In June 1965 a group of dedicated professional artists of the
theatre met in Paris, France to create the International
Association of Theatre for Children and Youth (ASSITEJ). Four days
later ASSITEJ was born, and its story began in Volume I (1964-1975)
of this history. Now Volume III covers the years from 1991 to 2005,
a period of ASSITEJ's greatest growth, a period of rededication to
the Association's original ideals and purpose, and a world-wide
expansion under new leadership. The Secretariat also entered the
current world in terms of communication and committee activity.
ASSITEJ now has over 80 national centers around the world. Its
Secretariat is currently in Croatia, and the 15 members of its
current Executive Committee (2011-2014) come from Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Cameroon, Croatia, Germany, Iceland, India,
Japan, Mexico, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, United Kingdom, and
USA. Volume III completes this History of the first forty years of
the existence of ASSITEJ. NAT EEK, PhD is a Regents Professor
Emeritus of Drama, and Dean Emeritus of Fine Arts at the University
of Oklahoma. He was personally involved in the first ten years of
ASSITEJ, as a member of the Executive Committee, a Vice-President,
and ultimately its President. He was named Honorary President of
ASSITEJ. He has attended all the International Congresses of this
History with the exception of the Moscow Congress in 1984. KIM
PETER KOVAC, an MFA graduate of the University of Texas - Austin,
is Producing Director of the Kennedy Center Theater for Young
Audiences in Washington, DC, which commissions, produces, and
presents productions for young audiences. Since 2002 he has been on
the Executive Committee of ASSITEJ/Int'l serving as Vice-President.
He has conducted seminars on TYA both nationally and
internationally. In 2011 he co-founded Write Local. Play Global, an
international network for playwrights for young audiences, which
presently has over 500 members in 64 countries. KATHERINE KRYZS is
the Curator of the Child Drama Collection and Theatre Specialist
for the Arizona State University Libraries, where the archives of
ASSITEJ/USA and personal documentation about ASSITEJ are held. Her
archival training includes The Modern Archive Institute at the
National Archives in Washington, DC. She has also attended several
of the International Congresses.
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