ASSITEJ Germany

ASSITEJ Germany (ASSITEJ Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.V.) is the German national centre of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People. It is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener und gemeinnütziger Verein) that represents the interests of professional performing arts for young audiences across Germany. The organisation is based in Frankfurt am Main and operates publicly under the label 'darstellende künste & junges publikum' (performing arts & young audiences), a joint brand under which ASSITEJ e.V. and the Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrum in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (KJTZ) work together. ASSITEJ Germany is part of an international network spanning around 80 countries on all continents. Within Germany it has approximately 520 members, including theatres, artists, cultural institutions, educators, researchers and intermediaries. Its mission is to advocate for professional children's and youth theatre nationwide, to provide exchange and knowledge, and to offer support and impulses for cultural institutions, artists, multipliers, academics, teachers and mediators. It campaigns for children and young people and for their right to play and recreation, art and culture. The organisation's activities include member services, networking events, funding programmes such as 'Wege ins Theater' and 'Fair P(l)ay', and the awarding of the German Children's Theatre Prize (Deutscher Kindertheaterpreis) and the German Youth Theatre Prize (Deutscher Jugendtheaterpreis). It also maintains an archive on children's and youth theatre of the GDR. Its annual general meeting and various working groups (e.g. AG Politik) form part of its governance and member engagement. ASSITEJ Germany is led by a managing director (Geschäftsführung) and works closely with the KJTZ, whose director also leads the joint office. The two organisations share premises in the Junge Theaterwerkstatt am Zoo in Frankfurt am Main. The label 'darstellende künste & junges publikum' serves as the public-facing brand for their joint activities, including the website jungespublikum.de.

ASSITEJ Germany is the German national centre of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People. ASSITEJ International was founded in 1965 and today unites national centres and professional networks in around 80 countries on all continents. The German centre, ASSITEJ Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.V., is a registered non-profit association that represents the interests of professional performing arts for young audiences in Germany. It has approximately 520 members, including theatres, artists, cultural institutions, educators, researchers and intermediaries. For many years ASSITEJ Germany has operated in close cooperation with the Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrum in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (KJTZ), a national centre for children's and youth theatre. Together they run a joint office in the Junge Theaterwerkstatt am Zoo in Frankfurt am Main and use the public label 'darstellende künste & junges publikum' (performing arts & young audiences) for their shared activities, including the website jungespublikum.de. The KJTZ is led by Meike Fechner, while Anna Eitzeroth serves as managing director of ASSITEJ e.V. The organisation's work encompasses member services, networking, advocacy and funding. It runs the funding programmes 'Wege ins Theater' and 'Fair P(l)ay', organises events such as the Frankfurter Forum Junges Theater, and awards the German Children's Theatre Prize (Deutscher Kindertheaterpreis) and the German Youth Theatre Prize (Deutscher Jugendtheaterpreis). It also maintains an archive on the children's and youth theatre of the GDR, which is the subject of ongoing discussion and events. Its governance includes an annual general meeting (Mitgliederversammlung) and working groups such as AG Politik. ASSITEJ Germany is part of the international ASSITEJ network and participates in international exchange and cooperation. Its stated principles include a commitment to the rights of children and young people, to diversity-sensitive opening of the organisation, and to a safe and respectful environment, as documented in its mission statement (Leitbild), code of conduct and child protection concept.

• 1965

  ASSITEJ International, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People, is founded.

• ASSITEJ Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.V. is established as the German national centre.

• Joint office of ASSITEJ Germany and KJTZ established in the Junge Theaterwerkstatt am Zoo, Frankfurt am Main.

• Launch of the funding programme 'Wege ins Theater'.

• Launch of the funding programme 'Fair P(l)ay'.

• Establishment of the German Children's Theatre Prize and German Youth Theatre Prize.

National advocacy and service organisation for professional performing arts for young audiences in Germany, operating under the joint label 'darstellende künste & junges publikum' with the KJTZ.

• Wege ins Theater

  Funding programme for theatre projects with young audiences.

• Fair P(l)ay

  Funding programme for fair pay in children's and youth theatre.

• Deutscher Kindertheaterpreis

  German Children's Theatre Prize, awarded biennially.

• Deutscher Jugendtheaterpreis

  German Youth Theatre Prize, awarded biennially.

• GDR children's and youth theatre archive

  Archive documenting children's and youth theatre in the GDR.

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