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In 2027, the next edition will be hosted by COMEDIA Theatre Cologne which focusses on common spaces and community-based work in the arts.

COMMON SPACES are places of gathering and togetherness. Places that serve equal exchange, benefit a variety of people and are open to all. They are spaces that belong to those who shape them and are shaped by those who inhabit them. Spaces that are inhabited by communities and themselves give rise to communities themselves.

How can a theatre be a place of encounter? What is either a desire or a claim in many places is already practice and reality elsewhere. But what does this look like? And how is it shaped by, with and for young people?

For one week, COMEDIA Cologne is opening its theatre to the participants of the ASSITEJ DIRECTORS IN TYA – An International Exchange so that they can create their own COMMON SPACE. Which aesthetic practices of shared spaces with children and young people do the individual participants bring with them? Which ones does the group collectively produce? How do these practices shape the space? And how can this idea of COMMON SPACE serve as a blueprint for one’s own work for, with and by children and young people?

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Welcome to the application form for DIRECTORS IN TYA – An International Exchange. Please give us some information about yourself in the form below. In 2027 DIRECTORS IN TYA – An International Exchange will take place from May 23nd – 30th 2027 at COMEDIA Theatre Cologne. Every ASSITEJ national center and every ASSITEJ network is invited to nominate one director to take part in DIRECTORS IN TYA – An International Exchange.
Please read the call for participants before you begin filling out the form.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

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After the selection process, communication will mainly take place via email. However, if you prefer to use an alternative method of communication due to internet or technical restrictions, geo-blocking, or other national restrictions, please indicate your preferred method here.

Institution / Theatre / Company (if applicable - this refers to the theater, the institution, the company, the association in which you primarily work)

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ACCESSIBILITY: We want to create an accessible event. If you have any access needs, or any questions regarding access, mobility or anything else, please specify them here:

EXPERIENCE IN THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES (TYA):

Please list your relevant experiences in the respective fields from the past three years (2023-2026).
Please note that it is not necessary to have experiences in all these fields to be accepted as a participant in DIRECTORS IN TYA – An international Exchange. However, this information is helpful in order for us to assemble a balanced group of participants.

Directing/Choreography

Acting/Performing/Dancing

Theatre education / drama facilitation / participatory work with young audiences

Other (f.ex. publication, research release)

The topic will be „CREATING COMMON SPACES“: What do the COMMON SPACES in which you move look like? How do you create and design these spaces in your own artistic work? How do you (re-)distribute power when creating COMMON SPACES for and with young people? What would you like to bring with you to bring the shared space to life during the ASSITEJ Director's Exchange?(required)

Fell free to write more in your letter of motivation (3000 – 4000 signs) OR send a video message (max. 3 min) via WhatsApp to +49 1743124300

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Please upload your CV, your letter of motivation and the letter of recommendation from your ASSITEJ centre or network as one PDF. Please note that applicants whose current place of work and residence is Germany must submit a letter of recommendation from a member theatre (full ASSITEJ member) with their application. All applications will be evaluated by ASSITEJ Germany and COMEDIA Theater, and you will be notified of the decision after the application deadline.

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

ASSITEJ National Centre

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Travel Costs

We will normally assume that travel costs will be covered either by the participants themselves, or by their respective ASSITEJ national centre or ASSITEJ network. Your country may offer other funding opportunities for this purpose.
ASSITEJ Germany and the hosting theatre cannot cover the travel costs for all participants. If you do require support to cover your travel costs, please specify here:

The approximate total costs for your trip (in €)

The costs for which you require support (in €)

Please be aware that there is a very limited budget to support participants' travel costs.
In general the event can only take place if sufficient funding can be obtained.

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