El Salvador: Theater against violence
El Salvadors still suffer from the consequences of the civil war ended in 1991. In the Chalatago region, violence, abduction and drugs are the prevailing problems. Many young people are looking for their luck in the United States or join criminal gangs.
The Tiempos Nuevos Teatro (TNT) initiative wants to counter the violence in Chalateenago. Artistic activities are a method to reduce violent conflicts. During dance and theater classes, children and adolescents learn alternative forms of conflict management and deal with current topics, for example equality, respect as well as child and human rights. Several hundred children and adolescents from poor towns in the region visit the courses. In their communities, they should become multipliers for non -violent and open civil society with cultural participation and political participation.
TNT has existed since the 1990s. A special focus is on the artistic education of young people through theater play. In addition, TNT is also committed to human rights and education in the structurally weak north of the country. With his work, TNT has drawn attention to itself nationally and internationally: the association is a reference to the use of human rights in the region. The TNT spectacle school has also been renowned-several former students have succeeded in leaving in professional groups.
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