Building Strong Frameworks to Hold Chaos

Sue Giles is the President of ASSITEJ International, the global association of theatre and performing arts for children and young people. She was elected to this position at the 20th World Congress in Tokyo and online, after seven years of serving on the Executive Committee including three years as Vice President. She is dedicated to continuing to work for the aims of this far reaching organisation and for the profile, value and recognition of Young People and the Arts in the world, in the region of Asia Pacific and in Australia and serve on the Board of Theatre Network Australia.

Between 2000 and 2022 she was Artistic Director and Co CEO of Polyglot Theatre, the well known, international contemporary theatre company making work for children as audiences and participants. The work she and others made for Polyglot during these 22 years reached audiences across 5 continents and 18 countries. Polyglot Theatre continues to be a leader in Children's theatre and participatory arts experiences, holding a firm place in child-centred processes and niche works for public spaces.

Sue has been working in the theatre industry for over 40 years as an actor, writer, director and facilitator of experiences for children and for artists in professional development and training. Her practice has focused on child-centred processes, in co-design and the creation of powerful experiences for children from birth to 12