Drama in Education ONLINE Conference 7 & 8 March 2025 – “Drama, what else?”
On Friday 7 March the event will be 17.00 – 21.00 and on Saturday 8 March, 2025 09.00 – 13:00 (UTC+1)
Workshops, Lectures, Best Practice, Demonstrations
- Colliding with Science!
- See the Story!
- Finding Solutions while you Play
- How to be an Explorer of the World
- “Give me a Mask and I’ll tell you the Truth” (Oscar Wilde)
- Storytelling: Negotiation and Problem Solving
- Asterion and The Labyrinth Academy
- From a Distance – Rehearsal on ZOOM
- Exploring the Connection between Cultural Drumming,
- Mental Relaxation, and Participant Engagement
Registration is now open and the online Registration form is HERE. There is a small fee of €10 and to confirm your registration, payment must be made by 3 March 2025, however, IDEA have set a deadline of 28 February to return your application form. The programme will be published very soon. Any questions contact info@idea-aus.org
GIL VICENTE – European Amateur Theater Awards
29 March 2025
Cândido Sobreiro and Cristina Faria of AITA/IATA Associate Teatro de Balugas, Portugal announce the first edition of the 𝗚𝗶𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 – 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, established to celebrate the originality, creativity and commitment in amateur theatre.
The awards consist of three categories:
- Best Original Script
- Best Artistic Project
- Best Theatrical Causes
All information about the application can be found at this link: www.teatro-de-balugas.pt The deadline to apply is the 23 February 2025 and here is where you can get more information gilvicenteawards@teatro-de-balugas.pt
Il Gerione
20th Int. Festival of Educational and Social Theatre
Campagna, Italy
15 - 24 May 2025
The Festival presents theatre performances and workshops produced by various Educational Theater Agencies: Schools, Associations, Oratories, etc; there are also moments of comparison and cultural exchange on the problems of the Educational Theater.
The theme is Words (That) are Born from Silence
The deadline for the receipt of applications is 31 March 2025
For more information:
Festival “Il Gerione” Secretary:
Tel: +39 334 6577763 – +39 333 3861511
info@ilgerione.net; Facebook; Website
International Scènes En Boucle festival, St Pierre de Varengeville
22 - 24 May 2025
This festival is organised by an Association affiliated with FNCTA – Fédération Nationale des Compagnies de Théâtre Amateur. This is an International Festival of Theatre, Music and Street Arts. The Festival celebrates the diversity of performing and street arts and the organisers are looking for unique talent.
The deadline for the receipt of applications is 15 December 2024.
There is more information HERE including the Application Form (mainly in French).
Welt-Kindertheater-Fest
AITA/IATA World Festival of Children's Theatre
27 June - 4 July 2025
There is more information including links to the Festival website and the Application Form on the page for the Festival on this website HERE. The deadline for the receipt of applications is 1 November 2024.
AMAFEST 2025
International Amateur Theatre Festival
Stuttgart, Germany
10 - 13 July 2025
AMAFEST is an international amateur theatre festival of all theatre genres, for actors age 18 and up.
The 7th annual festival focuses on classical and current themes and areas of interest.
More information, festival rules and the application form can be downloaded HERE
Deadline for the submission of entries is 28 February 2025.
Mondial du Theatre
Monaco
20 - 27 August 2025
During the AITA/IATA General Assembly, 24 June 2023, Beatrice Cellario announced the dates of the next Mondial du Theatre.
The slide presentation is at the link below and this outlines the key dates for those interested to apply to take part.
On this website HERE is a page for the Festival which now contains links to the Rules of the Festival, the FT25 Application Forms in three languages, and the Mondial Website. The deadline for the receipt of applications is 10 October 2024.
International Festival of Francophone Amateur Theatre
22-23 November 2025
The festival is part of a partnership between the Cité internationale de la langue française, which hosts the festival, and Axothéa, the Aisne Departmental Federation of Amateur Theatre, which is the organizer of the festival. Axothéa is a partner member of the National Federation of Amateur Theatre Companies (FNCTA) which supports the festival. The festival will take place at the Cité internationale de la langue française in Villers-Cotterêts (Aisne).
It’s purpose is to contribute to the dissemination of French-speaking amateur theatre to as many people as possible. The festival is open to all French-speaking amateur theatre groups and the deadline for the receipt of applications is 31 January 2025.
PAT Festival Toyama, Japan
Saturday 8 - Tuesday 11 August 2026
The PAT (Performing Arts Toyama) festival organisers have confirmed that the event will run from Saturday 8 August to Tuesday 11 August. No further details are available but when received they will be posted here.
There is information about past festivals HERE on the Toyama Prefectural Arts and Culture website for your information.
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