Support Arts in Palomino, Colombia - Theater with a Heart

Teatro con Corazón (Theater with a Heart) is a performing arts non-profit dedicated to sharing love for theater, music, and art with kids in an underprivileged community in Palomino, Colombia. Each summer, I collaborate with the local school, Sueños en Acción, to provide a performing arts summer program for the kids. I have the privilege of putting on a musical and teaching them all about theater—as well as the core values of community, hard work, and creativity that come with it.

No feeling matches that of arriving at the school to ten sets of shimmering ebony eyes, my kiddos who walked to school alone just so they could sing and dance through the script I’d created. My chiquis, whose bright smiles every day remind me of why I must bring the arts into the world.

Last summer, we put on a Disney Cabaret (Spanish-dubbed Disney song lyrics can get pretty odd!) and painted the walls of the entire school. This summer, our goal is to raise enough money to get a floor for the stage, so that the kiddos and I can do dance combos without getting our booties all dirty! Every contribution goes a long way, no matter how big or small. Thank you so much!

- Emilia Ramos Samper