International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People Association

Mezinárodní asociace divadel Pro děti a mládež


Association Internationale du Theatre pour l´Enfance et la Jeunesse

ASSITEJ

2007 – Alena Urbanová

During the 50´s – 60´s of the 20th century she was one of the leading theater critics, an author of actors´ memoires (V. Vejražka, M. Horníček), and nevertheless, an author of several essays on actors (E. Kohout, O. Scheinpflugová, J. Kemr, I. Janžurová, M. Kopecký, J. Jirásková, V. Voska, and others). published as periodicals in the 90´s. Since 1970´s she has been a panel member of non-professional theater for children (national festivals  Ostrava – Poruba, Stráž pod Ralskem, Rakovník, regional festivals), a seminar and a course lecturer, an author of publications focused on the issue of theater for children with an emphasis on dramaturgy (Popelka divadla pro děti, Mýtus divadla pro děti), of epilogues and commentaries in the plays for children anthologies, an author of many articles about the history of theater for children published as Cesty českého amatérského divadla.