ASSITEJ

'''ASSITEJ''', the '''International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People''', ({{langx|fr|'''Association Internationale du Théâtre de l’Enfance et la Jeunesse'''}}) was established in 1965 as an international alliance of professionals involved in theatre for children and young people. There are 83 national centres globally.<ref> {{Cite web | title = ASSITEJ International (Association International du Theatre pour l´Enfance et la Jeunesse) | accessdate = 2010-09-09 | url = http://www.assitej-international.org/english/home.aspx | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101011102857/http://www.assitej-international.org/english/home.aspx | archivedate = 11 October 2010 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} </ref> The President of ASSITEJ International is Sue Giles.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The executive committee {{!}} Assitej International|url = http://www.assitej-international.org/en/the-executive-committee/|website = www.assitej-international.org|accessdate = 2015-12-07}}</ref>

ASSITEJ International facilitates worldwide access and the exchange of ideas and cultural traditions for professionals involved in theatre for children and young people.

The ASSITEJ World Congresses<ref>{{Cite web |title = History of the event :: ASSITEJ 2008 |accessdate = 2008-10-05 |url = http://www.assitej.com.au/about-us/history-of-the-event |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080724224920/http://www.assitej.com.au/about-us/history-of-the-event |archive-date = 2008-07-24 |url-status = dead }}</ref> have been held in Cape Town, Tokyo, Warsaw, Prague, Lyon, Madrid, Adelaide,<ref>[http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news861210_0007_4525 Jeremy Eccles, (10 December 1986), Young Actors Prepare To Stage The Future, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', Sydney, p. 16]</ref> Seoul, Rostov on Don, Tromsø, Albany, etc.<ref>{{Cite web | title = 17th ASSITEJ World Congress 2011 | accessdate = 2010-09-09 | url = http://www.assitej2011.info/?lang=3 | archive-date = 2011-09-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110904133946/http://www.assitej2011.info/?lang=3 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

ASSITEJ International is affiliated with several professional networks, including the International Inclusive Arts Network (IIAN),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://inclusiveartsnetwork.com/about/ |title=IIAN website |access-date=2014-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320052604/http://inclusiveartsnetwork.com/about/ |archive-date=2017-03-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Small Size Network, and the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network (ITYARN).<ref>[http://www.ityarn.org/ ITYARN website]</ref>

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==Further reading== *{{cite book |title = Discovering a New Audience for Theatre: The History of ASSITEJ (Volume 1 of The History of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Youth, The History of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Youth) |author = Nat Eek with Ann Marie Shaw & Kaatherine Krzys |publisher= Sunstone Press |year = 2008 |ISBN = 9780865346604 }} *{{cite book |title = Expanding the New Audience for Theatre (Volume 2 of The History of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Youth, The History of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Youth) |author = Nat Eek with Ann Marie Shaw & Kaatherine Krzys |publisher= Sunstone Press |year = 2011 |ISBN = 9780865347984 }}

==External links== *{{Cite web | title = 17th ASSITEJ World Congress 2011 | url = http://www.assitej2011.info/ | access-date = 2010-09-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100813182347/http://www.assitej2011.info/ | archive-date = 2010-08-13 | url-status = dead }} *{{Cite web | title = ASSITEJ International (Association International du Theatre pour l´Enfance et la Jeunesse) | url = http://www.assitej-international.org/english/home.aspx}} {{Authority control}}

Category:International cultural organizations Category:Children's theatre Category:Theatrical organizations Category:Arts organizations established in 1965