Theatre4Youth Forum comes to Cape Town
ASSITEJ SA will be hosting a one-day Theatre4Youth forum at the Masambe theatre, Baxter theatre complex, on Friday 31 January 2014. The forum aims to sustain an active dialogue between artists, educators, government and supporting bodies in order to engage with how theatre and the arts can best contribute to learning.
"Play is the natural state for learning in the development of all mammals, and most particularly in human children. Play is also the natural starting point for all drama and theatre activity, and if we are to ensure that every child develops holistically to fulfil their greatest potential, we need to engage them in the liberating playfulness of theatre," say Yvette Hardie, president of ASSITEJ international and director of ASSITEJ South Africa.
The Forum is the second of its kind (the first was held at the Goethe Institut in Johannesburg in December 2012), and is supported by the Baxter theatre.
This year's Forum focuses on three main areas:
Presenters at the Forum include Pedro Espi-Sanches, Jared Kruger of the Chaeli Campaign, Patchwork - a play for 0-4 year olds, Magnet theatre, Lynn Joffe, Gordon Billborough and Kati Francis.
To RSVP or for more information, contact az.gro.jetissa@eciffo.
For more, go to www.theatre4youth.co.za or contact ASSITEJ SA directly on +27 (0)21 822 0070/1/2.
