Waves of Change

Rahwa Habte is co-owner of the restaurant Hidmo Eritrea Cuising in Seattle's Central District neighborhood. "Hidmo" means "home" and, for many, a sense of home is exactly what Rahwa is cultivating through her restaurant. Rahwa's mission for the restaurant is not only to foster community, but also to increase the visibility and availability of art, music, media culture and cuisine in the Central District through socially responsible actions.

El Teatro Indigena de la Sierra Tarahumara or Indigenous Theatre of Sierra Tarahumara is a small puppet theatre company located in the southernmost extension of the rocky mountains inhabited by the Raramuri Indians.

The company is comprised of young indigenous men and women who did not finish school and are transitioning into adulthood.

Teatro Indígena. Estuvo ubicado en el municipio de Acanceh en la comisaría de Ticopó. Esta obra se llamo "Siete momentos en la vida de los Mayas". El video fue producido por Jose Antonio Ariztegui (tariztegui@hotmail.com)
Teatro Indígena (Native Theater) was located in the municipality of Acanceh in the village of Ticopó. This play was called "Seven moments in the life of the Maya." The video was produced by Jose Antonio Ariztegui (tariztegui@hotmail.com)

Painting and singing stories told in scrolls ("patas" in Bengali) goes back to ancient times in India. For generations hereditary painter-singers (Patuas or Chitrakars) have been practicing their craft in the Midnapur district of West Bengal. This website introduces the viewer to the village of Naya, 3 hours from Calcutta, where many Chitrakar women have recently taken up the Patua craft.

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