How to Register as a Delegate to Cradle of Creativity:
Theme: Stories that Move You
Registration is open
All Artists, Teachers and other professionals who wish to attend the Professional Programme of the festival should register on the button above. The registration fee includes access to Opening and Closing nights, Maker’s Valley on Sunday 20 August, a Cradle of Creativity Tshirt, all the daily events apart from specialist workshops and performances and block booking prices for all shows.
Professional Programme: Focus Days
Each day of the festival will offer workshops, presentations, panel discussions and roundtables for teachers and artists, focusing on a topic connected to the work on at the festival. These activities largely take place between 13h00 - 15h00, with workshops taking longer. The detailed programme will be announced by the end May.
Sunday 20 August - Inclusivity and Accessibility in TYA
Monday 21 August - Playwriting for Young Audiences
Tuesday 22 August - Performing Arts for Teens
Wednesday 23 August - Performing Arts for Early Years
Thursday 24 August - Dance for Young Audiences
Friday 25 August - Arts as / in Education
Saturday 26 August - Child/Youth Participation in the Arts
Sunday 27 August - The Art of Listening in TYA
Tickets
Tickets for performances can be booked on Webtickets (Market theatre) and Quicket (Sibikwa/National Children’s Theatre).
Adults: R150 a performance;
Children 2-18: R100 a performance;
Block booking price: R70 for 10 or more tickets.
Special Deals:
Festival Day pass - 3 same day tickets for R150
Ten Minus One - 10 tickets for the price of 9 block booking tickets, i.e. R630
Contact Siyanda on siyanda@assitej.org.za for block bookings and for special deals or complimentary tickets.
Young Critics:
This is a special programme to grow our young people as theatre critics and informed audience members. Schools can propose a group of 10-12 learners to be Young Critics for a day. All Young Critics will get two online workshops with theatre critics/journalists prior to the festival. They will be invited to create content about one day’s programme of the festival. The school will receive media attention, and the created products (interviews, photographs, reviews, posts, etc.) will be shared across several platforms, including community media, social media, with the best items being selected for mainstream media. Young Critics will participate in a special conversation on the last day (27 August 2023) and be part of the Closing Ceremony as judges of the festival awards.
Contact Tsholofelo on tsholo@assitej.org.za for more information.
Who / When / Where
Who is organising this event?
ASSITEJ South Africa
Where will it take place?
The event will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa. Within the city of Johannesburg, the festival has six main venues: the Market Theatre, the Windybrow Arts Centre, the Sibikwa Arts Centre, the National Children’s Theatre, and Maker’s Valley. We suggest you select a venue for the day and enjoy all it has to offer, rather than moving too much between venues, for ease of movement.
Who is it aimed at?
Audiences aged 2-25, and their families; Creative Arts/ Arts and Culture / Dramatic Arts teachers and Subject Advisors; Artists making work for and with children and young people
Acronyms Explained:
ASSITEJ: Association Internationale du Théâtre de l’Enfance et la Jeunesse (International Association of Theatre and Performing Arts for Children and Young People)
TYA: Theatre for Young Audiences
ITYARN: International Theatre for Young Audience Research Network
IIAN: Inclusive Arts Network
YDN: Young Dance Network
Who should I contact if I need to know more?
Festival: contact Faye Kabali-Kagwa on cradle@assitej.org.za
Professional Programme: contact Alison Green on education@assitej.org.za
Logistics: contact Hailey Chisholm on operations@assitej.org.za
Media enquiries?
Contact Thozama Busakwe on social@assitej.org.za