International call to the X A-festival (Tartu, October 2022)

For the 10th time, Tartu Student Theater is organizing an international festival of independent and student theaters, which will take place in October 2022.

Student theaters as well as independent and author's theaters are welcome to apply for the festival program.

The name of the A-festival originally comes from the word “absurd”, which is why we expect productions selected to the festival to deal with issues related to human existence and have a touch of absurdity in it. In terms of genre, we prefer absurd comedy, tragic comedy, farce, clown theatre, different types of contemporary drama performances, shadow play, but also physical and object theater.

Plays will be performed in three venues in Tartu, and it is also possible to play outdoors if needed.

Five productions will be selected by the festival team, which will be performed during the three days of festival.

To apply, please fill in the application (online form)!https://forms.gle/2DHf6WLGScqZVtRo9

Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/131721440191868/user/100009263823717/

23th International University Theatre Forum, Vilnius, Lithuania

International University Theatre Forum in Vilnius (Lithuania) summons students that are interested in theatre for interactive theatrical performances and aims to bring social and heritage questions to public attention, also giving the possibility to get to know each other, to interact and exchange experience.

Some of the most successful projects were „Vilnius – crossroad of national cultures” (2003),“Open up forgotten spaces” (2005)“Perpetuum Mobile” (2007) and others. Troupes from Spain, Belarus, Finland, Poland, France, Russia, Latvia, Sweden and Italy have been guests in our Forums.

In the 23th International University Theatre Forum (9-14 of May, 2022) several Lithuanian student theatres and guests groups from foreign countries will participate. Forum embraces performances, creative workshops and actions. We invite University Student Theaters, Professional Theater Schools and Independent Theaters as well. Email address: okesminas@yahoo.com, koturnos@gmail.com,https://koturnos.lt/

Link: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalUniversityTheatreForum/

2021 Gramsci International Prize for Theatre in Prison to Claudio Collovà

Claudio Collovà is a rare and precious example of artist and intellectual; a director of large culture and a refined and timeless original poetics. Considered a citizen of the world for his training and for the many collaborations he had over the years with important institutions in several European countries and beyond, he has always maintained his roots in his homeland, Palermo, Sicily. His results are always memorable for brilliance and togetherness. This is also true for his work within juvenile justice institutions. In his most recent work "Little Hamlet" - followed by the European Review Catarsi-Teatri delle Diversità (Urbino University)- Collovà critically re-elaborates Shakespeare's work with a fortunate intuition from the young participants who consider unfair for a father to ask his sons to perpetuate revenge. Vito Minoia, President of the IUTA writes: "It would be necessary to formalize theatre activities for minors subject to measures ordered by the judicial authority".

Link: https://www.theatreinprison.org/post/2021-gramsci-international-prize-for-theatre-in-prison-to-claudio-collovà

ph Alessia Lo Bello