ONGOINGThe place where it happens
Each cycle, young artists gather in borrowed rehearsal rooms and university studios to improvise, write, and stage original pieces about life in Quito’s hills and streets.
Cultural exchange
What we learn
We learn how urban youth read the city’s contradictions—tradition, tourism, protest, ambition—and turn that pressure into story.
What we share
We share devising tools that help artists shape personal experiences into theatre that can travel to other DAT hubs.
Moments from the Quito Collective Drama Club
Community & context
Quito’s young artists live between Andean traditions, tourism, and rapid urban change. The lab offers a rare, low-cost creative home in a city where rehearsal space is scarce.
Shared community needs
- Consistent rehearsal space in the city center
- Stipends for youth leaders and coordinators
- Production support for public sharings
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Your support helps young artists access mentorship, arts education, and a creative home where they can process real-world challenges and imagine new futures rooted in their own culture and community.
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Artist pathways & projects
Quito is where visiting DAT artists and local youth test new ideas between journeys—experimenting with forms that can later travel to other hubs.
Lead team
Current projects
- City Stories: Quito monologues & movement
- Neighborhood myths (site-responsive mini-scenes)
Visiting artists
A living lineage of artists who’ve made work with this club.
