the capital of Romania, abounds in cultural events that compete with each other in terms of audience, themes and content: design shows, music festivals, film festivals, theater festivals, cultural street events, themed cultural picnics and the city’s annual celebration. I could go on like this until I raise your curiosity to the level of having you present in Bucharest the same month next year.
??nd?ric? Animation Theater in cooperation with ASSITEJ Romania National Center have created in just a few days the most complex cultural event dedicated to the young audience. Also, these two institutions have celebrated together with the audience 70 years of ??nd?ric? and 50 of ASSITEJ.
This year, the 4th edition of THEATER, STREET and CHILD Festival lasted from the late days of spring until the first days of autumn. The festival has been present in parks, but the last days brought a number of events to ??nd?ric? Theater headquarters, the capital of Romania, abounds in cultural events that compete with each other in terms of audience, themes and content: design shows, music festivals, film festivals, theater festivals, cultural street events, themed cultural picnics and the city’s annual celebration. I could go on like this until I raise your curiosity to the level of having you present in Bucharest the same month next year.
??nd?ric? Animation Theater in cooperation with ASSITEJ Romania National Center have created in just a few days the most complex cultural event dedicated to the young audience. Also, these two institutions have celebrated together with the audience 70 years of ??nd?ric? and 50 of ASSITEJ.
This year, the 4th edition of THEATER, STREET and CHILD Festival lasted from the late days of spring until the first days of autumn. The festival has been present in parks, but the last days brought a number of events to ??nd?ric? Theater headquarters, situated in Lahovary Square, and also to the Itinerary Theater Hall: plays for children and young audience, play reading shows, exhibitions, debates, conferences, and a lot of meetings between the people who are writing at this moment the pages of history for children and young audience’s theater. This 4th edition of the festival reunited eight state members of ASSITEJ INTERNATIONAL: Austria, Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Romania, China, Republic of Korea and Japan. The themes opened for discussion were „Education through art”, „Animation Theater, where to?”, „How can you make a kid to believe in the theater movement?”, „Animation and visuality: the rich theater of the 21st century”, „Networking – the solution for efficient communication”, „Theater for children and young audience in Republic of Korea”, „Means of expression in the Chinese theater for children and young audience”, „Development trends in Japanese theater for children”. These meetings and these themes managed to build the appetite for conversation, dialogue, and finding each other’s interests between Romanian cultural managers and different international artists and guests. Also, in the same days (September 11-16), the second reunion of ASSITEJ Europe 8+ Regional Network took place. This reunion involved debates regarding the headlines of cultural area and making future plans in relation with the result of these debates. Of course, these debates are designed to build cultural bridges between our countries, by bringing our cultural specifics closer together and discovering and creating new and stronger relations between the cultures of this region. The main agenda of each representative from these eight countries, presented at the reunion, focused on intensifying the cultural cooperation between members, building new common cultural projects, developing new coproductions, creating residence opportunities for young artists, etc. It was also an opportunity for Romanian managers of children and young audience theaters to present their work, and to create new work relations with the international partners. Romanian artists, theater makers and festival managers had their chance to network with the international guests by promoting their creations, ideas or projects. THEATER, STREET and CHILD Festival has given an intense week of cultural experience, sometimes tiresome but pleasant, and very productive regarding concrete future plans.
these two institutions have celebrated together with the audience 70 years of ??nd?ric? and 50 of ASSITEJ.
This year, the 4th edition of THEATER, STREET and CHILD Festival lasted from the late days of spring until the first days of autumn. The festival has been present in parks, but the last days brought a number of events to ??nd?ric? Theater headquarters, situated in Lahovary Square, and also to the Itinerary Theater Hall: plays for children and young audience, play reading shows, exhibitions, debates, conferences, and a lot of meetings between the people who are writing at this moment the pages of history for children and young audience’s theater. This 4th edition of the festival reunited eight state members of ASSITEJ INTERNATIONAL: Austria, Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Romania, China, Republic of Korea and Japan. The themes opened for discussion were „Education through art”, „Animation Theater, where to?”, „How can you make a kid to believe in the theater movement?”, „Animation and visuality: the rich theater of the 21st century”, „Networking – the solution for efficient communication”, „Theater for children and young audience in Republic of Korea”, „Means of expression in the Chinese theater for children and young audience”, „Development trends in Japanese theater for children”. These meetings and these themes managed to build the appetite for conversation, dialogue, and finding each other’s interests between Romanian cultural managers and different international artists and guests. Also, in the same days (September 11-16), the second reunion of ASSITEJ Europe 8+ Regional Network took place. This reunion involved debates regarding the headlines of cultural area and making future plans in relation with the result of these debates. Of course, these debates are designed to build cultural bridges between our countries, by bringing our cultural specifics closer together and discovering and creating new and stronger relations between the cultures of this region. The main agenda of each representative from these eight countries, presented at the reunion, focused on intensifying the cultural cooperation between members, building new common cultural projects, developing new coproductions, creating residence opportunities for young artists, etc. It was also an opportunity for Romanian managers of children and young audience theaters to present their work, and to create new work relations with the international partners. Romanian artists, theater makers and festival managers had their chance to network with the international guests by promoting their creations, ideas or projects. THEATER, STREET and CHILD Festival has given an intense week of cultural experience, sometimes tiresome but pleasant, and very productive regarding concrete future plans.
The 34th International Arab Youth Congress
From 3 – 8 August 2015
Under the Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Noor Al Hussein; Founder and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of King Hussein Foundation, the National Center for Culture and Arts of King Hussein Foundation in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) held the 34th International Arab Youth Congress, under the theme “ Investing in Young People as Agents of Positive Change for Human Development” with 105 participants age 13 – 17 from UAE, Pakistan, Tunisia, Sudan, Serbia, Iraq, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Holland and Jordan.
The IAYC is a thematic event that utilizes creative activities to tackle global issues impacting the lives of youth. This year’s theme, “Investing in Young People as Agents of Positive Change for Human Development” was selected to highlight the prevailing challenges youth and adolescents are facing in terms of education, reproductive health, civic engagement and security. The delegates participated in creative workshops including drama, dance, music and song and created a mural led by Ms. Samia AL Zaru to express their views on the theme of the congress.
The Closing Ceremony attended by Her Majesty Queen Noor Al Hussein featured a multimedia performance by the delegations depicting the outcome of the sessions and the creative workshops.
Total Attendance 1700 persons
NCCA was appointed in 2015 by UNFPA to act The Y-PEER International Center for Youth Development
Her Royal Highness Princess Iman Bint Al Hussein deputizing for Her Majesty Queen Noor Al Hussein inaugurated the Y-PEER International Center for Youth Development of the National Centre for Culture and Arts (NCCA) / King Hussein Foundation in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday May 11th, 2015.
The Interactive play “Intersection”
NCCA produced the interactive play “Intersection” about the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan as part of the project Drama, Diversity and Development programme, funded by the European Union, in the framework of the regional programme MedCulture,
The play Sheds light on the issue of coexistence and social integration and promotes understanding between Syrian refugees and local communities.
The performance revolves around a filmmaker who interviews Syrian and Jordanian actors to create a film about life in Jordan. During their audition pieces the audience learns about the difficulties and challenges faced by Syrian refugees. Through the interaction between the performers during various scenes, the play sheds light on specific areas of conflict and how they are resolved to achieve social cohesion.
“Intersection” was successfully performed in Amman, Lebanon, Sweden and continues touring in Al Zaatari Camp,
UAE Jordanian camp and areas of Syrian refugee presence in the north
The play comprise of 2 Syrian actors and 4 Jordanian actors from The National Interactive Theatre Troupe.
More information about the project: http://www.pacjo.org/eng/page.php?id=65-5&lang=eng
