ASSITEJ SA’s “Cradle of Creativity” taking
place in Cape Town from May 17 to 27, an international theatre festival for children and
young people, has officially opened bookings.
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
experience a theatre festival with plays from around with world, with more than
80 countries represented is unlikely to be repeated in the foreseeable future.
Theatre offers children and young people
the unique opportunity to actively engage their minds, hearts and imagination
through the enriching creativity on stage. Take the twelve days to put the TV
off, leave the tablet unplugged and take a child to theatre, in line with the
ASSITEJ (international Association of Theatre for Children and Young People)
campaign: #takeachildtotheatre Book at www.assitej2017.org.za/festival
or go directly to Computicket at http://online.computicket.com/web/festival/cradle_of_creativity/30716994
For adults, the Cradle of Creativity offers
an additional conference component. The conference at the Cradle of Creativity
offers a range of conversations, workshops and symposia on intercultural
exchange in theatre for young audiences. Interested parties are invited to
explore a range of packages to suit their individual needs.
The conference programme offers a two-day
academic programme “International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network”
followed by 13 various focus areas, which includes the launch of the
international dance theatre for young audiences network on May 24. Theatre as
education Focus Day will provide an exciting engagement for teachers and
artist-facilitators on May 19.
Schools are invited to book for packages
which include workshops, shows and lunches over a full day. Workshop spaces are
limited and schools are encouraged to book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Schools in Quintiles 1 – 3 are encouraged to apply for bus sponsorships to
ASSITEJ South Africa, through the generous support of the HCI Foundation.
Public ticket bookings for the festival are
available on Computicket, starting at R40 a ticket for block bookings to R75
for individual tickets for adults.
ASSITEJ SA encourages its current members
to update their membership, or prospective members to sign up as members of
ASSITEJ SA. Individual members are entitled to ten tickets at R10 each, and
each company member is entitled to 20 tickets at R10 each. Lifetime members
will receive 40 tickets at R10 each. Paid up members who wish to take advantage
of this offer need to request a booking code to be used on the Computicket
website from info@assitej.org.za;
membership forms can be found at www.assitej.org.za
Cost of membership: R150: individual per
year; R300: company per year; R2500: individual Lifetime membership and R5000:
company Lifetime membership
Registration for the conference programme
at Cradle of Creativity is available at www.assitej2017.org.za/conference
The full programme for each day can also be
found at www.assitej2017.org.za/conference
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