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The basement was flooded with rowdy cheers. Diane went to the stereo and ushered in the only children allowed at meetings of the club: the Beatles.
LA CEIBA DRUM CIRCLE YOUTH
PERCUSSION VIOLENCE AGAINST
DRUMMING FOR PEACE
The "Youth Drum Circle La Ceiba" is a cultural project to prevent violence. The concept and art direction is by William Anderson supported by the Public Safety Project United Nations and the Municipal Corporation of the city of La Ceiba, Honduras.
Learning to refine Amboró
Learning how to tune the drums
We meet at a lounge and small patio Public Library La Ceiba
We meet in a room and in the patio of the small public library of La Ceiba
The Youth Drum Circle of La Ceiba is a cultural project that has been conceived as a violence prevention program. The concept and artistic direction is under honduran artist Guillermo Anderson and it receives funding andd support from the United Nations Development Program and the City Council of La Ceiba, Honduras.
El Objetivo del CJT de La Ceiba is to make prevention work to the vulnerability of young people in this city of being involved in the recent wave of violence affecting the country and particularly the Atlantic region.
our instructor playing Miranda Dixon snail.
Miranda Dixon Percussion Our instructor playing "conch horn."
The goal of the YDC of La Ceiba is Violence Prevention. Our youth in La Ceiba Have Become very vulnerable due to rising crime as a result of this city Being in a drug traffic corridor.
The group is composed of 17 young people between 13 and 17 years of both sexes who meet twice a week to learn Garifuna percussion instructor. Young people have voluntarily come to the circle through ads that have been made in various public and private schools of the city. We also have two children from La Casa del Niño de La Ceiba, a home for children and on the street. The methodology of teaching and staging the work is headed by William Anderson.
The drum circle members Are Made up of Children Between 13 and 17 years old. They Have Come to the circle voluntarilly after STI formation in local Announcing schools.We Also Have A Couple of Children from "The Children's House for Homeless Children at home in La Ceiba.
The percussion method of local learning Garifuna rythms Has Been Developed by William Anderson Dixon toghether with Miranda, the drum circles instructor.
the public of a meeting with other youth art group in the community of Corozal
The group has had a strong presence in the media of the city and has performed in public places. Tests conducted outdoors in parks and other spaces. One purpose of it is that the general population and youth of the city can see young people spending their time in creative spaces and respect and also developing a skill.
The drum circle has-been getting a good Amount of press in town and Has Been Lately coming toghether in public spaces. The idea of \u200b\u200bit Being That Other kids and we want the community to see young people doing positive and creative Something With their time.
The objectives of group work are to reinforce young people's self-esteem and they emphasize the importance of teamwork and respect. The idea is not to form a group of high artistic level, is bringing more young people with or without experience to participate in the sessions and their percussion and promote values \u200b\u200bof solidarity and friendship.
Leaving playing in public spaces here in a local mall
Taking the Drum Circle to public spaces, this is from a Recent sesssion in a local mall.
We want to work on values \u200b\u200blike friendship Stressing team working and Respect for Each Other. We are not interested in putting toghether a high artistic level group as much as the kids toghether Bringing Into a positive environment.
CJT recently has been inviting other youth groups to perform art projects together. One of the most successful has been with dancers of "Break Dance" and young people who do rap.
Recently
have done with youth exchange drummers from the village of Corozal and soon mounted a series of dances with a group of Garifuna dancing boys. The idea is to continue collaborating with other community groups and city and nearby communities.
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Visit
Corozal
Visit to the village of Corozal
signing the guestbook in the Garifuna Museum
Signing the visitors log at the Garifuna Museum
done We Also Have Our First "drumming exchange" trip to the nearby community of Corozal WHERE Our Kids drummer drumming and dance with a youth group.
William works with a team of 4 persons who are responsible for developing the project's visibility in the community, administration and coordination of youth and parents or guardians.
As an artistic director Guillermo works with a team of 4 people Who are in charge of Developing the visibility cicles-through community media, administration and Coordination with Parents and guardians. It is important to note That permission slips for activity and rehearsal is very Implemented and monitored by Our coordinators.
So far the CJT de La Ceiba has received support to start and run for 4 months. support period included the months of school holidays for young people. In these four months we have been discussing and looking at ways to survive a possible lack of budget and alternative ways to carry out this project.
So far and thanks developemnt to the United Nations Fund and The Municipality of La Ceiba, the drum circle has recieve Funding and support to operate "for 4 months, three of them to be included Our childrens school vacation. In We Have These Four months mada analized and Have a plan to Apply for Funding dog to see how we survive and turn the drum circle Into an all year project.
The result has been so successful that we want to extend and return to CJT de La Ceiba an ongoing project.
For this we are seeking support from various entities and individuals who are also excited that the community has a group like the Junior Drum Circle of La Ceiba.
Team Youth Drum Circle of La Ceiba
Drum Circle Team
William Anderson
Concept and Art Direction
Concept and Artistic Director
Graphic design of promotional material, coordination and media relations
Pinzon Hector and Norma Ulloa
Norma Pinzon
Coordination and link young people with parents and guardians.
Miranda Dixon
Percussion Instructor
Percussion Instructor *****
