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The Centre of Theatre for Children and Young People - ASSITEJ Cyprus invites artists and companies based in Cyprus, members of the Centre, to submit a production for inclusion in the programme of the 3rd International Mitsikouri Festival, in October 2026. ✍️ More information and applications: https://forms.gle/ViGwiqEkpS4quWoM7 Submission deadline: 18 May 2026

ASSITEJ Cyprus is pleased to announce its participation as a partner in the large-scale Creative Europe programme “The Right Time” (2026–2030). This four-year programme brings together 14 organisations from 13 countries and places performing arts for early childhood (ages 0–6) at the heart of artistic creation and research. Through the programme, new productions for young children will be developed, while artists, cultural professionals, and researchers will collaborate, exch

For the creation of a new theatrical production for very young children (0–6 years old) The Theatre Center for Children and Young People – ASSITEJ Cyprus participates in the four-year (2026-2030) European program "The Right Time", coordinated by the La Baracca group (Italy) and the collaboration of 13 international partners. Within the framework of the program, an open call is announced for the selection of a professional theater/artistic group or arts professional, based in

The Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus, Dr. Vasiliki Kassianidou, accepted the invitation of ASSITEJ International and is participating this year in the celebrations for the World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People, sending her own message. Its participation takes on particular importance, as it coincides with the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union, highlighting the role of culture and performing arts for children and young peo

Every year, on March 20, ASSITEJ International celebrates World Theatre Day for Children and Young People, highlighting every child's right to access culture and the arts. For 2026, World Day is celebrated with the slogan "Staging the rights of children. Today. Everyday" , highlighting the importance of continuously promoting children's rights through the performing arts. On this occasion, ASSITEJ Cyprus collected video messages from collaborating centers and artists from v

The event (taking place in hybrid form) will attempt to shed light onto the power of theatre for young audiences to act as a tool for...

Theatre for young audiences and the role of ASSITEJ National Centres all around the world The ASSITEJ Cyprus Coffee Sessions are back, with a series of online meetings dedicated to theatre for children and young people in every corner of our planet. In the first coffee session of the series, representatives of six ASSITEJ national centres from around the world will present the theatre sector for children and young people in their country, as well as the work being done by the

Throughout the month of March, ASSITEJ national centres and networks around the world sent ASSITEJ Cyprus their video wishes, on the occasion of World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People. We collected all these wishes in the video below! Thank you: ASSITEJ International Theatre Network Australia CBTIJ/ASSITEJ Brasil Assitej Cuba Czech Assitej Centre Assitej Eesti Keskus Suomen Assitej ry Assitej Sakartvelo / ასიტეჟი საქართველო darstellende künste &

ASSITEJ Cyprus decided this year to dedicate its celebrations for World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People to the past; the present and the future of theatre for young audiences, both on a local as well as on an international level. The different activities took place during the whole month of March, culminating with a big event on the 20th of March. The pioneers: The big World Day event, on the 20th of March, was a tribute to the pioneers of TYA in the country and

The ASSITEJ Small Countries Network is happy to announce the Next Generation LAB SAHASA , which will take place from 25 to 28 October 2023 in Liechtenstein. As part of the programme, 12 young artists from the small countries of Europe will attend the "Creativity meets art" workshop with the Luxembourgish choreographer Jill Crovisier and will participate in a series of activities. ASSITEJ Cyprus is issuing an open call for the selection of the two artists who will represent

Dear friends of ASSITEJ (Cyprus), We would like to inform you regarding two Drama and Theatre Education workshops addressed to...

On the occasion of the World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People as well as celebrating its first birthday, Assitej Cyprus invites everyone to an open day with free performances, workshops, discussions and other theatre related activities. The event will take place on Sunday, March 20, at Theatro Polis OPAP, in Nicosia. Adopting “Every child at the theatre” as its slogan, Assitej Cyprus celebrates the World Day by emphasising the right of every child to participate i

It is our great pleasure to announce the creation of the Assitej Small Countries Network, in which national centres or individual members...

The first meeting of the Assitej Cyprus Music and Musical Theatre Working Group took place on 17 June 2021 in the form of a workshop, led...

The first meeting of the Assitej Cyprus Teen Theatre Working Group took place on 18 June in the form of a workshop, led by the theatre...

Following the Founding Assembly of ASSITEJ Cyprus back in March, one of the first decisions of the newly elected board was to form a...

The meeting was conducted as a workshop led by the member of the executive committee, Kiki Argyrou. The members elected Elena Polyviou as...

The first meetings of the two Committees took place online on 10 June 2021. The targets and the next steps of the Committees were...

The first meeting of the Assitej Cyprus Organisational Committee took place online and was led by the vice president of our board and...