Reminder that today (December 5, 2013) is
the deadline for applications to answer ASSITEJ and Theatre Arts Admin
Collective’s call to theatre practitioners to “Inspire a Generation”.
Inspiring a Generation is an ASSITEJ SA and
Theatre Arts Admin Collective initiative that aims to inspire theatre
practitioners to make innovative, cutting edge theatre for children in South
Africa.
Building a new generation of artists working
in theatre for children and young people will create a generation of children
and young people who love and are inspired by theatre. The programme is
generously sponsored by the Distell Foundation and the Danish Arts Council.
For the 2014/2015 period, four theatre-makers
will be accepted into the programme. Each should ideally come from a separate
theatre company, with an interest in making theatre for children and young
people, and should have some experience in the field. Their approach should be
focused on visual theatre, dance theatre, physical theatre, clowning or
workshop theatre, rather than working only from a written text.
Participants should be trained
theatre-makers, with experience of collaborative work, and at least three years
of professional experience. Ideally, they should be members of companies, or
community/youth groups but individuals will also be considered. They should
have an interest in making work for children/youth; have an interest in working
in a cross-disciplinary mode; and have two contactable references, reflecting
on artistic merit, commitment and work ethic.
In Phase 1, participants will be exposed to
an international children’s theatre festival in Denmark as well as to a
substantial engagement with theatre companies skilled in creating work for
young people.
The aim of Phase 2 is for the participants
to share and reflect on their experience in Denmark, and present their ideas to
a broader forum of theatre practitioners. The National Arts Festival in
Grahamstown will be used as a platform for this sharing. Danish theatre
companies will share their work with South African audiences on various
platforms, in this way sparking a broader dialogue and creating a more
intensive artistic exchange between Denmark and South Africa. Danish tours are
dependent on funding which is currently being sourced.
In Phase 3, participants will conceptualise
and research for the creation of a new work. This includes the practical
research, workshops, discussions, visiting schools, seeing performances,
preparation for own New Works and communication with mentor/s. This phase
includes raising additional funds for the realisation of the new productions.
During Phase 4, participants’ cast, create
and rehearse their new work under the mentorship of a visiting Danish theatre
practitioner, as well as through continued conversation with the Danish
companies and with Jori Snell (co-mentor) who will be overseeing their works.
These new works are to be performed at the Family Season Festival in March, 2015.
The cost of the programme is R4,500 per
participant, which can be paid in instalments over six months. A deposit of
R500 must be paid in order to qualify for the programme. Assistance with
applications for bursaries in deserving cases will be given.
To apply for the programme, interested
parties should fill out the application form available from www.theatrearts.co.za, include two
reference letters, and photographs of previous work (not necessarily for children)
and submit it to ASSITEJ SA on e-mail: info@assitej.org.za
or Fax: 086 834 4841.
The deadline for applications is today (December
5, 2013), and applicants will be informed by the December 13, 2013. The
programme will commence on March 1, 2014, and runs through to end March, 2015.
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