catherine Simon passed away aged 70
Last week, Catherine Simon passed away aged 70. We mourn the loss of this grande dame of children’s theatre in French-speaking Belgium where she was a former president of CTEJ and worked as a programmer for Centre Culturel Jacques Franck for 30 years. She also co-founded the festival Noël au Théâtre and generally encouraged cooperation […]
Rencontres Théâtre Jeune Public
For over twenty years, the youth department of the Province of Liège has been organising the Rencontres Théâtre Jeune Public de Huy, a showcase for performative arts for a young audience in the French Community of Belgium. The showcase takes place each August in Huy, a small village along the Meuse and is the most important […]
Call for projects – Cultureel Akkoord / Accord Culturel
The Flemish and French Communities are calling for cultural projects as part of their ‘Cultureel Akkoord / Accord Culturel’. If you and at least one partner from across the language border want to launch a project in 2018, you can apply for funding here (deadline October 15th 2017). The goal of this cultural agreement is to […]
General Assembly 2017
Tomorrow, we are organising the annual General Assembly of ASSITEJ Belgium! This meeting will take place in BRONKS Café on Wednesday June 14th from 10:00 till 13:00. It’s the perfect opportunity to share your thoughts on what the focus of ASSITEJ Belgium should be during the next years, and to have a drink with colleagues at […]
World Congress & Cradle of Creativity Festival in Cape Town
The 19th ASSITEJ World Congress & Cradle of Creativity Festival in Cape Town was a stunning success for our large Belgian delegation! Stef De Paepe (Beeldsmederij De Maan) took part in a seminar of the ITYARN conference. Compagnie Barbarie lead a workshop for children on an educational and artistic project on all things strange! Karel Van Ransbeeck, […]