Standing Committee for Children & Youth

The Standing Committee for Children and Youth exists to ensure that issues relating to children and youth are central concerns for AITA/IATA. It was established in 1995 as a development from the former Drama in Education sub-committee. The World Congress elects the co-ordinator for Children and Youth. The current co-ordinator is Ms. Helle Hauger from Denmark (re-elected 2009 - 2013).

There are three official AITA/IATA events that are the active concern of the committee:

AITA/IATA World Festival of Children’s Theatre

The AITA/IATA World Festival of Children’s Theatre was first held in Lingen in 1991 and has been held there every two years since. The festival is held in Lingen every four years and somewhere else in the world between every Lingen event.

In 2000, the event was held in Toyama Japan. In 2002, the event was held in Lingen, Germany. In 2004, the event was held in Havana, Cuba. The event returned to Lingen in 2006 and the next World Festival of Children’s Theatre “Children Play for Children” under the theme “Children are the Present Day of Earth” will be held in Moscow, Russia in 2008. The Standing Committee is exploring the possibility of establishing a World Festival of Youth Theatre.

The Standing Committee participates in an advisory and supportive role for the preparation of each festival.

The AITA/IATA World Festival of Children’s Theatre has four elements:

• Theatrical Performance by children of groups from many parts of the world
• Workshops
• Social Programme
• Symposium for directors and other members of the public and visitors

Guidelines for hosting a AITA/IATA World Festival of Children’s Theatre can be found here. [PDF, 2 pages, approx. 147k]

AITA/IATA World Festival of Youth Theatre

The first World Festival of Youth Theatre was held in Austria in 2009.

A World Festival of Youth Theatre celebrates the world of young people in a creative, non-competitive, safe and open atmosphere. Each festival has at its core, the appreciation of cultural differences and similarities through the production of high-quality theatre. 

Each Festival is a forum where young people meet not only as theatre-creators, but also as theatre-audience. Within the perspective of young adults performing for their peers, it is also a forum for discussion amongst themselves about what they have seen and to inspire them for future productions.

Guidelines of the World Festival of Youth Theatre

The next World Festival of Youth Theatre will take place in Tallinn, Estonia, from August 1 – 10, 2011.

AITA/IATA Drama in Education Congress

The AITA/AITA Drama in Education Congress was first held in Austria in 1974 and has been held every two years since that date. Up to the early 1990′s it was probably the only truly regular international drama in education congress.

The 18th AITA/IATA World Congress of Drama in Education will be held from April 15 – 20, 2011 in Castle Retzhof, Leibnitz in Styria, Austria.

Information and Application Form can be found here

Contact information

Chair

Ms. Helle Hauger > email

Address: Præstegade 20

DK – 6760 Ribe

Denmark

Telephone: +45 754 237 04

Portable phone: +45 2985 3704

Members

 

Carlos (Tim) Cremata Malberti > email

Calle 13, No.404,

entre G y F, Plaza de la Revolución,

Cuba

Telephone: + 537 8324253; +537 8381707

 

Mr. Bernd Ruping > email

c/o Fachhohschule Osnabrück, Am Wall Süd 16

D – 49808

Lingen (Ems)

Germany

Telephone: +49 591 912 6927

Fax: +49 591 912 6991

 

Mr. Ron Dodson > email

2 – 50 McCarthy Rd.

Stratford, ON Canada

N5A 0A1

Telephone: +1 519 271 5302

 

Mr. Josef Hollos > email

Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 5

A-1082 Vienna

Austria

Telephone: +43-1-5137120

Fax: +43-1-5137120

Portable phone: +43-664-1320205

Business Telephone: +43-1-4000-83489

Business Fax: +43-1-4000-99-83489

 

Ines Skuflic Horvat > email

Krajiska 17

10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Phone +3851 3077410

 

Mr. Frank Katoola > email

B.O. Box 26354

Kampala

Uganda

Telephone: +256 77 420 453

 

Mr. L. Ali Lucky > email

House 20, Avenue 1, Block F, Section 2

Mirpur, 1213 Dhaka

Bangladesh

Tel: +880 2 901 3896

Mobile: +880 1711 53 7618

Fax: +880 2987 2860