In late October 2008, 15 people from Wales, Slovenia, Belgium and England met for the first time in Ghent, Belgium and nervously anticipate a week of intensive work under one of the greatest International director of Shakespeare, Michael Bogdanov. Those who attended say that this event will remain engraved in their memories for a long [...]

AITA/IATA has encouraged further contact and liaison with the International Drama in Education Association (IDEA) over many years. Dr. Dan Baron Cohen, the current President of IDEA was invited to participate in the 17th World Congress Drama–in–Education in Burg Schlaining Austria in April this year, where he had significant meetings with the Standing Committee for [...]

Memorandum of Agreement Between AITA/IATA asbl (International Amateur Theatre Association) and IDEA (International Drama/Theatre and Education Association) During the 17th IATA/AITA World Congress held in Burg Schlaining, Austria, 3rd-9th April 2009, the IATA/AITA Standing Committee for Children and Youth met with Dan Baron Cohen, President of IDEA, to discuss the distinctive contributions of each organization [...]