Grantee Database

TEATRO VISION

Grant Year

2024-25

Grant Program

Impact Projects

Award Amount

$21,989.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Teatro Visión will continue the development of a new work of live theater created through a series of conversations and workshops with community members in East San José in collaboration with poet and activist, Yosimar Reyes, currently serving as Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County. Reyes and Teatro Visión will conduct interviews and poetry-writing workshops with local community members to capture their experiences, historical and regional knowledge, and their place in the cultural landscape of our community. Weaving these narratives together, Reyes will work with Teatro Visión and other artists, incorporating local history and music, to create a flexible performance piece that elevates community voices and inspires continued civic engagement in our region.

Organization Summary

Teatro Visión was founded in 1984 by members of Women in Teatro, a statewide network of Chicano theaters.

Today, Teatro Visión continues to raise a unique, bilingual voice in Bay Area theater.

Our core programs include:

Our annual Día de Muertos production is a high caliber professional theater performance, a performance opportunity for community actors of all ages, and the anchor for a series of events that bring our community together around the themes of the play.

Our annual youth production offers a cast and crew of young people aged 10 to 18 the opportunity to build skills, confidence, and community connections by participating in a professional theater production.

Our smaller productions and events, including La Hora del Mitote and events produced in collaboration with partner organizations, build community while highlighting Latinx artists and artists from other underrepresented groups.

Our community-based new work development programs draw on the diverse voices in our community to create unique, relevant works of theater that position Teatro Visión as an innovator in community engagement and theater creation.

Our teatro classes teach performance as a tool for social change, strengthening the critical thinking, self-confidence, communication, and problem-solving skills that students need to make positive changes in our community.

Organization

Teatro Visión

Address

565 N. Fifth St.

San Jose

95112

County

Santa Clara

Region

Bay Area – Other

Phone

(408) 294-6621

Congressional District

District 19

State Assembly District

District 27

State Senate District

District 15

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