Presentation from Asian TYA Network Seminar at ricca ricca*festa 2019. 23 July 2019

4. 2016

5. 2017

6. 2018

7. research
• 2017

8. Crafting Communities
•Cultural sensitivity across borders
•Multi-approach
•‘ground- up’ initiatives

9. Connecting Creators
• Building a community of practice
• Connecting regionally across SEAsia
• Inclusion in international community
• Exposure to culturally diverse performances and practices
• Intergenerational dialogue between practitioners
• Openness and resilience through community

10. Creativity for Change
• “Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment, it fashions its own
perfect moments out of ordinary ones” – Bruce Garrabrandt
• Creativity- Snake oil for the 21st Century?
• Concerned with ideas, objects, places, performances, practices
• Catalyst to affect change in people and the city we live in

11. • Vision with action can change the world – Yvette Hardie
1. Cultivating experiences for children that connect hands, head and
heart; nurture global citizens
2. The Asian TYA Network- Networks of Creativity
• à shift away from economic imperatives and the ‘creative genius’
• à Social capital and reciprocity

13. ATH
D r a m a a n d A r t s s p a c e o f H a n o i
H O A M Y N G U Y E N

14. FROM RI CCA RI CCA
FESTA 2018
• Creative work engaging young
people
• « Advanced training » : deep
sharing, learning from each
other, knowledge and practice
exchanging »

15. ATHD r a m a a n d A r t s s p a c e o f H a n o i

16. ATHD r a m a a n d A r t s s p a c e o f H a n o i

17. A TRAVEL TO AFRICA
ATHD r a m a a n d A r t s s p a c e o f H a n o i

18. ATHD r a m a a n d A r t s s p a c e o f H a n o i

20. NADAM -
An Immersive Sound Performance
for Babies 18 months and under
Natalie Alexandra Tse
Little Creature by SA (Singapore)

22. Through ricca
ricca*festa…
• Exposure à Possibilities
• International/Regional à Local à
International/Regional
• Identifying gaps à filling gaps

23. Ariyo Zidni
Ayo Dongeng Indonesia, Indonesia
Thank You ASIAN TYA Network

24. Ayo Dongeng Indonesia Storyteller & Puppet Theater
(collaboration with Infinito Singer in a concert at Jakarta & Bandung, Indonesia)

25. Ayo Dongeng Indonesia Storyteller & Puppet Theater
(collaboration with Infinito Singer in a concert at Jakarta & Bandung, Indonesia)

26. Ayo Dongeng Indonesia Storyteller & Puppet Theater
(at Pesta Boneka, Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

27. Ayo Dongeng Indonesia Storyteller & Puppet Theater
(at Pesta Boneka, Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

28. Ariyo & Cemprut
(Storytelling, Puppet, & Music at Pesta Boneka, Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

29. Ariyo & Cemprut
(Storytelling, Puppet, & Music at Pesta Boneka, Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

30. Ariyo & Puppetaria
(Storytelling & Puppetry, at Children Festival, Kuching, Malaysia)

31. Ariyo & Puppetaria
(Storytelling & Puppetry, at Children Festival, Kuching, Malaysia)

32. Ariyo Zidni
Ayo Dongeng Indonesia, Indonesia
Thank You ASIAN TYA Network
Not Just The Inspiration
But Also The Knowledge Sharing
and Practical Experience

33. PAGASA
... the kind of HOPE that emerges from young people moving from
being the “object” of history, to being the “subject” of history, who
ACTS and ENGAGES in shaping what is to be.

34. P A – Pananaw, Paninindigan,Pananampalataya
(Orientation)

35. G A – Galing at Gawa
(Artistry)

36. S A – Sarili and Samahan
(Organization)

39. WHAT IS BICT FEST?
• Biennale event
• Medium size
• Curated programs of professional theatre performances and creative activities

40. • Shifting Perspective about theatre for children in
Thailand
• Providing children and young people with access
high quality international and home-grown
performing arts activities that adults will also
enjoy
• Providing professional performances which
develop imagination and creativity and are
suited to young audiences at specific age-related
development stages
• Providing an event for families that celebrates
the intellect and creativity of young people
• Providing a creative space for families to enjoy
time together in the middle of Bangkok
• Offering Theatre experiences for everyone no
matter what abilities and backgrounds
• Providing a platform for professional discussion
and exchange of skills and knowledge
• Inspiring a new-generation of young people with
a passion for theatre as a powerful tool to
develop empathy and social interaction skills
AIMS

42. BICT FEST 2016

43. 43
BICT Fest 2017

45. INVENTING

46. INCLUDING

47. INTEGRATING

48. Arts and Performances for Young People
Challenges and Strategies
from the Philippines
Responses from practitioners
Prepared by:
Nessa Roque
Asian TYA Network Seminar 2019

49. • Children’s rights: proposed lowering from 9 and 12 years
• Senate Bill (SB) No. 5 seeks to amend Republic Act No.
9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 by
lowering the criminal responsibility to "above 9 years
old."
• War on Drugs: Children as “collateral damage”
• Human Rights Watch
• Militarization
• Normalizing the culture of violence, anti-women, LGBTQI
rhetoric
Challenges:
Human Rights and Children’s Rights in the PH

50. • Working with civil society organizations or religious
organizations who are focused in certain communities
• Arts practitioners often work in the intersections of
social work, development work, research, science,
education, disaster preparedness, environmental
action, and art
Strategies

51. • Follow throughs
• Challenge: Sustaining project-based works
• Strategy: Shifting towards programmatic engagements
• Contextualized Content
• Challenge: Most materials for children are
colonial/American or for the Filipino middle class or
Manila-centric
• Strategy: Contemporary and experimental forms that use
devising and workshops as methods of generating stories
and data
Challenges and strategies for Artists working in various
Communities and Advocacies

52. MOBILE ESKWELA: Mobile Library

53. Prodjx Artist Community: Participatory 3D Mapping

54. Karilyo (youth shadowplay collective) collaboration
with indigenous peoples of Aurora: the Dumagat

55. Museo Pambata

56. bit.ly/ChallengesATYA19
For further links and resources:

58. 2019

59. “If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go with others”

60. Website: http://tya-asia.com
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