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ASSITEJ INTERNATIONAL ASSITEJ International was founded in 1965 and unites theatres, organisations and individuals from all over the world who create theatre* for children and young people. ASSITEJ's work is dedicated to the artistic, cultural and educational rights of children and young people worldwide and defends the rights of all children regardless of their nationality, cultural identity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. ASSITEJ brings people together so that they can share their knowledge and practices in the field of theatre for children and young people in order to deepen their understanding, develop practices, create new opportunities and strengthen the global sector. ASSITEJ members are national centres, professional networks and individuals from around 100 countries around the world.* The term theatre is used in its broadest sense to encompass performing arts for young people including dance, puppetry, visual arts as well as text-based theatre.

The 1st Mitsikouri International Performing Arts Festival for Children and Young People, organized by the Theatre Centre for Children and Young People – ASSITEJ Cyprus, will host 11 high-level theatre, dance and music performances for children, from 10 countries: Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Lithuania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, Iceland and Finland. The program includes performances for all ages of children, from 0 to 18 years old. The aim of the Festival is to present to the Cypriot audience the modern trends in the field of performing arts for children internationally, as well as to offer moments of emotion, magic and laughter for the whole family. With inclusion being the theme of this first edition of the Festival, the majority of the productions that will be presented will belong to the category of non-verbal theatre, which makes them accessible to every child. The performances will be presented in seven different venues in Nicosia, Limassol and Lefkara, while the pre-sale of tickets will begin on September 13, from the SoldOut Tickets website. For the performances in Limassol, the pre-sale will be from the Rialto Theatre website. The Festival will also host a rich parallel program with workshops, discussions and lectures. The parallel activities will be addressed to children, parents, arts professionals, as well as educators. The logo of the event has been designed by the distinguished Cypriot artist Giorgos Tsangaris. The opening ceremony of the Festival will take place on October 25, at 18:00, at the Square of the new Nicosia City Hall, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Culture.