The Opening Ceremony at the Cradle of Creativity

Wednesday, 17th May, 2017 marked the official start of the 19th ASSITEJ World Congress and International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People, held in Cape Town, South Africa. Delegates from all over the world...

Christian Leavesley and Alexandra Macalister-Bills: A familiar distance: converged theatre making in regional Victorian...

Does distance from major cultural centres necessarily imply a dearth of theatre experiences for regional and rural young people? This paper will explore Arena Theatre Company’s long-term commitment to visiting three schools in regional...

John O’Toole: In here or out there? Investigating the opportunities and challenges of establishing...

This presentation will describe preliminary progress on, and invite contribution to, an informal research project intending to examine and compare how different national and cultural contexts have shaped or affected drama’s relationship with formal...

Exploring Techniques and Practices from the IDIERI 9 Workshops (Part 6)

Delegates at the 9th International Drama in Education Research Institute were treated to an abundance of exciting and engaging practical workshops during the 7-day event. To give you a flavour of what was on offer, the Dialogue team...

Playing a Child as an Adult

In this roundtable, that was subsequently followed by a workshop, Isabelle Verlaine (from Belgium), allowed us to delve into the complex question of how an adult Actor can play a child effectively....
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Performative Reviews – The Affect of a Performance

Check out the video above for some workshop highlights from the session delivered to Youth Delegates at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 in Kristiansand. About the Workshop Leader: Anette Therese Pettersen...
Cradle of Creativity Focus Day, held in the township of Vrygrond, was on the theme of Theatre for Social Change

Perceptions of Home in Vrygrond

“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear”...

Awakening the Senses

Sensescapes is an interactive and multi-sensory theatrical experience created specifically for babies. It challenges conventional aesthetics and proposes a unique concept for Theatre that connects Parents and Children. The following video (2 minutes) includes some excerpts...

Space Rocks

Space Rocks, produced by Flying House (South Africa) and directed by Athena Mazarakis, follows the characters of JoJo and Jinks as they journey into Space from their bedroom, in search of a better planet. The video below (6 minutes) gives...

Drama & Maths Education: Crossing the River

The Cradle of Creativity’s Focus Day on Theatre as Education saw an interactive, energetic and embodied Maths lesson take place in the afternoon. Professor Kennedy Chinyowa (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa) and Selloane Mokuku...