TYA News March 12

[Paul Harman]

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Key Events in 2012

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SPOT (6-13 May ‘12) is a biennial showcase of current development in Swiss theatre for young people with semi­nal shows from abroad.    The ASSITEJ national centre site is in four languages. Swiss TYA is influenced by French, German and Italian theatre cultures.

9 -16 March:  Belfast Children’s Festival   19-24 Mawrth/March: Aberystwyth: Agor Drysau / Opening Doors International Festival   22-24 March: Angouleme, France: Focus Jeune Public. Free for UK programmers!   25-28 March: Warsaw: Polish Children’s Theatre Showcase.   20-22 April: Turin: Giocateatro Festival   22-29 April: Danish Festival: The Big One!www.festival2012.dk   27-29 April 2012: New York: Which Way TYA? Forum led by Tony Graham  (read Flyer here)   6-13 May Biel/Bienne, Switzerland: SPOT Festival www.festivalspot.ch   7-14 May: Edinburgh: Imaginate Festival Book early!   14-20 May: Washington:  New Visions New Voices.  New writing event open to UK authors   23-26 May: Lund, Sweden: bibu.se biennial showcase of Swedish TYA   28 May - 10 June: Leicestershire: Spark Festival   19-23 June: York, UK: Little Feet Festival: www.tutti-frutti.co.uk   28 July — 5 Aug 20: Okinawa: 1st ASSITEJ International Meeting. Major Festival event in Asia. Official Invitation info here   5-7 August 2012: Bitola, Macedonia: "BITOLINO" festival. Apply Here. Check out more Festivals here !

News March 2012   TYA-UK Board meets 19 March at Agor Drysau Opening Doors Festival in Aberystwyth.      World Children’s Theatre Day: 20th March Each year ASSITEJ International invites some­one special in theatre to write about the value of TYA. In 2012 that person is Quebec playwright Suzanne Lebeau, whose work has influenced TYA artists around the world for over 30 years. Here is the link   Very Funny You Tube link   Editor Bows Out     I have edited a newsletter for TYA and ASSITEJ UK off and on since sometime in the 1980’s —it’s too long ago to be exact! When I started, it was typewritten, roneoed and posted. Then came photocopiers and we could include pic­tures! Now this comes to you by email and costs almost nothing to produce or deliver—except for time to find material. Katie Boon is taking over from April and no doubt new publishing techniques will give you a better and better service. But Editors will always rely on readers’ news, opinions, and reports to make TYA News useful to everyone. Paul Harman

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20th March is World Children’s Theatre Day   Celebrate with · a show · a party · invite the Mayor · tell the Press · email colleagues   Click here for More

Small Steps — Children’s Theatre Symposium   The Point, Eastleigh, Hampshire Thursday 29th March 10am - 5pm   For Details Click Here

(ITYARN) Conference 2012 International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network   16-20 July 2012: Buenos Aires, Argentina   Call for Papers: Humour in TYA Closing Date 31 March 2012

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