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Year of Intercultural Dialogue



international amateur theatre association/association international du theatre amateur

YOUR passport to international travel if

you can answer YES to the following questions.

Would you like to travel to international theatre festivals in exotic destinations with your favourite play?
Would you like to attend a Stanislavsky Seminar in Moscow?
Are you interested in Drama in Education....perhaps an international congress on that subject?

Are you interested in Youth Theatre/Children's Theatre/Student Theatre/Adult Theatre/Seniors Theatre?

YES? Then Scroll on and Link in!

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Drama League of Ireland(DLI)

Dundalk Maytime Festival

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Who We Are?

We are the representatives of the Drama League of Ireland, Dundalk International Maytime Festival.

Meet the Board

President: Mary Pears

Secretary: Brendan Watters

Treasurer: Paddy O'Dwyer


Stephen Burns, Gabrielle Croke, Marianne Gibney, Terry Murray.

Administration: MARY PEARS



News Update for 2009


EDERED
13th EUROPEAN CHILDREN'S THEATRE ENCOUNTER 1st – 14th OF JULY 2009, RUSSIA

The Irish Centre/EDERED Ireland is happy to announce that
the 13th European Children Theatre Encounter will be held in Russia (MOSCOW Region)

Participants:Ireland will be represented by 8 children
in the 12-14 years age group. (4 girls and 4 boys)
They will be accompanied by two adults (a workshop leader and a welfare/group leader).
Selected participants will be chosen from different regions/counties etc.

Theme of the Encounter - 2009: “Play without limits”

Organizers: EDERED, Theatre Union of the Russian Federation, Russian Center of AITA/IATA.
Working language: English

Local transportation: transfer to and from the airports and railway stations of Moscow
to “Zvenigorod” summer hotel will be organized by the hosts.

Application deadline: 1st of February, 2009 to Irish Centre of AITA/IATA, P.O. Box 3094, Dublin 8


1st WORLD FESTIVAL OF YOUTH THEATRE
will take place in
VIENNA, Austria
17-26 July 2009
Scroll down for further details



MONACO 2009
Mondial du Theatre
World Festival of Amateur Theatre
17 - 26 August 2009

BALALLY PLAYERS, Dublin will represent Ireland at the AITA/IATA World Theatre Festival in Monaco with "MELODY". More info at a later date."


=============================================================================== World President of AITA/IATA


Meet PADDY O'DWYER, a member of our Board,
he was inaugurated as the World President of AITA/IATA
for 4 years (2007-2011)
during the World Congress in South Korea in 2007.
Congratulations Paddy.

 

Updated by M.Pears 12/01/09

What's On Offer Overseas

FESTIVALS GALORE!!


2009


South Tirol - ITALY



The Sapperlot International Festival
takes place in BRIXON
from 31st May - 4th June 2009
It is open to youth theatre groups
and the focus is on critical reflection on the work presented.
Closing date for applications is 30th November.
http://www.tpz-brixen.org/sapperlot_international_meeting_of_youth_theatre.htm
organized by the tpz Brixen.



AUSTRIA



International School- and Youth Theatre Festival
Venue: Feldkirch, Austria
Date:13th to 17th May 2009
Deadline for registration is January 31st 2009
ÖBV Theater
Contract: |Karin Giesinger
A-9020 Klagenfurt , Postfach 51 , Austria
Tel: 0664 41 48 97 2 . Fax: 0463 536 30583
oebv-theater@aon.at | www.oebvtheater.at




SPAIN



Date:27 April - 4 May 2008

5th International Meeting of Mediterranean Amateur Theatre
Date: 26 to 30 August 2009
Location: EL EJIDO, Baza, GRANADA (Andalucia - Spain)
Performance duration: 60 to 90 minutes max.
Attendees per group: 10 members.
However the number of participants in each group is not limited
but the Organisation assures a coverage of lodging and maintenance for 10 members per group during the days of the festival.
The people involved have to be actors, a director or technicians of the presented performance.
The number of technicians should not exceed three people.
Observers: Yes
How to register: Please send the pre-inscription form by e-mail to
certamen.ftao@mail.com Website: http://www.ftao.es
http://www.centro-andaluz-aita.es


GERMANY 2009

Theatre Days of European Cultures for Independent and Non-professional Groups
Full board and accommodation offered to groups of 12 persons(max)
Date:13th to 17th May 2009
Application deadline: 5 January 2009
Venue: PADERBORN


AUSTRIA 2009

1st World Festival of Youth-Theatre
17 to 26 July 2009
VIENNA, Austria
Theme:RIGHT and WRONG
Youth-Theatre ensembles of different genres,
particular type or styles of performing arts
(theatre in combination with dance, fairy tale, character, music…)
from all over the world are invited.
Offered: accommodation and full board for theatre groups
consisting of 10 young people (aged 16 – 20) plus 1 director, plus 1 technician
All travel expenses must covered by participating groups.
Please consider the extra costs should your ensemble exceed 10+2 participants.
Applications to the Irish Centre of IATA/AITA before 20 December 2008


CZECH REPUBLIC 2009

International Theatre Festival
Venue: HRONOV
Date: 1st to 8th August, 2009.


WEST INDIES

3rd CARA Theatre Festival

Venue: Antigua
Date:31st August to the 5th September 2009

This 7-day festival which will be a blend of performances, seminars and workshops
will be a perfect place for participants to showcase the various diversities of Caribbean talents.
They are also offering a significant decrease in cost
(hotel accommodations, transportation, tours to historic sites, etc.)
to a limited number of international theatre groups that are desirous
of coming to the West Indies for this festival as observers
Application form available.
Apply early to Eustace Simon, Festival Director
P.O. Box 1408, St. John’s, Antigua, West Indies.
Tel: 268-782-8228 e-mail: caribfest@hotmail.com



E-mail: Irish Centre of IATA/AITA







CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS..



AUSTRIA



17th AITA/IATA DRAMA IN EDUCATION CONGRESS

Venue: Schlaining Castle, Burgenland

Date:3rd-9th April 2009

Devising drama – from the starting point to the drama
How to use different stimuli and texts
to initiate and develop a drama
Lectures and practical workshops with international specialists
in the field of theatre and drama in education

Prof. Dr. Christel Hoffmann - Academy Osnabrück, Germany

Dr. Andy Kempe - University of Reading, United Kingdom

Professor Alice Ivanova - St. Petersburg, Russia

Frank Katoola - Uganda

Dan Baron Cohen - Brazil

Congress language: English

You are kindly requested to send your application form to ÖBV
before 15th of February 2009 at the latest.

For further information, please call
Phone: +43-664 132 0205 (Josef HOLLOS)



Please note that AITA/IATA does not control the content of the events posted via the AITA/IATA website
and, as such, cannot guarantee the accuracy of information or quality of the event.







 

Did you know?


IATA/AITA The International Amateur Theatre Association with NGO status - UNESCO
celebrated 50 glorious years in 2002.
The organisation was 'born' in Brussels on 20 January 1952.




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