CALENDAR
Events and Activities
A practical calendar of all events and activities in the BABEL Project.
Already concluded activities and workshops are also listed in this chronological record of events in order to provide an overview of the whole project – from May 2022 to November 2025.
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2022
MAY
Bibu Festival / Helsingborg, Sweden
DATES: MAY 17 – 22 – CONCLUDED
Biennial Performing Arts for Children and Youth.
BABEL Activity: 1st ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering
2022
SEPTEMBER
Festival LUTKE / Ljubljana, Slovenia
DATES: SEPTEMBER 23 – 27 – CONCLUDED
International Biennial Festival of Contemporary Puppetry Art
BABEL Activity: 1st festival
2022
OCTOBER
Pesta Boneka Festival / Yogyakarta, Indonesia
DATES: OCTOBER 3-9 – CONCLUDED
International Puppet Theater Festival
BABEL Activity: 1st Regional Workshop
2022
NOVEMBER
Form and Language in Children’s Theatre for Young People / Amman, Jordan
DATES: NOVEMBER 8-11 – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: 2nd Regional Workshop
2023
JANUARY
KITOKS – International Festival for Children and Young People / Vilnius, Lithuania
DATES: JANUARY 13-22 (workshop, January 16-22) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 1 – Path 1 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne and Gregory Hall)
2023
JUNE
BRIK Festival / Breda, Nederlands
DATES: JUNE 22-26 – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 1 – Path 2 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Brigitte Dethier and Ives Thuwis)
2023
AUGUST
Cradle of Creativity / Johannesburg, South Africa
DATES: AUGUST 20-27 – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: 3rd Regional Workshop
2023
SEPTEMBER
Paidea Festival / Sao Paolo, Brasil
DATES: SEPTEMBER 21-26 – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: 4th Regional Workshop
2023
OCTOBER
International TheaterFest / St. Vith, Belgium
DATES: OCTOBER 23-29 (workshop, Oct. 24-28) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 1 – Path 1 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne and Gregory Hall)
2023
NOVEMBER
Festival ElPetit / Sabadell, Spain
DATES: NOVEMBER 11-26 (workshop, Nov. 16-19) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 1 – Path 2 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Brigitte Dethier and Ives Thuwis)
2023
NOVEMBER
ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering / Belgrade, Serbia
DATES: NOVEMBER 20-24 – (BABEL partner meeting – November 24-26) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: 2nd ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering
2024
MARCH
Festival Visioni di Futuro / Bologna, Italy
DATES: March 10-19 (workshop, March 15-19) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 2 – Path 3 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Brigitte Dethier and Ives Thuwis)
2024
APRIL
KLAP – Theatre for Young Audiences / Esbjerg, Denmark
DATES: APRIL 14-21 (workshop, April 15-19) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 2 – Path 4 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne and Gregory Hall)
2024
MAY-JUNE
ASSITEJ World Congress / Havana, Cuba
DATES: MAY 24 – JUNE 1 – (workshop, May 29-31) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: 5th Regional Workshop
2024
JUNE
BRIK Festival / Breda, Nederlands
DATES: JUNE 19-23 (workshop, June 19-23) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 2 – Path 3 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Brigitte Dethier and Irma Unušić)
2024
SEPTEMBER
Festival LUTKE / Ljubljana, Slovenia
DATES: SEPTEMBER 22-28 (workshop, September 23-27) – CONCLUDED
International Biennial Festival of Contemporary Puppetry Art
BABEL Activity: Round 2 – Path 4 and Round 3 – Path 5 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne & Gregory Hall – Round 2 – and Ives Thuwis & Irma Unušić – Round 3)
2024
OKTOBER
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children / Galway, Ireland
DATES: OCTOBER 11-20 (workshop, October 12-16) – CONCLUDED
BABEL Activity: Round 3 – Path 6 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne & Gregory Hall)
2024
NOVEMBER
Festival elPetit / Sabadell, Spain
DATES: NOVEMBER 8-24 (workshop, November 11-15) – RUNNING NOW
BABEL Activity: Round 3 – Path 5 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Brigitte Dethier and Irma Unušić)
2025
JANUARY
KITOKS – International Festival for Children and Young People / Vilnius, Lithuania
DATES: JANUARY 13-19 (workshop: January 13-17)- UPCOMING
BABEL Activity: Round 3 – Path 6 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne and Gregory Hall)
2025
MARCH
Festival Visioni di Futuro / Bologna, Italy
DATES: MARCH 7-17 (workshop: MARCH 12-16 OR MARCH 13-17) – UPCOMING
BABEL Activity: Round 4 – Path 7 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne and Gregory Hall)
2025
MARCH
ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering / Marseille, France
DATES: MARCH 23-29 – UPCOMING
BABEL Activity: 3rd ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering
2025
MARCH-APRIL
KLAP – Theatre for Young Audiences / Kolding, Denmark
DATES: APRIL 3- 6 (workshop: APRIL 1-5) – UPCOMING
BABEL Activity: Round 4 – Path 8- Creation Group (workshop leaders: Brigitte Dethier and Ives Thuwis)
2025
OCTOBER
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children / Galway, Ireland
DATES: OCTOBER 10-19 (workshop, October 11-15. Note: These dates might change slightly) – UPCOMING
BABEL Activity: Round 4 – Path 7 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Alex Byrne and Gregory Hall)
2025
NOVEMBER
Export / Import Festival / Brussels, Belgium
DATES: NOVEMBER 7-11 (workshop, November 6-10) – UPCOMING
BABEL Activity: Round 4 – Path 8 – Creation Group (workshop leaders: Brigitte Dethier and Ives Thuwis)
