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YPAA NEWS is the January 2010 newsletter from OZ

ROMEO IN TROUBLE  Guy Holland writes about an overseas production that was not all love and light!

MEXICO NEWSLETTER News from ASSITEJ Mexico

RIVER CITIES (Part One: TYA Ireland Gathering in Dublin)

TYA AGM 2009 PAPERS Meeting at 7pm 10 November at Darlington Arts Centre,

NEW VOICES NEW VISIONS Washington New Play Event 2010

THEATRE IN PARADISE Nuffield Theatre Southampton tour Pacific islands

 HOW ARTS TRAINING IMPROVES ATTENTION AND COGNITION an article from the USA

PEUT ETRE THEATRE News

TELL TALE HEARTS Space Hoppers

THEATRE AND EDUCATION Ideas for a UK presentation at ASSITEJ Congress 2011

THEATRE IOLO in Korea Summer 2009

NOEL GREIG OBITUARY the Guardian 24 September 2009

NOEL GREIG TRIBUTE A great contribution to UK Theatre for Young People

NEXT GENERATION AT SCHAEXPIR FESTIVAL, LINZ 09 Nina Hajiyianni reports

STORIES OF MIGRATION Wendy Harris on the 2009 ASSITEJ Directors’ Seminar

MAYHEM! Paul Harman on a busy month of May, festivals, shows and politics...

NEXT GENERATION EYE: Gomito’s Director Amelia Bird at the Next Generation programme In Berlin

NEW INSIGHTS IN BERLIN: Designer Zoe Squire  was at the Next Generation programme in Berlin

TWENTY YEARS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE: Augenblickmal Festival, Berlin May 2009  Paul Harman.

ASSITEJ IN TORINO: Report from festival and EC meeting April 2009

ACTORS IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE FOR CHILDREN: ASSITEJ FORUM: TURIN APRIL 2009

VISIONI DI FUTURO: Reports from festival of Theatre for Early Years, Bologna, March 2009

KROKUS DANCE FESTIVAL: Report February 2009   

MOSCOW SUN: Report on Festivals seminar and shows at Big Break Festival November 2008.

MOSCOW PART TWO: Guy Holland of Quicksilver Theatre takes up the story with reviews of shows and insights from directing shows for young audiences in Russia ... 

BALTIC FESTIVAL October 2008, Parnu, Estonia  ... 

AUTUMN JOURNEY: International Representative travels to Bucharest, Croatia, Estonia and Latvia for meetings, festivals, shows ... 

 FATEJ 2008 CAMEROUN Report from Steve Collins

 

FESTIVALS IN 2010

Updates are available to members in our regular monthly Newsletters. Many of these festivals are annual events at about the same dates. Please feed back your discoveries and experiences!

21 Jan – 9 Feb: Dusseldorf, Germany; Dance for Young Audiences, www.take-off-junger-tanz.de - 13 February: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Encuentro Teatralia:

9 - 13 February: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Encuentro Teatralia: 15 national and international shows, discussions and book exhibition.Email for a registration form to: encuentroteatralia@ariadnapc.com

9 – 14 February: Nuremburg, Germany: Panoptikum Festival. Programme and Delegate Packages at www.festival-panoptikum.de

10–18 February: Hasselt, Belgium: Krokus  Festival. www.krokusfestival.be
 
17 February: Nottingham;Disability and Inclusion: Jenny Sealey of Graeae lead day of exploration leading to proposals for a UK presentation at ASSITEJ Congress 2011 Contact: Vicky.ireland@virgin.net
 
26 February - 7 March: Vienna, Austria: Szene Bunte Waehne Dance Festival www.sbw.at
 
27 Feb - 7 March: Bologna, Italy: Visione di futuro Small Size early years festival. www.testoniragazzi.it
 
16-20 March: Aberystwyth, Wales: Agor Drysau / Opening Doors: Biennial, International Festival www.aradgoch.org    e: post@aradgoch.org

20-28 March 2010: Cape Town, South Africa: Out the Box Family Festival. More information: www.unimasouthafrica.org

 

9-25 April: Turin: GIOCATEATRO Theatre festival for children and young people - A European Youth Capital 2010 Event: Your Time www.casateatroragazzi.it - www.fondazionetrg.it

11-13 April 2010: Israel: The Haifa International Children’s Theatre Festival

11-18 April: Esjberg, Denmark: Annual Festival: www.teatercentrum.dk/

19 April 2010: Bath, the egg: Opera For Children: ACA Inspiration Day 10am-5pm. See A Real Princess performed by Welsh National Opera, for 3-5yrs at 1.30pm. e: Vicky.ireland@virgin.net

21-29 April: Frankfurt, Germany: Starke Stuecke Festival   http://www.starke-stuecke.net/
 
2-5 May: Aarhus, Denmark: DANISH+ 2010.http://www.danishplus.dk/
 
10-16 May:  Edinburgh, Scotland: Imaginate: www.imaginate.org.uk
 
12-18 May: St Petersburg, Russia: XI International “Rainbow” Theatre Festival
 
21-23 May: Washington, USA: New Visions New Voices  (Read the press release here)
 
21–30 May: Belfast, Northern Ireland: The Belfast Children’s Festival: www.belfastchildrensfestival.com
 
31 May–13 June: Leicestershire, England: the Spark: www.sparkfestival.co.uk 
 
21 - 27 June: Oxford, England: Ciao! www.ciaofestival.org.uk 
 
June - July: Linz, Austria: Schaexpir www.schaexpir.at
 
July – August : Taipei, Seoul, Osaka, Tokyo and Okinawa: ACTA (Asian Children’s Theatre Festivals Association)
 
August: Huy, Belgium: Annual Showcase of TYA in Wallonie. Email: marcelle.peerboom@provincedeliege.be
 
October: Yerevan, Armenia: Hi Fest. www.highfest.am
 
11-17 October:Galway, Ireland: Baboró International Arts Festival for Children: Annual, International:: www.baboro.ie
 
October: Cakovec, Croatia: Annual ASSITEJ festival. www.assitej.hr 
 
October: Baltic Festival.
 
October: Mayo, Ireland: Roola Boola: www.thelinenhall.com
 
October – November: Moscow: Big Break Festival. Info in English at www.bigbreakfest.ru  
 
November: Brussels, Belgium: Bronks Festival: www.bronks.be
 
11-12 November:  Darlington, England: Takeoff Festival :   www.theatrehullabaloo.org.uk
 
2-4 December 2010: Frankfurt: Playwrights’ Forum: www.kjtz.de
 
December: Tunisia: Annual International Festival:. www.festivalneapolis.com
 
December 26 - 30: Bruxelles: Noel au Theatre.   See programme at  La Montagne Magique Also at: www.ctej.be
 
2011
 
February 2011: Hasselt. Belgium: Krokus Dance Festival  (read 2009 review here).
 
May 2011: Berlin: Augenblickmal!. www.augenblickmal.de
 
20-29 May 2011: Copenhagen / Malmo: ASSITEJ World Congress www.assitej2011.org

May 2011: Newry, Northern Ireland: Sticky Fingers: Biennial, Early Years:www.stickyfingersarts.co.uk/sf/festival.do 

 

Agor Drysau 2010 

Half Moon Exchange for Change July 2009

Departure Lounge @ Takeoff 11,12 Nov. 2009

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