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The 1st Conference on Dramaturgy for Children and Youth held in the Beckett Hall in Barcelona March 27-29, 2019 have been successfully completed. In these 5 sessions of work and reflection, both playwrights and companies and, in general, agents of the sector, have reinforced their desire to continue fighting to promote the existence of quality performing arts for children and young people. We have dialogueddone, analyzed and studied the current panorama, new possibilities and future lines of collaboration.
The event started on Wednesday 27th with the Suzanne Lebeau Writing Workshop, in which 12 participants have delved deeper into writing for young audiences with the prestigious Canadian playwright. The sessions lasted for four days. At the same time, on March 29, we welcomed the rest of the attendees and speakers and started the different discussion panels.
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The opening session was led by Toni Casares from the Beckett Room, Agnella Dominguez from SGAE Catalunya, Eulàlia Ribera President of ASSITEJ-Spain and Cristina Garcia member of the Board of Directors of the Professional Theater Association for All Publics – TTP. After this, the public debated with Oriol Puig Taulé, Lorenzo Soto, Víctor Borràs and Anna Espinach about How to address children and young people in the theatreThey also reflected on how drama for children and youth has changed in recent years. intergenerational dialogues carried out between Joan Solé, Ramon Molins, Itziar Pascual, Carla Rovira and Paco Gámez.
In the Second session of the Days of Dramaturgy for Children and Youth numerous new topics and questions were put on the table to work on. We started with Pere Romagosa from LaSala Teatre, Isabel Urpi The smallest of all, Juan Berzal and Jorge Padin from Lucas's Ultramarinos and Julia Ruiz from Lasal Teatro debating about Dramaturgy aimed at children (0-5): When does the theatrical experience begin in the little ones?
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Next, we analyzed the Drama for children (6-12) with Lola Fernandez from Seville, Itziar Pascual, Jordi Palet and Tomas AfánWe question what notion of citizenship is reflected for a minor. Or, why adults do not address the issues that they want.
In the afternoon, Javier Hernando, Maria Velasco, Jose Padilla and Xavier Gamito of Els Malnascuts delved into dramaturgy aimed at youth Starting from two questions: Does there have to be dramaturgy specifically aimed at the audience? Or are they already prepared to see all kinds of works?
Along with Ruben Gutierrez del Castillo From the SGAE Foundation we have stopped to analyze the Editing dramatic texts for children and young people. To the question: Are there playwrights who are truly worth publishing? A resounding “yes.”
There was also time for playwrights and companies to meet each other at the professional meeting and, of course, for the theatre. The attendees of the conference enjoyed the show Les Clinck by Les Bianchis.
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We have come to the end of the 1st Conference on Dramaturgy for Children and Youth. We do so with the joy and enthusiasm of continuing to work in the fascinating field of performing arts for children and youth. Also influenced by the exciting and inspiring words of Suzanne Lebeau, who has been in charge of the Closing conference of the conferenceHer presentation was structured as an exciting review of her origins as a playwright and the motivations that have led her to work, defend and research in theatre for young audiences for over 40 years.
There has also been time for reflection on the role of the education and schools in its convergence with the performing arts. The professor Juan Pablo Heras, Montserrat Ismael from the Mercat de Les Flors and Judith Figuerola from FlipArt have talked with Cristina Garcia, member of the board of directors of Associació Professional de Teatre per a Tots els Públics – TTP around the role of educators and education policies in the performing arts.
After this, we put the period and followed a series of Playwriting Days for Children and Youth which, as all the attendees agreed, were the first of many to come, and the seed of relationships between playwrights and companies that will become stronger by working today, for the public of today: children and young people. After three intense days of Dramaturgy for Children and Youth (five for those attending the workshop with Suzanne Lebeau), we only have to say goodbye. Thank you all for making this dream possible.
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Thanks to all of you Participants in the discussion panels. Thank you to each and every one of you Attendees at the conference and workshop, essential fuel to start this adventure. Thanks to the Beckett Hall. Thanks to Professional Theater Association for All Publics – TTP and all his team for their effort and dedication. Of course, thanks to the great Suzanne Lebeau (and Gervais Gaudreaul of Le Carrousel) for all your generosity and wisdom.
And in general, Thanks to the entire Assitej Spain community, its partners and friends.
See you at the next edition!
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