Newsletter #28

Executive Committe Meeting The last meeting of the Executive Committe took place in Harare, Zimbabwe, from December 7th to 12th with ASSITEJ Zimbabwe as host. Minutes from the meeting will be sent to all centres by the end of April and the minutes will also be posted on the web-site. In connection with the EC-meeting an 'African - ASSITEJ' meeting was held with 12 representatives from 11 southern African countries present. The EC and the African representatives had the opportunity to meet, discuss common topics and to present the situation for theatre for children and young people in each country. Five new members from Africa - Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Tunisia - were voted in as members of ASSITEJ International. The meeting in Harare was organized with financial support from SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency). The next Executive Meeting will take place in Tokyo, Japan, from July 19th to 24th with ASSITEJ Japan as host. Centres wanting to put an issue on the agenda should contact the General Secretariat no later than May 15th. Honorary President´s Award The applications forms and information about the award was sent to all centres in September 2000. Dead-line for applications is February 28th. For more information about the Honoray President´s Award, visit www.assitej.org or contact the General Secretariat. Theatre for Children and Young People World Day Here are some of the events that various centres have planned for the first Theatre for Children and Young People World Day, March 20, 2001. Korea We will have a celebration of the Day at the Munye Theatre located at the heart of the Theatre District. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the day, many children's theatre people including actors, directors and managers will get together in the Theatre to have a short ceremony in which Mr. Harold Oaks, President of Assitej International and Mr. Kim Jung-ok, President of ItI International will deliver congratutory speeches in person. After the ceremony there will be a reception for theatre people and visitors in the lobby of the Theatre. Outside the Theatre there will be free gala performances for children by local children's theatre companies. The celebration this year is very special, because ASSITEJ KOREA is holding an Asian Meeting on the same day and ten representatives from the same number of Asian countries will be together. In addition to the Asian representatives Mr. Harold Oaks and Mr. Niclas Malmcrona, Secretary General of ASSITEJ International are scheduled to join. Norway Performance of 'Fomlesens Ferie': a performance for the whole family by one of Oslo's professional theatres, Det Åpne Teater.It will include an opening with presentation about ASSITEJ's work in Norway, and internationally, a free performance and a debate about the situation for children's theatre in Norway Canada Suzanne Osten's letter (enclosed in the Theatre for Children and Young People World Day package sent out last autumn) will be read in all theatres across Canada, in English and in French. Latvia Will celebrate the day in conjunction with the Festival of ASSITEJ Latvia in Daugavpils, March 18-21. the festival will include participation form companies from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. There will also be a conference, 'Children, School, Theatre', with representatives from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the Ukrain, as guests. Germany There will be a major event in Stuttgart, with a press conference. Belgium So far, planning to send out a press release, announcing Theatre for Children and Young People World Day. Vietnam An event for March 20th is planned for the Youth Theatre in Ha Noi, Vietnam: Let's Reserve all the best things for children. Greece Our board has given a lot of thought to what we should do on March 20th. The idea was to organize something that would be useful not only in drawing attention to the importance of Theatre for Children in general , but also by focusing on the specific problems where help is needed, either by the government or by private enterprise and individuals. So we finally decided that - apart from what the companies will do in order to celebrate this day in their own theatres or their own towns - we should do something that would draw attention on these problems on a national scale. We have secured already the collaboration of a major newspaper and a first rate TV program. We hope to involve at least one more TV program as well as other newspapers, radio broadcasts, etc. The idea is to try to involve in the discussions people who are in a position to help. Members of the government (we hope), critics, journalists, teachers, sponsors, etc. And of course, theatre people working for children. We would like to draw attention to: a) financial problems b) lack of information and critical appreciation c) more responsible choice of the productions presented to schools d) need for more active involvement of teachers e) ways to bring theatre to children in parts of the country that are difficult to reach f) ways to help in rising the artistic level of scripts and productions We do not know how well we shall succeed in bringing forth all these problems on March 20th and what could come out of it , but it is worth trying. We know that these problems are similar in most countries. And we are sure that in some of them there have been initiatives - national or private - that have proven effective in dealing with them. If a Centre can think of any such initiative we would be very grateful to know about it. If we receive a message with a description of it, we could use it in discussions and interviews as an example of what can be done. It could be very helpful and we should all make the most of the opportunity offered by the first Theatre for Children World day. New Zealand Christchurch is going to have an informative practical workshop for students and invited guests on Sunday the 18th of March. There will also be a presentation on the 20th with media coverage. Brazil 1) Poster created by Ziraldo about the international day for the theatre for children and young people (he`s an important Brazilian cartoonist and author of drawings and texts for children). 2) There will be two series of phone cards, the first of 16 units honoring many well known personalities, authors and puppets; the second will feature 14 cards and will be a special honor to the 50 years of Tablado, directed by Maria Clara Machado, with pictures and posters of the plays, among them, Pluft o Fantasminha, text translated and produced in more than 20 countries. In total, it will be 6 million units to be distributed during the whole year 2001. 3) We`ll be sending a letter to all local and state deputies and authorities from Rio and São Paulo, also to the federal senators and ministers in Brasília, comunicating the creation of the International Day. Here in Rio the deputy Heloneida Studart will officially comunicate to the Deputy Chamber the creation of the day. 4) For the first time CBTIJ has sealed a contract of plays presentation with SESC - Serviço Social do Comércio, to present in 12 theatres in Rio and interior of the state, This project will begin on March 11th, going through the year until October 14. It`s also part of our celebrations. 5) We have a company that will be giving us the support to promote this event in newspapers, radios and TVs. ***Please submit information regarding any activities you have planned for March 20th to the*** General Secretariat, and we will add it to the website. If you didn´t receive the package by the end of November, or if you have any questions, please contact the General Secretariat. 2002 ASSITEJ Congress and Festival in Seoul Information about the coming Congress and Festival in Seoul, Korea, 2001 was published in the last Newsletter. Application forms for productions wishing to participate is enclosed in this mailing. More information is to be found on www.assitej.org or contact: ASSITEJ Korea Batanggol Arts Centre 3rd Fl, 1-60 Dongsoong-dong Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-510 Korea phone: +822-745 5863 fax: +822-745 5864 e-mail: assitej@chollian.net Travels of the Secretary General The Secretary General will visit Finland (Uolu), March 23rd to 25th for a Nordic ASSITEJ Meeting, USA (New York), February 26th to March 5th, Korea (Seoul), March 19th to 23rd for an Asian ASSITEJ meeting, Russia (Novgorod), April 26th to 29th, for the VI International Theatre Festival of Professional Theatre 'King Fairy Tale' and Denmark, May 3rd to 6th for the Teatercentrum festival. Alison Turner Alison Turner will end her work in Sweden as Executive Assistant by the end of February because the end of the internship. ASSITEJ Sweden and the Secretary General wishes to thank Alison for her work and help in the General Secretariat. Alison will still attend the Executive Meeting in Tokyo as Executive Assistant. The General Secretariat closed and the Secretary General on paternity leave The General Secretariat will be closed in connection with the visit in USA, February 26th to March 5th. The Secretary General can be reached on the mobile phone (+46 - 70 605 86 33) during the other travels. The General Secretariat will also be closed during the Nordic ASSITEJ Festival, May 18th to 22nd and the Swedish Theatre Biennal, May 23rd to 27th. During March, April, May and June the General Secretariat will be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays because of paternity leave. But don´t hesitate to use the mobile phone during Tuesdays and Thursdays... FROM THE CENTRES Denmark Festivals: Festival 2001 Dates & place: April 29-May 6. National Children's Theatre Festival. Up to more than 450 shows in one week. In the city of Herning. Tickets free of charge. Information: info@teatercentrum.dk Seminars, Workshops: ASSITEJ "Tea-Time" in connection with the Danish Children's Theatre Festival. Dates & place: May 1-3. International guests discussing theatre for children with Danish colleagues. Other: Danish/Turkish exchange project Danish and Turkish children's theatre people are planning to produce a performance. The performance will be presented in Turkey for Turkish children and then in Denmark for the Turkish Minority. Contact: info@assitej.dk Finland Festival: Oulun lasten ja nuorten teatteripäivät International festival for children and young people Dates & place: February 19-25, 2001, Oulu Seminars, Workshops: Seminar about the contents and values of theatre for young audiences. Dates & place: February 24, from 11:00am to 2:00pm Other things of interest: Meeting of Nordic ASSITEJ Centres Dates & place: February 23-25 France Other things of interest: Annual Survey, October, 2000 Annual national survey about statement of theatre for young audiences in France (companies, theatres, cultural centres, programmers, festivals etc). All results published in ATEJ information letter (December 2000). Annual Professional Meeting, 2001 Annual professional meeting of french directors, actors, authors,companies, theatres, cultural centres, festivals and producers involved in theatre for young audiences (children and young people). Information available January 2001. Festivals from October 2000 -June 2001 Near 30 festivals of theatre for young audiences are organized during the long season. Information near ATEJ (French Center of Assitej) : tel/fax 00 33 (0)1 53 80 30 22 Click on the Festival Guide of this web site for more complete information about the main French festivals. Publications by ATEJ/French Centre of ASSITEJ 1. Information letter twice a year in June and December (free). 2. Livre blanc “Theatre et Nouveaux Publics: pour une Politique de l'Enfant Spectateur" Analysis and professional proposals for a better statement and a new policy for theatre for young audiences in France. Price 40 FF (carriage paid). 3. « Comment les enfants d'aujourdhui vont-ils au theatre? » Proceedings of annual meeting (May 1999) of ATEJ/French Centre of ASSITEJ Price: 105 FF (carriage paid). 4. « Repertoire: Theatre en France pour Jeunes Specteurs ». Note-book about theatre for young audiences in France (published each year). Names, addresses, phone numbers and details about all the French companies of theatre for young audiences, cultural centres, festivals etc. “New issue 2000/2001' available in December 2000 Price: 80 FF (carriage paid). NB: You can order these books, only by mail (inclosing your payment) at ATEJ/French centre of ASSITEJ. Germany Seminars, Workshops: "International Directors' Seminar" Dates & place: June 14 to 19, 2001, Nürnberg The "International Directors' Seminar" of 2001 will take place in Nürnberg (Nuremberg) in southern part Germany, in co-operation with the "Theater Mummpitz" and the "Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrum in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland". The "International Directors' Seminar" can already look back on a long history: it had been organised by the ASSITEJ of GDR thirteen times already, and, since the unification of the two German sections of ASSITEJ in 1991, there have been five Seminars. In 2001, the Directors' Seminar once again will work on a specific theme, of interest to all cultural areas: "Fear and Hope. Staging the Reality of Today's Children". This Directors' Seminar which is designed for about 20 participants shall take a thorough look at the fact that our social reality has been changing rapidly over the years. New fears as well as new hopes have been emerging. And not only among the grown-ups. Each generation of children has it's unique view on reality. How can the changing and changed image of reality be staged? ASSITEJ International gave the title ASSITEJ WORLD PROJECT to the 2001 Director's Seminar. Other things of intereset: Yearbook Grimm&Grips is now available The Yearbook Grimm&Grips No.14 is now available. 120 Theatres for children and young people inform about their plays and plans for the season 2000/2001, about their work and their aims. For further information contact ASSITEJ Germany E-Mail: assitej@kjtz.de or fax ++49/69/292354. Other things of intereset: 6. Deutsches Kinder- und Jugendtheater-Treffen Berlin 6th German Children's and Youth Theatre Meeting Dates & place: May 5-10, 2001, Berlin Seeing performances, meetings colleagues, making friends, meeting kids and youngsters from Berlin, exchanging impressions. This is how one could describe "Augenblick mal!", the German Children's and Young People's Theatre Meeting. This festival unites outstanding performances from German children's and youth theatres and European top performances. The three members of the independent jury took a close look at the German children's and youth theatre landscape. They collected their impressions and depicted a portrait of this landscape which outlines its contours and profile. Ten artistically remarkable performances will be the focal point of the German Children's and Young People's Theatre Meeting, which takes place in Berlin every two years. In addition to the ten German productions the 6th German Children's and Young People's Theatre Meeting offers an extraordinary international focus: the European Schoolyard Stories. The school-yard is a meeting place where, every day again, young, growing adolescents tell their own story, discuss their problems, secrets and discoveries and share their sorrows and joys. Do youngsters growing up in Europe ask themselves the same questions or do their own histories and cultural backgrounds determine the development of their identity? Six first performances from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, and Germany will form a unique cycle of more than five hours of theatre for ages 11 and up. Seminars and forum discussions accompany the festival which will welcome about 6.000 younger and older spectators. The time table will be released in mid February. Contact: Festivaloffice augenblick mal ! c/o Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrum, Am Stadtpark 2-3, D-10367 Berlin phone (+49 30) 55 49 68 87, fax (+49 30) 55 49 68 90 e-mail augenblickmal@kjtz.de website: www.kjtz.de European Schoolyard Stories: http://www.eusysnet.org '' Other things of intereset: International Activities How to study theatre for children? Dates & place: November 1- 4, Zürich Switzerland ASSITEJ Germany together with ASSITEJ Switzerland and ASSITEJ International plans to held a conference on " How to study theatre for children?". All ASSITEJ Centres will receive a questionnaire about the specific situation in the next weeks and are kindly asked to take part in a discussion on that theme. Contact ASSITEJ Germany E-Mail: assitej@kjtz.de or fax ++49/69/292354 Iran Festival: 2nd Puppet Theatre Festival of Cultural Centers of Kanoon, Tehran State; Dates & place: Dec. 9th to 13th,. 2001 New plays: Toranj, Written & Directed By: Mohsen Imankhani Dates & place: Open to public from Feb., 3rd everyday except Fridays, at 5:30 p.m. and to schools and kindergartens at 10:30 a.m at Production Center for Theatres & Puppet Theatres of Kanoon, Tehran. Article: Iranian Marionette Theatre and the New Journeys of Mobarak By: Chista Yasrebi Inst. for the Intellectual Dev. of Children & Young adults Among Iranian traditional theatre, Kheyme- shab- bazi, a kind of marionette theatre, is of special importance. In this puppet-play, which is mainly produced for the very young, comparative and symbolic ways are used to convey a message, to show the nature of puppet play, its utility in a traditional society as well as focusing on the necessity of art . The only property in this play is a box which is placed in front of the audience. The master or the puppeteer hides himself behind the box; strings are attached to the marionettes and by pulling the strings, the puppeteer makes them move. Sometimes glove puppets are used. While manipulating the puppets, the master talks through a whistle in his mouth as if the puppets are talking. His words are usually not comprehensible for the audience, therefore, he repeats whatever the marionette says for the crowd to let them understand. In this way, the marionette comes to life and transfers his message to children. Thus the structure of kheymehshab-bazi resembles to puppet theatre, that is to make the marionettes come to life and to translate their language into what we consider necessary to be told to children. Kheyme-shab-bazi is mainly based on a character named Mobarak. He is a funny, honest, critical, and naïve boy, who, on the whole, has a pleasant character. He never hesitates to express himself. His frankness together with his childish vigor helps him to bear-up with whatever he encounters. His honesty makes people love him despite his silly appearance and behavior. Mobarak is a symbol of Iranian traditional puppet theatre. He is a naughty child who seeks good faith and truth wherever he goes. He is not dismayed by difficult situations; nor is he deceived by tricks people play on him; he reacts against all of these by his funny action. Today is the beginning of a new era for Mobarak, the puppet of kheymehshab-bazi; he tries to build up an interface between tradition and modern life and to make children face with their problems and know their real needs. Mobarak is now critical to all the things against the children; he wants the parents and the adolescents to respect children's rights throughout the world, and to provide a happy peaceful life as well as possibility of education for them. In today's communication era, Mobarak, like every one else, seeks information in order to find new ways to communicate with the children. Therefore, he travels around the world to participate in various theatre festivals. The tour of Mobarak is a symbol of active theatre for children and the restless and lively nature of children in the modern era. A play called 'Kh, like Kheymehshab-bazi' is now on rehearsal at kanoon. Korea Festival: Seoul International Children's Performing Arts Festival Dates & place: July 20 - August 5, 2001, Seoul Other things of interest: Asian meeting hosted by ASSITEJ Korea: Dates & place: March 20 - 23, 2001 12 countries to participate (Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malasia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea) Themes to be discussed include: What is the importance of tradition to the Theatre for Children and Young People in your country? How has Tradition been utilized in the Theatre for Children and Young People in your country? Latvia Festival: International Festival of Children and Youth Theatre of ASSITEJ Latvia Dates & place: March 18 - 21, 2001, Daugavpils Seminars, Workshops: Seminar lead by Swedish Director Birgitta Englin on the topic of 'New Drama for Children - How to Play'. Dates & place: February 15 - 19, 2001, Riga Other things of interest: The Day of Children as part of the events for Riga's 800th Anniversary (Members of ASSITEJ Latvia participate) Dates & place : August 19, 2001 Netherlands Festival: Tweetakt Festival Performing arts festival for children and youth Dates & place: April 16-21, 2001, Antwerp (Belgium) Norway Other things of intereset: Theatermarked in Sandefjord Dates & place: May 28 - June 2 Contact: hilde.beate.kristensen@sandefjord.kommune.no adr: Sandefjord Kommune,p.boks 2025,3247 Sandefjord, Norway. Festival: Porsgrunn Internasjonale Teaterfestival P.I.T Dates & place: June 10 - 17 2001 Contact: post@grenlandfriteater.com Adr: Huken 5,3921 Porsgrunn,Norway. Other: ASSITEJ Norway will mark the 20th of March in Oslo with the children's theatre performance 'Fomlesens på Ferie', with Grenland Friteater and Mars Vik. In addition to the performance there will able be a meeting focussed on the childrens' theatre situation in Norway. Poland Seminars, Workshops: Inauguration of the new 1st grade drama courses Dates & place: February 24-25, 2001, Warsaw Organization of drama courses of the first and second grade at the request of teachers, educational centres and centres of culture, in Biecz, Tychy, Pakówka. Seminars, Workshops: Monthly Workshops Dates & place: Present - End of June, 2001 Monthly workshops of the third one-year drama course for the best drama instructors in small towns and villages. Other things of intereset: Semester Exams Dates & place: February 5-9, 2001 The semester exams in the two-year Actors College, by the Polish Centre of ASSITEJ. The College educates actors, and prepares instructors of school theatres, by means of the drama method. Other things of intereset: Pilot program Starting a pilot program to educate young dramatists from the Mazowsze Voivodship. Other things of intereset: Courses Organization of quarterly courses for the prize-winners of the VIII Drama Competition Other things of intereset: Workshops Dates & place: July, 2001 Two-day quarterly sessions and two-week summer workshops together with the Actors College of the ASSITEJ and children from school theatres. Other things of intereset: Course Dates & place: October, 2001 Organization in Warsaw of the fourth qualifying drama course (280 hours) for the best drama instructors from small towns and from the Mazowsze Voivodship Other things of intereset: IX Drama Competition 'In Search of a Polish Shakespeare' Dates & place: December 2002 Russia Festivals: The VI International Theatre Festival of Professional Theatre "King - Fairy Tale" Dates & place: April 23 - 29, 2001, Great Novgorod Since 1992 the Festival has become a regular event organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian ASSITEJ Center, the Theatre Union of Russia, the Great Novgorod Administration and the Novgorod Theatre for children and youth "Maly". The main program of the Festival will feature stage adaptations of fairy-tales. The Festival will also accommodate workshops led by Professor Korogodsky (Russia) and Markus Zohner (Switzerland) and a seminar that will focus on the problems of acting when producing a fairy-tale. The Festival organizers intend to involve leading theatre critics from St. Petersburg and Moscow, as well as the Festival participants from Russia and Europe, in discussions around the Festival productions. The events will be covered by Russian mass media and in the Internet. The Festival will also accommodate an international seminar under the title “Realism in Acting and the Poetic Genre of Fairy-Tales', which will focus on the problems of acting when producing a fairy-tale. Leading theatre critics from St. Petersburg and Moscow as well as Russian and European actors and directors are expected to participate in the discussions dedicated to problems of the acting art in theatre for children and youth. We intend to have a lively, open and topical discussions around the productions presented at the Festival. The content of the discussions will then be reflected in a publication that will be devoted to the Festival. e-mail: mtheater@mail.natm.ru rassitej@orc.ru ' Festivals: The Second International Festival “RAINBOW' Dates & place: May 16-23 2001, St. Petesburg The Festival's main goal is the same as at the first one - not to show various theatrical sensations, but the basic productions, staged for contemporary teenagers and young people, to discuss the creative, pedagogical and psychological aspects of the companies’ activities. The festival's workshops and seminars of directors, chief-managers, pedagogues and play writers, as during the First Festival “RAINBOW', will be devoted to these important topics. One of the interesting features of the Second “RAINBOW' is that it is held simultaneously with the Annual EU NET ART Meeting which will be in St. Petersburg in the days of The Second International Festival “RAINBOW' (EU NET ART is European Network of Art Organizations for Children and Young People which has more than 100 members all over Europe). So all the participants of the Annual EU NET ART Meeting in St.Petersburg will be automatically the guests of The Second International Festival “RAINBOW'. Some shows of the EU NET ART projects ( for example “European Schoolyard Stories') will be presented during the “RAINBOW' Festival. Singapore Festivals: Prudential children first! Dates & place: March 8 - 13 , 2001 A theatre festival dedicated to an audience of children between 2 to 12 years old. this is the second of an annual event. receiving support from both the public and private sectors, we aim to present and showcase high quality and innovative works for young audiences from outside singapore. we also hope to grow this festival into an arts festival for children, raising further awareness for the importance of arts for children. Other things of intereset: Young Series@ACT 3 Theatre On the heels of many successful and well-subscribed seasons at ACT 3 Theatre since 1993, the year 2001 will see audiences comprising kindergarten and school groups as well as individual families at the latest addition, THE TOY SOLDIER. This is a local production of the classic, with original songs and script written and performed by Singaporeans, in English. A theatrical treat made for four-year-olds and older. Spain Other things of interest: Opening performance in the Madrid Sala San Pol of the play 'El Abuelo se ha vuelto loco' ('Grandfather has gone nuts') by Juan Pedro de Aguilar, AETIJ Playwright Award in 1998 Dates & place: 'now', Madrid Other things of interest: Presentation of the basic requirements to take part in the AETIJ Playwright Award 2001 Dates & place: March Other things of interest: Prize giving to D. Eduardo Galán of the 'Premio Nacional de Teatro la infancia y la Juventud' Dates & place: March, Madrid Festival: TEATRALIA International Festival of Children & Youth Dates & place: March, Madrid Festival: FETEN National Festival of Children's Theatre Dates & place: February, Gijón (Asturias) Dates & place: February & June Other things of interest: Edition of 2 AETIJ Iberoamerican Bulletins 2 Publications of Children's Plays Other things of interest: Presentation of the National Children's Theatre Guidebook Sweden Festival: Nordic ASSITEJ Festival Dates & place: May 18 - 22, Falun/Borlänge Nordic ASSITEJ Festival organized every second year in one of the Nordic countries. Mainly performances from the Nordic and Baltic countries. Contact: Swedish ASSITEJ Niclas Malmcrona +46-8 659 86 33 +46-8 659 89 01 svenska_assitej@hotmail.com http://www.quicknet.se/assitej Tunisia Festival: Festival Méditerraneen de théâtre pour enfants Dates & place: March 17-24 2001, Ben Arou Participtaing countries: Spain (N.S.M theatre), Italy (Theatro Invito), France (Lite Cox), Algeria (Le Coq), Morocco, Lebannon, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia (theatre Zitouna and others). Seminars, Workshops: International seminar on perspectives of international cooperation in children's theatre, with participation of the office of the IATA/AITA Dates & place: March 23, 2001 at 3:00. Festival: Children's Theatre Festival Dates & place: July 2 -10, 2001, Akouda Seminars, Workshops: Shops of Novels - Theatre - Games - Animation in the streets Other things of intereset: Meetings every year United States Seminars, Workshops: Bonderman Youth Playwriting Symposium Dates & place: May 3-6, 2001 Contact: Dorothy Webb, Founder & Artistic Director of Bonderman Symposium Dwebb@iupui.edu 5 new plays will be presented...town meeting discussions...Ben Cameron, Executive Director of Theatre Communications Group will deliver the Keynote Address. Other things of intereset: ASSITEJ USA Membership meeting Dates & place: 11:00am, May 5, 2001 Vietnam Festival: Let's reserve every best things for children Dates & place: March 20, 2001, Ha Noi Festival: International Children's Day, Lark Dates & place: June 1, 2001, throughout many large cities Festival: Mid-Autumn Day, Marching in a procession of Lanterns Dates & Place: October 1, 2001, Ha Noi Festival: Lunar New Year Festival, Let's Fly together for the earth to turn around Dates & Place: February 12, 2002, throughout many large cities Seminars, Workshops: Club of Young Audiences Dates & Place: monthly ASSITEJ Vietnam, the Youth Theatre monthly organizes Club of Young Audiences, which is for the young. The club gives out the theme for each month. Furthermore, it hepls young audiences have the chance to meet and talk with the actors and actresses in order to educate their knowledge of art. Other things of interest: International Children'øs Day/ Mid Autumn Day Dates & Place: June 1, 2001/October 1, 2001 Annually, on the International Children's Day and on the Mid Autumn Day, the youth theatre sens invitations to all schools. The children can come and enojy the programs without paying a fee. This is one of the interesting activities which ASSITEJ Vietnam and the Youth Theatre presents to young audiences.