Tamasha - Theatre for Young Audience

21/03/2025

19/04/2024

"By harnessing the power of theatre, we can show young audiences the beauty and possibilities of living in harmony with the planet. Theatre can bring to life scenarios where every person is responsible for contributing to developing something which eventually comes back to us."

Shoaib Iqbal, Member of the Executive Committee, ASSITEJ International

Read the full article;
https://assitej-international.org/2024/04/12/navigating-sustainability-through-theatre-for-young-audiences/

16/02/2024

Festivals from Asia coming together to talk about Theater for Young Audiences, including ASSITEJ Pakistan's Tamasha Festival for Young Audiences from Pakistan.

Register now:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuf-2rqz4jG9yvOBsrq9WdZ2kY_smJ4hEl

16/02/2024

Our founder Shoaib Iqbal curated a session to talk about Theater and Young Audiences Festivals in Asian and Oceania, for Chain Reaction with Cristina Cazzola, in collaboration with ASSITEJ ITALIA and Segni D'infanzia.

Bringing together festival directors from Thailand, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, India and Singapore today to speak
about the TYA Festival scene.

Adjjima Na Patalung
Festival Director
The Bangkok International Children's Theatre Festival, Thailand

Hisashi Shimoyama
Artistic Director
Ricca Ricca - International Theatre Festival for Young Audience Okinawa, Japan

Shoaib Iqbal
President
Tamasha Festival for Young Audience - Pakistan

송인현
Artistic director
Festival PUM, South Korea

Imran Khan
Director
Pitara - International TYA Festival, India

Rachel Lim & Yuyang Ellison Tan
Producer & ASSITEJ Singapore Representative
March On Children's Festival - Singapore

Pront* a partecipare al prossimo Chain Reacrion Dialogue?✌🏻

📌Si terrà il 17 febbraio (ore 10.00 CET) e sarà incentrato sui festival asiatici: i migliori festival TYA dell'Asia e dell'Oceania saranno invitati a presentare il loro lavoro per confrontarsi e fare rete con i colleghi di Asia ed Europa.

Questa sessione è curata da Shoaib Iqbal, membro del Comitato Esecutivo di ASSITEJ, insieme a Cristina Cazzola, project manager di Chain Reaction e membro del Comitato Esecutivo di Assitej, in collaborazione con Assitej Italia.

🌏 Di cosa si tratta? È una serie di eventi online che presenta il contesto culturale di un'area geografica definita e lo mette in relazione con un'altra parte del mondo e soprattutto con il sistema culturale italiano in Italia e in Europa.

🔗 Partecipa al link Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuf-2rqz4jG9yvOBsrq9WdZ2kY_smJ4hEl

ASSITEJ ITALIA
Segni D'infanzia
Kids Festival Internazionale del Teatro
Teatro Testoni Ragazzi - La Baracca
Trallallero - festival internazionale di teatro ragazzi
I Teatri del Mondo - Festival Internazionale del Teatro per Ragazzi
Lagrù Ragazzi
Giallo Mare Minimal Teatro
Partner Living Live Internationalization Gateway

04/02/2024

Don’t Miss the 21st ASSITEJ World Congress & Performing Arts Festival, Voices of A New World!
1,000+ artists from 70+ countries.
60 workshops, talks & debates in Spanish and English.
25 performances from The Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Europe.
House of Iberoamerica, House of Puppetry, House of Asia, Celebration of Africa Day.
Focus days on Participation, Inclusivity, LGBTQIA+, Sustainability, Community, Women in TYA, Networking, Research in TYA, Early Years, Playwriting, Arts Education and Dance, Dance, Dance!
Venues:
Workshops and debates in Old Havana.
Performances in the streets of old Havana, in communities and in the theatre of the neighbourhood of Vedado in Havana.
Book your accommodation around the festival centre Pabellón Cuba and Hotel Nacional. Hotel deals for the festival hotels will follow shortly.
Post Congress:
Make the most out of your long travel with cultural visits and artist exchanges in other parts of Cuba (2-9 June 2024).
🌎🌍🌏 Havana, Cuba
🗓 24 May - 1 June 2024

06/12/2023

We are gearing up with ASSITEJ International for the world's largest festival for theatre for young audiences in Cuba next year!

Save the date! The 21st ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival in Cuba will take place from 24 May - 1 June. We hope to see you there!

28/10/2023

From the Press:
“The Little Art is able to create a great body of work in the past 17 years, from festivals and projects ranges in film, visual arts and theatre and performing arts for children and youth. We are using our extensive experience of arts and cultural management to create a global impact now, and putting Pakistan on global arts and culture map, specially for children and youth. Our expansion to New Zealand will also help Pakistan’s arts scene to grow.” Shoaib Iqbal of The Little Art said.

The Little Art, distinguished organization dedicated to empowering children and youth through arts, is proud to announce its latest venture: a pioneering international project focusing on art for children and youth worldwide. This initiative aims to harness the innate curiosity and creativity of you...

20/08/2023

Open Call – ASSITEJ World Congress 2024

Voices of a New World: 21st ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival 2024 (Cuba)
24 May – 1 June 2024

“VOICES OF A NEW WORLD”
Havana, Cuba
24 May – 1 June 2024

The ASSITEJ World Congress is calling for:
Productions / Performances
Professional Exchange Programme Sessions
Conference Papers

ASSITEJ Offers;
Accommodation
Registration
Travel Subsidy

ASSITEJ Cuba and ASSITEJ International, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the National Council for the Performing Arts in Cuba invite you to the 21st ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People (2024) in Cuba – the most important global moment in the field of theatre and performing arts for young audiences with participation from all around the world.

Apply now:
https://assitej-international.org/2023/06/21/open-call-assitej-world-congress-2024/

Two weeks left for Productions/Performances to apply to the ASSITEJ World Congress & Performing Arts Festival in Cuba in 2024! View the Open Call here: https://buff.ly/3qQxTcS

25/05/2023

Chota Mota Theatre in collaboration with The Little Art and ASSITEJ Pakistan presents

Yellow Heads
A Theater Play

Sunday 28th May, 7PM
Alhamra Hall 2, The Mall, Lahore

Free admission

Directed by
Mobeen Ejaz
Umair Mushtaq

Cast
Mahnoor Fatima
Umair Mushtaq
Abdullah Asad

Choreography
Nerda Khara

17/05/2023

Summer Camp by The Little Art in Lahore
Unique learning with practising artists and trainers

*10 AM to 1:30 PM Weekdays*
*Suitable for: 3-14 Year Olds (children work in relevant age groups)
*Camp Duration: 5th – 24th June 2023
*Venue: Aangun - Center for Learning and Culture, 126 F-1, Model Town
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UecSb4YkRyXsNisa8

*Fee:* 35000 PKR
*All Materials Provided*
*Various discounts are available, please see the link below for details*

Register online
https://bit.ly/tlacamp1
+92 332 4387626

15/04/2023

Summer Camp by The Little Art in Lahore
Unique learning with practising artists and trainers

20% early bird discount
Register online before 15 May: https://bit.ly/tlacamp1

Venue: Aangun - Center for Learning and Culture
126 F-1, Model Town

5 June - 27 June
Mon - Fri | 10am - 1:30pm

Age group: 3-14 years old
Fee: 35,000 PKR
20% Early bird discount: 28,000 PKR

Limited seats and discount offers

All materials provided

All activities included;
Awesome Origami
Calligraphy & Sculpture
Clay Pot Painting
Exploring Patterns
Fabric Painting
Gardening
Filmmaking
Gardening
Guitar & Vocals
Matisse & Monet on Canvas
Mindfulness Doodling
Origami
Photography
Robotics
Science Experiments
Storytelling
Theater and Drama
Urdu Calligraphy

Book online: https://bit.ly/tlacamp1

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