KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON - Earlier this year, an idea proposed by a local participant of a REACH diabetes support group was made into a Spanish-language community play to raise awareness about diabetes among the local Latino population. The play, which debuted this spring, is now returning, this time to southeast Seattle, an area disproportionately impacted by diabetes.
Tres Historias de la Vida (Three Life Stories), will be Saturday, November 18th at 2 p.m. at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S. Alaska Street, Seattle, WA 98118. The play is free and open to the public.
Tres Historias de la Vida portrays the lives of three people with diabetes and their relationships with family and friends. Using Liberation Theater technique developed by Augusto Boal, the play relies on audience participation, empowering individuals to find ways to change their own lives.
Following past performances, audience members have stated that the play has helped raise awareness and their confidence to prevent and manage diabetes. “I feel like I am in control of my health, and there are things that can be done every day to prevent diabetes,” said one audience member. “I feel very motivated, and I have more knowledge about diabetes,” stated another.
The play is written by Lupita Patterson with idea from REACH participants. The acting is done by community volunteers from SeaMar’s REACH diabetes support group.
Sponsors of this showing are the King County REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) 2010 Coalition, Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Steps to Health King County, Consejo, Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers, Southeast Effective Development and the University of Washington’s Health Promotion Research Center.
Obra de teatro en español regresa y pretende aumentar el conocimiento sobre la diabetes
KING COUNTY, WA – Este año, una idea propuesta por una participante del grupo de diabetes de REACH fue convertido en una obra de teatro. La obra fue creada en español por y para la comunidad latina, con la meta de que la población local latina tome conciencia sobre la diabetes. Ahora, esta obra regresa, esta vez al sureste de Seattle, un área desproporcionadamente impactada por la diabetes.
Tres Historias de la Vida, será presentada el 18 de Noviembre a las 2 de la tarde en el Centro Cultural de Rainier Valley, 3515 S. Alaska St., Seattle WA 98118. La obra es completamente gratis para la comunidad.
Tres Historias de la Vida se trata de la vida de tres personas con diabetes y como esta enfermedad afecta sus vidas. Usando la técnica del Teatro de liberación desarrollada por Augusto Boal, la obra depende de la participación del público y explora maneras como los participantes pueden cambiar sus vidas.
La obra es escrita por Lupita Patterson, y los actores son voluntarios comunitarios que han participado en el grupo de apoyo para personas con diabetes de SeaMar y REACH.
Los patrocinadores de esta presentación son la Coalición de 2010 de REACH de King County (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health/Acercamientos Raciales y Étnicas a la Salud Comunitaria), Clínica de la Comunidad SeaMar, Salud Pública de Seattle y King County, Pasos a Salud para King County, Consejo, Centros de Salud Comunitarios de Puget Sound, Desarrollo Eficaz del Sureste de Seattle (SEED), y el Centro para la Investigación de la Promoción de Salud de la Universidad de Washington.
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