21st ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People in Cuba is the most important global moment in the field of theatre and performing arts for young audiences with participation from all around the world in 2024.

The event will also be attended by 6 delegates of the Czech ASSITEJ Centre which is managed by PerformCzech, based at the Arts and Theatre Institute in Prague. As a founding member of ASSITEJ International, the Czech Centre has been active in the field of theatre for children and young people since the 1960s. While the primary mission has remained the same, the specific activities of the Czech ASSITEJ Centre have changed with the passage of time. Visitors of the congress are welcome to learn more about the work of Czech artists, share experiences and thoughts and establish new collaborations at the meeting with the Czech ASSITEJ Centre delegates which will take place on May 30 in Pabellón Cuba.

Czech theatre will be represented by “Bedtime!”, the production of Drak Theatre & The International Institute of Figurative Theatre. The production was submitted to the open call and it is one of the 15 shows selected out of the 542 applications. The performance borders on poetic physical theatre and clownery, and explores that notorious moment when children ought to go to bed, but suddenly discover a surge of energy. Directed by Veronika Poldauf Riedlbauchová, this delightful non-verbal performance about bedtime is suitable for audiences aged 3 and up. It will be on program May 27, 28 and 29.

The presentation is implemented with the financial support of the European Union through the Czech Recovery Plan and the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.