National Festival of the Croatian ASSITEJ
Since 1997, the Croatian Center ASSITEJ has been organizing meetings every year where each member of the theater presents their best performance from the previous season. Such meetings are of great importance in the work of theaters for children and youth throughout the Republic of Croatia, as they provide a unique opportunity for members (and all others interested in theater for children and youth) to get to know each other, gain insight into the work of their colleagues, and exchange opinions and ideas. The wish was that the meeting would enable the exchange of experiences and provide an insight into the creative state of Croatian theatre. Already at the Second Meetings in 1998 in Opatija, it was shown that thanks to the Croatian Center ASSITEJ, its members and the annual Meeting, the attitude towards theaters for children and young people in Croatia is slowly changing, not only among the general public but also among artists who work with children and young people. The festival started in 1997. The first two festivals were held in Opatija, a year after that it was held in Zagreb as part of the international festival “Milječni zub”. After that, it is held in Čakovec. The Croatian center ASSITEJ has found an excellent partner for the organization of the Meeting of its members in the City of Čakovec and the Čakovec Culture Center. For the festival, the selector chooses ten plays, and a jury of three members awards ten prizes (prize for lighting design, prize for costume design, prize for music, prize for art design, prize for collective dance, prize for best female role, prize for best male role , prize for dramatic text, best direction, best play as a whole). As part of the festival, there is always an accompanying exhibition dedicated to theater for children and young people. The festival always has an international part. For the first ten years, it was held under the name EPIFEST (Festival of Professional Theaters of Central and Southeast Europe). After that, it is held under the name World Croatia Collaboration as part of the festival. In addition to the festival, the Theater Epicenter Showcase is also held biennially.
Pročitaj više Od 1997. godine Hrvatski centar ASSITEJ svake godine organizira susrete na kojima svaki član kazališta predstavlja svoju najbolju predstavu iz prethodne sezone. Ovakvi susreti imaju veliku važnost u radu kazališta za djecu i mlade u cijeloj Republici Hrvatskoj jer pružaju jedinstvenu priliku da se članovi (i svi ostali zainteresirani za kazalište za djecu i mlade) upoznaju, te steknu uvid u rad svojih kolega, te razmijeniti mišljenja i ideje. Želja je bila da susret omogući razmjenu iskustava i pruži uvid u kreativno stanje hrvatskog kazališta. Već na Drugim susretima 1998. u Opatiji pokazalo se da se zahvaljujući Hrvatskom centru ASSITEJ, njegovim članovima i godišnjem Susretu polako mijenja odnos prema kazalištima za djecu i mlade u Hrvatskoj, ne samo u široj javnosti već i među umjetnicima koji rade s djecom i mladima. Festival je započeo 1997. godine. Prva dva festivala održana su u Opatiji, godinu nakon toga održan je u Zagrebu u sklopu međunarodnog festivala “Mliječni zub”. Nakon toga održava se u Čakovcu. Hrvatski centar ASSITEJ pronašao je odličnog partnera za organizaciju Susreta svojih članova u Gradu Čakovcu i Centru za kulturu Čakovec. Za festival selektor izabire deset predstava, te žiri od tri člana dodjeljuje desetak nagrada (nagrada za oblikovanje svjetla, nagrada za kostimografiju, nagrada za glazbu, nagrada za likovno oblikovanje, nagrada za kolektivnu igru, nagrada za najbolju žensku ulogu, nagrada za najbolju mušku ulogu, nagrada za dramski tekst, najbolja režija, najbolja predstava u cjelini). U sklopu festivala uvijek je popratna izložba posvećena kazalištu za djecu i mlade. Festival uvijek ima međunarodni dio. Prvih deset godina održan je pod nazivom EPIFEST (Festival profesionalnih kazališta srednje i jugoistočne Europe). Nakon toga se pod nazivom World Croatia Collaboration održava u sklopu festivala. Također se uz festival bijenalno održava i Showcase Kazališnog epicentra.
