Under the leadership of ASSITEJ Estonia, NAKS, the international theatre festival for young audiences, will delight theatre enthusiasts from November 5th to 9th, 2024. The festival offers exciting experiences and inspiration to people of all ages: children, youth, their families, teachers, and theatre practitioners. NAKS brings together different perspectives and creative solutions from which everyone can learn. Come and experience events atypical in daily life: physical theatre, contemporary circus, toddler theatre, or drama theatre characterised by clever solutions. In addition, NAKS will host a mini-conference on children’s and youth culture and a public reading of plays, offering a chance to participate in discussions, workshops, and lectures.
The festival showcases the diversity of theatre aimed at young audiences, the absence of boundaries and taboos, and an honest approach towards the viewers. Theatre reaches the audience in all its glory: viewers will get to experience visual and puppet theatre, spoken, dance, and musical performances, as well as contemporary circus. Original music and choreography play a significant role in the productions. Additionally, the programme takes into consideration target groups at whom fewer plays tend to be aimed, such as babies or young people with special needs (including those with hearing and visual impairments, and those on the autism spectrum). Foreign guests and troupes from Northern and Baltic countries, Slovakia, and Scotland are also present.
We invite children and young people, along with their families and teachers, to witness performances, participate in workshops, and take part in discussions!
