“The Paper theater project propelled us to connect and build a collaborative community by creating stories of radical imagination and inspiration.”
- Silvina Ibañez
Paper Theatre Project
Project Description
Since ancient times, communities worldwide have created and shared their cultural identity through storytelling. As part of rituals, storytelling conveyed words, images, symbols, dance, music, and metaphors bringing meaning and healing to life’s challenges.
Paper theatre Project for the Latino Community participated in the same tradition and invited the participants to cross the art disciplinary borders and display their creativity. Using simple art materials, everybody designed and performed unique stories combining the role of authors and witnesses.
Developed in two sessions and a final exhibition, the paper theatres created by the participants allowed their untold stories to reclaim a voice and speak.
Flores Boricuas: an artistic response to the Paper Theatre Project, by Silvina Ibañez
Artist Bio
Silvina Ibañez (she/her) is a visual artist with twenty years of experience. Her educational and professional career has focused on contributing to social change through art. Her expertise in a broad spectrum of art languages applied in creativity development has been the key to helping others connect themselves and their communities. Silvina has worked as an Art Specialist leading projects for International public agencies, non profit organizations, and private corporations. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts (UNA Argentina), a Master's degree in Visual Arts (UNAM – Mexico), and is a candidate for a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapy at Lesley University. She has eight solo and seventeen collective exhibitions in art galleries and museums.
IG: @silvina_ib
FB: Silvina Ibanez
“The Paper Theater Project was a collaborative opportunity for the Latinx community to make their micro-stories come to life. This initiative created a space of radical imagination and expression, giving a voice to those who need to be heard.”
- Silvina Ibañez
These images are from the workshops and exhibition.