Thanks to the commitment of Yvette Hardy, President of ASSITEJ International, a first meeting on the subject of dance was held during the 19th ASSITEJ International World Congress in Cape Town (South Africa). She asked Gabi dan Droste (Germany) to initiate this – as it says in the report on the network work (2021): this then led to me being active in this voluntary work until 2023. Developing the idea and structure of a global network by using participatory methods – Initiating many more meetings, that bring together people who like to network and exchange ideas in order to learn from each other.
Grateful and honored having attend events like: 19th World Congress and Performing Arts Festival in Cape Town (South Africa), from 17 – 27 May 2017: Dance for Young Audiences Focus Day // Festival l Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro in Bologna (Italy), from 24 February – 4 March 2018: Workshop Days // THINK BIG! #6 International Dance Festival For Young Audiences in Munich (Germany), 13-22. July 2018: Working sessions // PURPLE #3 International Dance Festival for Young Audiences in Berlin (Germany), January 2019: Working sessions // International Dance Congress #1 Granada (Spain), 5 to 7 July // Belgian ASSITEJ National Gathering Charleroi May 2019 / I’m FAMFEST July 2019 // BRIK Brabants International Kinderfestival Breda (Netherlands) June 2019 // and many others
I met wonderful colleagues – happy and thankful having worked together with people like: Simone Schulte Aladag (Germany), Jan Baanstra (Netherlands), Andra Burcă (Rumania), Loa Carlsland (Denmark), Marie Close (Belgium), Caroline Corneils (Belgium), Goele Van Dijck (Belgium), Corinne Eckenstein (Austria), Canan Erek (Germany), Thomas Eisenhardt (Denmark), Nicola Elliot (South Africa), Bruno Frabetti (Italy), Roberto Frabetti (Italy), Sanja Tropp Frühwald (Croatia/Austria), Barbara Fuchs (Germany), Lars Garpenfeld (Sweden), Agulhas Gladys (South Africa), Patricia Gomis (Senegal), Tinna Grétarsdóttir (Iceland), Yvette Hardie (South Africa), Layla Raña Kanacri (Chile), Louise Katerega (UK), Thalia Laric (South Africa), Caleb Lee (UK), Hannah Lefeuvre (UK), Anu Maaria (Swizerland-Finland), Barbora Machova (Czech Republic), Amelie Mallmann (Germany), Cinira Macedo (Portugal/Germany), Serena Marossi (Italy), José Omar Mesa (Spain), Gonzalo Moreno (Spain), Ingrid Olterman (Sweden), Sumalgy Nuro (Mozambique), Ceren Oran (Turkey), Giovanna Palmieri (Italy), Livia Patrici (Germany), Eulalia Ribera (Spain), Alessandro Rossi (Italy), Pierre-Paul Savoie (Canada), Anne-Beth Schuurmans (Netherlands), Bebê de Soares (Brasil/Germany), Femke Somerwil (Netherlands), Boomer Stacey (USA/ IPAY), Claire Summerfield (UK), Tso Hanchieh, Yutaka Takei (France), Gabriela Bravo Torrez (Chile), Jacqlynne Tumusiime (Uganda), Louis Valente (Denmark), Alfredo Zinola (Germany), and supporters like Arnold Brookhuis (Canada) and everybody who is not mentioned here.
Further information: Young Dance Network a global network for exchange. ASSITEJ International
ASSITEJ International unites theatres, organisations, and individuals throughout the world who make Theatre & Performing Arts for Children & Young People. ASSITEJ International is dedicated to the artistic, cultural, and educational rights of children and young people across the globe and advocates on behalf of all children regardless of nationality, cultural identity, ethnicity, or religion.
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