Indigenous Rights Cause Hero

Indigenous Rights

Plays, drama clubs, stories, and artists championing this cause

Productions Born from This Cause

The Rainbow of San Luis

The Rainbow of San Luis

Gualaquiza, Ecuador

A Girl Without Wings

A Girl Without Wings

NYC

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Other Causes We Champion

Indigenous Rights

Ancestral territory protection Indigenous cultural preservation Indigenous ecological knowledge

Climate & Biodiversity

Rainforest protection Coastal & ocean protection Island ecosystem protection Wildlife & biodiversity protection Community-led conservation

Youth & Wellbeing

Youth leadership Youth in care & displacement

Education & Opportunity

Education equity Literacy & learning access Arts education access Global learning & cultural literacy Removing barriers to education

Justice & Human Rights

Anti-racism Poverty reduction & social inclusion

Community & Resilience

Community safety Local leadership & capacity building Post-conflict community healing

Arts & Storytelling

Cultural preservation Heritage & traditional knowledge Representation in the arts Narrative justice Intergenerational storytelling Community creative expression

EXPLORE OUR SEASONS

Season 1 cover

Season 1

2006 / 2007

Season 1

2006 / 2007

Creative Trek: Zimbabwe
North East US Tour of 'Voices from Zimbabwe'
Founding Year

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Season 2

2007 / 2008

Season 2

2007 / 2008

Creative Trek: Ecuador
'Flight 360: The Ecuador Projct' (IATI Theater's Performing Arts Marathon, International Performing Arts Festival)

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Season 3

2008 / 2009

Season 3

2008 / 2009

ACTion: Ecuador
ACTion Fest I, Hecho en Ecuador: Made in Ecuador

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Season 4

2009 / 2010

Season 4

2009 / 2010

ACTion: Ecuador
ACTion Fest II, Poco a Poco: Bit by Bit
DAT Retreat: Space on Ryder Farms (honored to be the first company invited to Space on Ryder Farm)

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Season 5

2010 / 2011

Season 5

2010 / 2011

Teaching Artist Residency: Esmeraldas, Ecuador
A Girl without Wings, Staged Reading (Kennedy Center)
Travelogue (Season 1)
A Girl without Wings, Staged Reading (5 Year Anniversary Party)
DAT Retreat: Space on Ryder Farms

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Season 6

2011 / 2012

Season 6

2011 / 2012

Travelogue (Season 2)
Creative Trek: Slovakia
DAT Retreat: NYC

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Season 7

2012 / 2013

Season 7

2012 / 2013

A Girl without Wings, Workshop Production
Travelogue (Season 3)
ACTion: Heart of Europe
ACTion Fest III, Hearts of Europe
DAT Retreat: New Jersey

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Season 8

2013 / 2014

Season 8

2013 / 2014

A Girl without Wings
Travelogue (Season 4)
Teaching Artist Residency: Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
ACTion: Ecuador
ACTion Fest IV, Mitad del Mundo: Middle of the World
DAT Retreat: Berkshires

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Season 9

2014 / 2015

Season 9

2014 / 2015

Travelogue (Season 5)
Creative Trek: Tanzania
The Rebel Bird, Workshop Production (Divadlo Andreja Bagara in Nitra, Slovakia)
ACTion: Heart of Europe
ACTion Fest V, Tu a Teraz: Here and Now
DAT Retreat: Berkshires

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Season 10

2015 / 2016

Season 10

2015 / 2016

Teaching Artist Residency: Slovakia
Travelogue (Season 6)
Teaching Artist Residency: Galápagos
Creative Trek: Ecuador (refresh)
ACTion: Tanzania
ACTion Fest VI, Shangaa: Shock and Awe
DAT Retreat: Berkshires

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Season 11

2016 / 2017

Season 11

2016 / 2017

Travelogue (Season 7)
ACTion: Ecuador
ACTion Fest VII, Juntos, Mano a Mano: Hand in Hand
DAT Retreat: Baltimore

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Season 12

2017 / 2018

Season 12

2017 / 2018

Blackfish, Workshop Production (Towson University's New Works in Theatre Festival)
Teaching Artist Residency: Slovakia
DAT Retreat: Baltimore

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Season 13

2018 / 2019

Season 13

2018 / 2019

The Rebel Bird Writing Workshop & Reading
DAT Retreat: Monticello

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Season 14

2019 / 2020

Season 14

2019 / 2020

Covid-19 Hiatus
Virtual Teaching Artist Residency: Slovakia
DAT Retreat: Baltimore

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Season 15

2020 / 2021

Season 15

2020 / 2021

Covid-19 Hiatus
Travelogue (Season 8) — on Clubhouse

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Season 16

2021 / 2022

Season 16

2021 / 2022

Covid-19 Hiatus
SITE-LINES: The Amazon
The Rainbow of San Luis

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Season 17

2022 / 2023

Season 17

2022 / 2023

Creative Trek: Slovakia (refresh)

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Season 18

2023 / 2024

Season 18

2023 / 2024

Teaching Artist Residency: Slovakia
DAT Retreat: Berkshires
Micro-Adventure: Hudson Valley Dérive

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Season 19

2024 / 2025

Season 19

2024 / 2025

Creative Trek: Ecuador (refresh)

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Season 20

2025 / 2026

Season 20

2025 / 2026

TBA

Season 1 cover

Season 1

2006 / 2007

Season 1

2006 / 2007

Creative Trek: Zimbabwe
North East US Tour of 'Voices from Zimbabwe'
Founding Year

Season 2 cover

Season 2

2007 / 2008

Season 2

2007 / 2008

Creative Trek: Ecuador
'Flight 360: The Ecuador Projct' (IATI Theater's Performing Arts Marathon, International Performing Arts Festival)

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Season 3

2008 / 2009

Season 3

2008 / 2009

ACTion: Ecuador
ACTion Fest I, Hecho en Ecuador: Made in Ecuador

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Season 4

2009 / 2010

Season 4

2009 / 2010

ACTion: Ecuador
ACTion Fest II, Poco a Poco: Bit by Bit
DAT Retreat: Space on Ryder Farms (honored to be the first company invited to Space on Ryder Farm)