Papel Machete Workshop

On Saturday February 13th, Stephanie and I represented Workers Art Coalition at a workshop organized by PCA and Papel Machete taking place in the MAYDAY space. We learned how Papel Machete has used theater techniques along with visual arts, paper signs and masks to strengthen the voice of campaigns they have been involved in. We participated in improvisations exercises in teams and discussed the different interpretations amongst ourselves. One amazing tactic is to envision each project as if you where seeing it through photos tomorrow. The framing of these movements and objects are just as important as the actions themselves because they allow people that are not present to get a sense of what happened that day. We hope to express these teachings to the rest of our group and implement them in future projects. 
​-Jaime Lopez

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