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South Moravia · Czechia
Roma Youth Ensemble
DAT Drama Club
An upcoming ensemble in Brno, rooted in partnership with the Roma Museum and local artists.
145+youth reached
Drama Clubs around the world
A global constellation of creative spaces where culture is celebrated, new voices emerge, and communities dream forward.
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Andes Mountains · Ecuador
Cuenca Creative Lab
DAT Drama Club
An upcoming lab in Cuenca where young artists explore story, place, and identity through devised theatre.
90+youth reached
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Galápagos · Ecuador
Floreana Youth Ensemble
DAT Drama Club
An island-scale drama lab where nearly every young person becomes part of the story on Floreana.
25+youth reached
3+showcases
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Eastern Slovakia · Slovakia
Zemplínska Teplica Youth Ensemble
DAT Drama Club
Where small town youth in Eastern Slovakia use theatre to share their stories and bridge divides.
95+youth reached
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New York · United States
NYC Drama Lab
DAT Drama Club
An upcoming NYC-based lab where DAT artists and alumni will test new work between international journeys.
120+youth reached
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Amazon · Ecuador
Ayumpum Jintia Colectivo
DAT Drama Club
A youth-driven ensemble rooted in Shuar storytelling, environmental guardianship, and the sounds of the Amazon.
80+youth reached
12+showcases
ONGOING
Pacific Coast · Ecuador
Esmeraldas Youth Ensemble
DAT Drama Club
An Afro-Ecuadorian youth ensemble where music, movement, and storytelling meet the Pacific tide.
140+youth reached
ONGOING
Andes Mountains · Ecuador
Quilotoa Collective
DAT Drama Club
A crater-lake collective where Kichwa youth turn legends, tourism stories, and guardianship of the lake into performance.
45+youth reached
10+showcases
ONGOING
Andes Mountains · Ecuador
Quito Collective
DAT Drama Club
A city-center lab where Quito’s young artists devise new work that speaks to a changing capital.
60+youth reached
8+showcases
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Stand with a Drama Club.
Help young people become the creators, advocates, leaders, and culture-keepers at the heart of their communities.
In many of DAT’s partner communities, young people grow up with very little access to arts education. A Drama Club changes that. Each club connects them to a team of local artists and educators, plus DAT master artists and teaching artists who come in through residencies to lead workshops, deepen the work, mentor emerging leaders, and build practical skills. Together, they give young people the tools and support to share their own stories. For many, it’s the first time anyone has told them, “Your story matters.”
Your support sustains creative homes where young people gather, where cultural traditions are carried forward in the voices of those who will inherit them, and where communities on the frontlines of global concerns have space to process, respond, and dream through story and imagination.
DAT Drama Clubs uplift local voices, expand opportunity, and nurture youth leadership where it matters most.
Whether you're an alum, a donor, a partner, or a foundation, we’ll help you connect your support to a specific community or cause—from Indigenous-led work in the Amazon to youth empowerment in Central Europe and beyond. Tell us where your heart pulls you, and we’ll help you make that connection real.