(A World Theatre Network of Theatre for Children and Young People) in collaboration with India Habitat Centre, Delhi presents
An evening of storytelling for children by some of the renowned storytellers from Delhi.
Information about ASSITEJ and participating Groups/Companies:
Assitej is an International theatre Network of THEATRE for CHILDREN and YOUNG PEOPLE. It is recognized by UN sponsored bodies like UNESCO and ITI as a specialized frontier in theatre. ASSITEJ was established in 1965 by a global alliance of professional theatre for children and young people. Today, ASSITEJ links thousands of theatres, organizations and individuals through national centres in more than 70 countries.
ASSITEJ India was founded in 2004, by an alliance of seven groups/companies from different parts of India. It was officially recognized by the ASSITEJ International as the gatekeeper centre, thanks to the initiative by Mr. H Chhawntluanga (Mr. Chhawna, in short) from Aizawl, Mizoram. Following the affiliation, ASSITEJ India was invited to participate in some international forum—in Korea, Germany, Canada, Malaysia and Romania. Our current endeavor is to strengthen professional theatre for children and young.
About ANANT 'In theatre we come together, and together we celebrate'
ANANT is theatre group working in the field of theatre for the past one decade with special stress on theatre for children. ANANT have stressed particularly the necessity for togetherness - of artists & audience, of all theatre lovers across India, of society & theatre, of the human with the ideal. We have found that real children's theatre is universal in appeal, reaching out to 'the child' in all of us, and not only to the biological child. We have known that this 'child' in us seeks a secure space to come out in the open, transcending the barriers created by the ‘adult' world
I-Entertainment is a Delhi-based company working in the field of theatre. Some of the various activities undertaken by the organization include theatre productions, workshops and training sessions, community projects, exchanges, school projects and other theatre related activities. Though I-Entertainment works with people from all age groups and varied walks of life, there is keen focus on theatre for children and youth.
Kat-Katha is a puppet theatre company which was founded in 1997 by Anurupa Roy with help from fellow artists and friends from school and college. Today it is a trust that works in 6 main areas - Creation of new art work, performances, design and aesthetic using the puppet at its core and by collaborating with other arts and artist; Using puppets for Social communication and behavioral change especially in the field of gender, HIV/AIDS and adolescence; Training future professional puppeteers, training field workers in the area of community development and social communication, training school teachers in alternative teaching methods instead of ‘chalk and talk’, introducing puppet theatre and creative thinking to young people; Puppet therapy in the specialized field of special education and working with conflict resolution; Building communication between puppeteers within India and with the international puppetry community; Research in the field of new techniques of puppetry (construction and manipulation) and the philosophy of puppets
Purvabhyas is a theatre group working in the field of drama, theatre and creative arts in education. Mainly based in Delhi and Dehradun, Purvabhyas does many programmes for children and young people - that includes, drama and/or theatre workshops for personality development and for play presentation. Our one day theatre workshops are quiet popular in many schools of Delhi.