Tag : Colombia
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El Colegio del Cuerpo uses contemporary dance to convey artistic, social and human values to the inhabitants living in the most deprived areas of Cartagene de Indias, Colombia. 'Palabrademar' is a homage to the poet Aim Csaire, one of the founders of the negritude movement, which believed that the...
The violent conflict over many decades in Colombia between outlawed armed groups, drug cartels and the government has devastated normal civilians. Their lives are a struggle against gross violations of human rights, one of the world's highest murder rates and the societal strains around the...
This Colombian painter has created three paintings in this series, 'Freedom in the Jungle'. The first, 'Fire in the Jungle', is done in vivid red oils to represent the fury of Colombian citizens facing corruption, violence, and displacement at the hands of the paramilitary and the FARC in Colombia....
Cesar Lopez has transformed the AK47, a gun which symbolises armed conflict in Colombia, into an icon of hope, inspiration and comfort. Cesar only uses AK47s handed over as gestures of renunciation of violence. He turns them into instruments and uses them to play his songs of peace on the streets...
De Bruces a Mi use their music to bring a positive message of change to a Colombian society hit hard by poverty, corruption and violence. They call for a spiritual and emotional revolution to bring about real and lasting change in society, demanding equal rights, denouncing injustice and appealing...
‘Preludio’ is a theatre performance by young people aged 16 to 35 in an area seriously impacted by the armed conflicts in Colombia. It represents the tragedies of the past along with hopes for a future of peace. The theatre group was formed in Barrancabermeja, one of the worst conflict affected...
