ABOUT ESKWUWELA KULTURA
Eskuwela Kultura is the cultural arts education program of FilAm ARTS that engages community to share their stories, encourage them to find their voice, and empowers them to develop artistic expression rooted in cultural sensibilities. By providing opportunities to share and hear stories that have shaped the Filipino community in America, we give others a way to foster cultural understanding and self identification.
Eskwela Cultura's programming functions by using artistic expressions such as theater, dance, music and storytelling to share historical significance of the Filipino American experience. In partnership with Pilipino Workers Center and Bridge Delta, we staged "Journey For Justice: The Larry Itliong Story on Larry Itliong Day last October 2019 to community members.
Eskwela Cultura's programming functions by using artistic expressions such as theater, dance, music and storytelling to share historical significance of the Filipino American experience. In partnership with Pilipino Workers Center and Bridge Delta, we staged "Journey For Justice: The Larry Itliong Story on Larry Itliong Day last October 2019 to community members.
OUR LOVELETTER TO HI-FI DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEVITT PAVILION
THIS SEPTEMBER 2021
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FilAm Arts has partnered with the Levitt Pavilion to produce a music focused documentary with a livestreaming aspect highlighting Historic Filipinotown. Our documentary features “Cultural Deep Dives” that will explore community members experiences of John Eric Concordia of Park's Finest, Justin Foranda of HIFI Kitchen, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Ryan Carpio of City of Los Angeles, Ariana Basco of Palms Up Academy and theater makers Fran de Leon and Alison dela Cruz in relation to Historic Filipinotown. With Unidad Park, Los Angeles City Hall, Rideback Ranch's parking lot featuring the HiFi Mural and community establishments such as The music & dance portions will be live while everything else will be scripted, pre-recorded, edited and ready to premiere on September 3. Musical artists performing will be announced shortly.
Other communities besides Historic Filipinotown featured for Levitt Pavilions 5 part documentary series are United American Indian Involvement – featuring North American Indigenous Peoples, Sunset Ecletico & Festival Chapin – featuring Little Guatemala, Asian-American Exchange Media – featuring K-Town, and Stage of the Arts & Generation Hip-Hop Global – featuring Radiotron. Consider helping FilAm Arts by donating to our documentary project! All donors will be featured in the credits of the documentary. |
Past Eskwela Kultura event in partnership with PWC, was for Larry Itliong Day entitled Journey to Justice, a theatrical presentation featuring community artists
SERVICES
Eskuwela Kultura engages youth and seniors, in a multigenerational conversation to explore, discover and learn about Filipino culture through curated media. By emphasizing a creative focus—namely, artistic and cultural media production—FilAm ARTS intends to develop a more positive multi-generational conversations through Eskuwela Kultura, while exploring causal links between the arts and skills that enhance learning, motivation, and memory.
Eskuwela Kultura adheres to the California Standards for Visual and Performing Arts Education, aimed to increase literacy and artistic understanding, while imparting important artistic and cultural understandings in a comprehensive series of workshops that enable arts and cultural learning and production.
Eskuwela Kultura also engages youth/seniors in the larger context of our communities through multicultural and multi-disciplinary arts production, through partnerships with various elements of the community, including amongst themselves, with families, organizations, and local businesses.
Eskuwela Kultura adheres to the California Standards for Visual and Performing Arts Education, aimed to increase literacy and artistic understanding, while imparting important artistic and cultural understandings in a comprehensive series of workshops that enable arts and cultural learning and production.
Eskuwela Kultura also engages youth/seniors in the larger context of our communities through multicultural and multi-disciplinary arts production, through partnerships with various elements of the community, including amongst themselves, with families, organizations, and local businesses.