Bright Generations - ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2025
Scènes d’enfance – ASSITEJ France and ASSITEJ International are excited to invite you to the next ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering in Marseille in 2025, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the association with the entire performing arts community for young audiences.
We invite you to take a look at the official artistic program for Bright Generations - Générations Lumineuses 2025!
BRIGHT GENERATIONS 2025 is a major international event celebrating performing arts for young audiences.
WHAT? The international artistic gathering of ASSITEJ is a major annual event, along with a triennial congress. Each year, ASSITEJ International organizes this gathering in one of its member countries, bringing together over a hundred delegations from ASSITEJ national centers worldwide. This gathering features a full schedule of performances, workshops, and networking opportunities.
WHEN? The Bright Generations / Générations Lumineuses edition will take place over a week, from March 23 to 29, 2025, providing an opportunity to celebrate the 60th anniversary of ASSITEJ International. It will follow the World Performing Week and will constitute the third edition of "L’Enfance des arts", a Scènes d’enfance - ASSITEJ France’s week dedicated to performing arts for the younger generations.
WHO? ASSITEJ International initiated the annual artistic gathering format in 2011. In 2025, the Bright Generations edition will be co-led by Scènes d’enfance - ASSITEJ France and Théâtre Massalia, a subsidized stage for art and youth.
WHERE? The international artistic gathering of ASSITEJ 2025 will take place in Marseille, primarily at the Friche la Belle de Mai, the home of the Théâtre Massalia. This event will bring together the major part of the local performing arts ecosystem. Other social and educational institutions will also be partners in this meaningful large scale event.
A GLIMPSE INTO THE DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SECTOR
This international event is both constitutive and representative of the work of ASSITEJ International. It stands as the largest global gathering of creators, distributors, researchers, and students in the field of performing arts for children and youth. Reflecting the ingenuity of the sector, it provides an exceptional annual opportunity for the international community focused on young audiences to appreciate and discuss the most innovative creations. The event features a dual selection, both national and international, showcasing the characteristic diversity of this sector. Additionally, it complements these presentations with crucial exchanges on major advancements and notable international developments that have shaped various countries in the past year.
A PROGRAM OF EXCEPTIONAL SCALE
Make way for artists!
ASSITEJ International’s annual gatherings place great emphasis on the artistic side of the program. In Marseille, ten French and ten international shows will be presented. Time for discussion around these performances will accompany the program of professional meetings offered.
INVOLVEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL NETWORKS
Several dozen seminars, workshops and round tables will be held, in addition to the traditional "artistic encounters", plenary sessions organized by ASSITEJ International on topics of its choice. They are aimed at all those involved in the performing arts for children and young people, as well as those who support them. In 2025, they will be organized by Scènes d’enfance - ASSITEJ France, ASSITEJ International and National Centers. A call for applications will be issued to all French and international professional networks wishing to organize a period of meetings and exchanges.
As in previous years, the program will be complemented by annual workshops and colloquia organized by the specialized thematic networks: the International Inclusive Arts Network, the International Theater for Young Audiences Research Network, Small Size, Write Local Play Global and the Young Dance Network. Also joining the networks will be two of Creative Europe’s programs, "BABEL, The Art of Listening in TYA" and "ForesTEEN", as well as the Next Generation program, which brings together young practitioners from around the world to participate in the Gathering’s activities and benefit from the teaching of international artists and experts. All this is accompanied by convivial evenings, a simple and joyful way to meet each other!
Save the Dates: 23-29 March 2025
For more information, watch this space!