WOMEN MOBILIZING MEMORY: Patricia Ariza on Culture as a “form of resistance” TRANSFORMING TRAUMA WITH THEATRE “Gutureis afrmot resistence asserted Calomtian paying, directo, produce andector Pata Ariza as ‘she mot with twelve members ofthe Centr forthe Study of SoCalDifferenee's Women Notting Memory ‘working oupat the Horiahori hesitate in Naw Vork iy. ‘ize wasrecontyin town to accopt the 2014 Gilder/Caigney International Ihastre Award fremthe Lesgue of Professiona Thoatra Women but sre tooktimete discuss withthe groun har naar fifty yersof work amelovina ‘thaatrote promote aosial jute, grtcuarly it pplae te Cslombiengoltce,paitoa volenco,ard women. ‘Arzaisco-founder of the highly nfuental Testo LaCandoais,Colombia'sfst independent, xparinenta ‘theater, ad fr tre past 25 years has focused crimaty on women and sci justice, emacwering teunstized citzens te express through public performance tir experiences during tho massive vilent confit thet tave rocked Colombia for decades. Thase parformances halotransform paininto something eocialy constructive, sho sad Ariza showeda vdeo of 2 encuentro oracton she erchestatadin 2008 at Paze¢a Bolivar Bogoté whare S00 woman, mostly survivars of poltcal, ‘idence and amy members of cocessedliieapnearedvctins qieved and momoralzod fora whale dey the eystomaticacsessiations of poltical baders ‘throughout thocourtry. Civil doronotratoejinad by thostroe parormere charted ‘Déndo actdr? CWrera aro thoy?) thoy arid ahotoa of thie mmisingard murdeved relatives. Riualstc choreogtenty eccompaniodby fendargo dummersandpisne culmiratodinore cancer climbingatop the stetuo of pation ron BalvaParticoants stepped though if azedsincucttesaf tha tedes of thovitimaas asenginstructed tremouiners i yauwentto sing. sing youwant to cry.cry" Many did just that. A DIFFERENT WAY OF INHABITING PUBLIC SPACES Spuotng thraugha tanlater,Arze asi that aigially shed rot intend tadavetothe lect quoter carturytodoing momary workwth ctime grouge."AE frst, thought t wasan act of generosity” sho said, "but the tts ky tte t came tore thst they provide aspacal dace knowladge—a cfferont way of dongpclived actors... ancinhatitngpLtle speces.” ‘za told the group thet enly ecetly hove wemen been permited to politcal inhabit public spaces ike town squares, whichhave histricaly been reserved “ormsle-oiented pital and mitary purposes. “Retcanhelpa at sad Sez, who ex cultural ectore and clebrtioreeraimportant tos of rsistanso against paltoelcprressionand viele. "t can get pocsle te stop thinking ware the soliton Youear't do tha trough leery through culture, she sed. With signt bowed hood encliited ye contect. ia discussed anothor action that memorized the governmont-approvad murdors of epproximatoly 4,000 mombor of tholoft wing UP. (Patrice Lnien) partyin tho 19802 Inthe eoton, .050U?. survivors stood t 2000 sandolit tabioainPleza do Balvor \wearhgthe coches af the dacaased enc placing that possessions en the tablas Shasadd penpe came fromal ove Bagoté to sae the performance, wich was rapoeted for throeyears. | pited discussion enaved ater Moldy Brake, co chai ofthe Cie /Coignay Aor. neues about the US. “Par Calombio that funds iterymision9 gant rug cartels andloft wing irsugants. Arze sei thatthe Colorban mitery he provides esatzresuts by perpetrating pproximataly 4000 murdars of alse postives"—imccont citizens falooly chaactoized asdrugtrefchers or nsurcerts 2iza sad that ian effort tc a Colomibi's comprarised peace process, she hope t plan an iterratoral peace summit of womenintheatrein Now York pil 2018. Contituted by Terry Reathlin Communications Manager, Center for the Study of Social Diference nage of Patiia Arica cantar, a tho Homisphoricnsttste Encvantroin Bogord, Colonia, 2009, by Cristian Avia,