A unique fusion of professional bilingual theater, youth development, and community development in Columbia Heights, GALA mounts a wide range of works by artists from Spain, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the US. These accessible performances engage some 20,000 audience members a year, including local pre-K to 12th-grade students. Through its year-round, award-winning arts education and training program, Paso Nuevo, Latinx youth explore their cultural identities in a safe and supportive environment. They work together on multi-arts performances that combine writing, acting, dance, and music while building theater, academic, and workforce skills. Some 85% of program graduates pursue college or land a job. Showcasing the breadth of Latino culture through the arts, GALA doesn’t just deepen cross-cultural understanding; it builds a thriving Latinx community, too.
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