Many children and young people face a lack of identity because they do not feel part of their country of origin while living in the United States. Faced with this problem, the association Audacity Performing Arts seeks to empower them through art, with the aim of forming ties of communication with the world around them.
«Our organization's artistic education is focused on Mexican and Latin American arts.», said Rosalinda Sanchez, director of Audacity Performing Arts, during a chat with Manuel Ortiz during the radio program Península 360 Press in collaboration with Marcos Gutiérrez from “Hecho en California”.
Audacity Performing Arts Project is a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring young people closer to the arts and give them the freedom to express themselves, considering each young person as an individual, taking into account their cultures, experiences, challenges and individual gifts. Through this practice, Audacity creates a foundation for students at the “decision-making table” of their own creative lives.
"I am from here and there”, Sanchez said. The association, he said, knows that young people face daily challenges and seeks to ensure that they do not feel less, since many people do not feel part of the United States, nor of their country of origin, which causes them to feel a lack of belonging.
This organization seeks to include everyone, regardless of their country of origin, language, age, race, religion or beliefs. At the end of the day, art does not have a universal language, we are all art in some way.
Rosalinda said that being part of this organization helps young people to have a clearer and more solid future, one where they can integrate into society and contribute to it. Everyone has the right to dream and plan their future.
«When I started taking art education, I started to express myself in a way that I couldn't necessarily do with words. We all have that ability to express our thoughts without words through drawing, music, painting, but also with documentaries. Many of our students don't want to socialize because they are afraid to express their ideas.", Rosalinda stressed.
Through the different manifestations of art, young people can express themselves without fear or prejudice, and they can tell their stories by being themselves.
The association works with Title 1 public schools. It is part of the government and goes directly into classrooms to teach art classes, but it also has a program to bring art to some communities.
It is important to note that the school must approach the association to join and become part of the institution, so it is essential that parents are aware of the resources provided in schools and know what they are used for, in this way they can request an approach to the arts or other needs in the educational institution, this is how Audacity Performing Arts Project reaches the classrooms in the different schools.
As part of the Day of the Dead festivities, Audacity Performing Arts Project will be part of a wonderful event on Sunday, November 5th in Hollister starting at 6:00 p.m., to which everyone is invited.
To learn more about the Audacity Performing Arts Project, interested parties can visit the website https://www.audacityperformingarts.org/home or contact 408 394 3398.
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