Video | 04:43 | Latinos, Mexican | Chicago, IL
Hear the young Pilsen and Little Village participants of the Salud project talk about how they... Read More
Tags: theater
Topics: Community Health, Community Media, Health Care, Immigrants, Mental health, Storytelling, Youth
Topics: Community Health, Community Media, Health Care, Immigrants, Mental health, Storytelling, Youth
Tania Unzueta of Radio Arte sent me some photos of the young people who worked on the radio portion of the Chicago Salud project. I put some of them in other blogs alongside the theater participants in the program, but then I had so many unused good pictures I put them in this all-photo blog. Read More
On August 15th, Salud had its first standing room only performance! Over 300 people, many of whom were directly connected to the young actors and radio producers, enjoyed a performance that marked the end of the summer. Read More
On Friday, August 15th, 2008, project SALUD: Healing Through the Arts, will showcase a summer of preparation and collaboration in two exciting performances that feature both lighthearted and more serious themes centered on health literacy, community leadership, empowerment, and the immigrant experience. Read More
You might find this resource of interest: The Albany Park Theater Project in Chicago is a multiethnic, ensemble-based theater company of teens and young adults. Read More
Our National Program Office team just completed the first leg on our national tour of grant sites, visiting the National Museum of Mexican Art with its Radio Arte youth radio operation, and Latinos Progresando, with its Teatro Americano community engagement initiative. Read More
Jeff Lunden reports for NPR: “Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang tackles American notions of race and art in his partly autobiographical new play. Yellow Face, which opens tonight in New York's Public Theater, is a comedy with serious themes about race and the politics of identity. Read More

Partners:
Latinos Progresando
National Museum of Mexican Art
Radioarte WRTE
Project Summary: Salud: Healing through the Arts, is producing programming that engages a predominantly Latino immigrant youth population. Partners are creating a series of theater productions and radio programming that is helping the community make better health decisions. Read More
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