Aluna Theatre

Arden was a key member of our team in Colombia last month – she provided a sober second impression of what we were doing, and was able to use her diplomatic skills to open many doors (and hearts) to us while we were conducting our workshops in Medellin. This is her report on what [...]

When I was in Colombia I met a former child soldier who had fought for the FARC from the age of 11. Over four years he witnessed and took part in atrocities that I cannot put into words, experiences that I have read about in the newspaper or watched in war movies. Experiences that [...]

When Bea told me that she was going to ask the student to improv, my first reaction was: what will the theme be, what are their objects, what are the guidelines.
Bea said simply: nothing, they may do whatever they please. So the kids were divided into groups and given 10 minutes to put on a [...]

Catherine Hernandez has put together our first missive from Medellin, documenting the beginning of our learning and sharing with youth from the Comunas:

This morning a group of seven women left Canada for the City of Eternal Spring: Medellin, Colombia.  We have put together a 12-day theatre and photography workshop with our  partners from Kahaniya, Rakhi Mutta and Natasha Daniel, to bring to a group of former child soldiers who are working with the Fundacion Imaginacion.
The project came [...]