Activites
As part of the Festival, imortant actions will be taken to highlight and promote the performing arts for very young children, with guests from the artistic, educational, and academic fields, both from Greee and abroad.
ROUND TABLES - DISUSSIONS
In collaboration with the Department of Theater Studies and the Department of Primary Eduation of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
1. Recent research on theater for very young children
B&E Goulandris Foundation Amphitheater, 13 Eratosthenous Street, Pagrati
Friday, May 9, 2025, 8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Greek / English
Moderators: Dr. Maria Dimaki Zora and Dr. Kleio Fanouraki
Speakers: Dr. Katherine Morley, reseacher / writer, Bruno Frabetti, actor / playwriter / workshop coorbinator for very young children / producer / artistic director of the international festval Visioni, and Pawel Galkowski PhD / researcher
Throygh the reshearch work of these three distinguished speakers, we will explore the concept of what it means to be a very young audience member in theater for very young audiences, how we can identify the signs, aesthetic points that children experience during those moments when they are “extremely sensitive”, that is, in harmony with what they perceive as specctators in a theatrical performane, and we will reflect on how our society views and treats very young children.
2. Nonverbal theater: a universal inclusive language
PORTA Theater, 59 Mesogeion Avenue, Athens
Sunday, May 11, 2025, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Greek / English
Coordinators: Dr. Emilia Karatzouli and Konstantinos Marougas
Speakers: Dr. Katherine Morley, researcher / writer, Dr. Aris Mavrommatis mathematician / art theorist / researcher / professor, Center for Lifelong Learning University of Western Macedonia, Dr. Elizabeth Parakaki, music eduator, member EEP Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Florence Goguel, actress / ethnomusicologist / composer / diretor, Andrea Buzzeti, performer / diretor, Adrián Hernández and José Agüero , performer / director, Alexandros Rartis, theater and film director / produser / actor / theater educator / writer
How do very young audiences interact with each other when wathing a non-verbal theater performane? How absent or present is language? These and other questions will be addressed by the invited researchers and artists, with the aim of introducing us to the way in which physicality, music, and props can contribute to the creation of meaning and emotion in nonverbal theater, become basic tools of storytelling, and ultimately, a universal language.
In the end there will be a open discation – discation with the audience.
Free admission
We look forward to seeing you all there and exchanging ideas and thoughts!
"Coffe Session: International Dialogue of Artists"
in collaboration with ASSITEJ Greece
Over coffe, Greek and foreign professionals working in theater for children and young peaple will have the opportunity to exhange views and experiences on issues related to the denelopment and sustainability of their artistic wok, the factors that can contribute to their long-term presence and professionalism, the challenges of the times and ways to address them, alternative soures of funding, and the importance of international collaborations.
This event is exclusively for members of ASSITEJ Greece.
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The Greek Network for Theater for Children and Young People – ASSITEJ Greece was established in December 2024 (https://www.assitej-greece.com).It is a member of the international assoiation ASSITEJ (Association International du Théâtre pour l’ Enfance et la Jeunesse) and cconsists of artists, researchers, eduators, and all those active in the field of theater and the performing arts for children and young people. Its mission is to promote, support, study, and develop theater for children and young people, believing that it is non-negotiable right of every young person and a vital part of the cultural life of the country.
Assitej Greece Manifesto
for a theater that illuminatew everyone’s lives
The Greek Network for Childen and Young People – Assitej Greece, a member of the international assoiation ASSITEJ (Association Internationale du Théâtre pour l’ Enfance et la Jeunesse), brings together artists, researhers, eduators, and all those active
in the field of theater and the performing arts for children and young people. It was ceated out of common need to deepen our work, develop and exand our field, and contribute to the promotion and advancement of theater for children and young people as a very important part of the country’s cultural life.
Because theater is not a luxuy, it is a fundamental right of every human being.
Because it offers the tools for understanding oneself and the world.
Because it opens paths, cultivates imagination and empathy.
Because it is play, it is a place of inspiration, joy, and enjoyment.
Because it is a place of lively interaction, connection, and collaboation.
Because it is dialogue and communiation, a space for acceptance and questioning.
Because we belive that a thriving theater reflects a thriving soiety.
Because we envision a future with mature, critially thinking, and free citizens who dare to dream.
Theater for children and young people is not just a theatrical act. It is a politial act and a social responsibility..