︎︎︎Services
︎︎︎The memberships
︎︎︎Application form
︎︎︎List of members

Services

The professional association ASSITEJ, represents the interests of its members, supports their initiatives and objectives and actively promotes exchange and dialogue.
ASSITEJ is committed to the best possible social, legal and economic framework for professionals in dance and theatre.
ASSITEJ is a catalyst for networking within various professions in theatre and dance for a young audience.

As an ASSITEJ member you are part of an inspiring, actively networking and helpful professional association.

With your membership card, you will enjoy admission fee discounts to many venues and national and international festivals.

You will receive a monthly newsletter with the latest news about the cultural children and youth scene within Switzerland and internationally.

Your membership gives the possibility to publish your premieres for example in IXYPSILONZETT- the magazine for children's and youth theatre or in the Newsmail.

As a member of the World Association ASSITEJ International and its representatives in over 80 countries, ASSITEJ gives you privileged access to international projects, calls for proposals, scholarships, cooperation, festivals, conferences and competitions.

ASSITEJ gives you the opportunity to actively participate in working groups on current topics and projects in the field of children's and youth theatre.

Network yourself! Help yourself and all of us to offer children and young people great and valuable cultural activities in dance and theatre!

The memberships

A. Active membership

The following criteria apply to active membership of ASSITEJ:

1. Active individual membership
Annual membership fee: 165 CHF

The following professionals fields are included:
Acting, directing, authorship, dramaturgy, dance, puppetry, choreography, theatre pedagogy, music, narration, nouveau cirque, stage design, costume design, technology and production management

The following criteria must be met:
A. Four years of full-time training (graduates from accredited higher education are admitted without further examination).
or

B. Four years of continuous professional experience in a professional theatre or dance company, working the last two years mainly for children's and youth theatre or dance.
or

a combination of A and B.

In case of doubt, a discussion will be held with the members of the board.
It can be decided upon a provisional admission for two years, during this the further development will be monitored by the board.

The following documents must be submitted:
Short CV
Letter of Motivation
Listing of activities in the field of children's and youth theatre

2. Active Next Generation membership - in education
annual membership fee: 50 CHF

The following documents must be submitted:
Short CV
Confirmation of a training in the field of dance or theatre
Letter of Motivation

3. Active collective members
Annual membership fee: 330 CHF

The same regulations apply to theatre and dance groups as to individual members. 2/3 of the group must meet these criteria in order to be accepted as a group.

The following documents must be submitted:
Short CV of all collective members
Short letter of motivation of the collective
Listing of activities in children's and youth theatre or dance

Organisers, theatres & dance venues can be accepted as collective members if they continuously programme theatre or dance for a young audience.
Agencies and cantonal offices in the field of professional children's and youth theatre, dance and school mediation can be accepted as collective members.

Active membership (individual or collective) includes the invitation to the annual general assembly and provides voting rights.

B. Supporting membership

You would like to support the ASSITEJ ideally & financially, even if you do not explicitly produce or organise dance and theatre for children and young people?

We welcome this and thank you very much in advance!

1. Individual supporting membership
Annual membership fee: At least 55 CHF

2. Collective supporting membership
Annual membership fee: At least 110 CHF

The sponsoring membership (individual or collective) gives entitlement to all workshops and meetings initiated by ASSITEJ and entitles to participate in the annual general assembly of ASSITEJ without the rights to vote.

Application form

Interested in becoming a member?

Download the PDF form, fill it out, attach the necessary documents (curriculum vitae and letter of motivation) and send it by e-mail to: : info(at)assitej.ch

Download application form ASSITEJ Switzerland (PDF)