The Journey to Art With A Purpose

I have to admit that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I am not sure how much of it has to do with the history that motivates it but, more so I think I am connected to the sense of Gratefulness that invades my surroundings during the week. It takes place once a year but, personally I am often in a deep state of gratitude. Each day brings the awareness that I am privileged to do what I love, thanks to many things, situations and the people that have supported me getting here. On this one day in November we get to collectively CELEBRATE and SHARE AS ONE the things we are more thankful for. This time of gratitude also provides the feeling of a new beginning, as we start concluding a year of growth and moving into a new horizon of dreams and potential. Friedrich Nietzsche said: "The essence of all beautiful art, [all great art] is gratitude".  So, I will take a look back. November 2013 to November 2014 and do a quick summary of the Top 7 things that Salgado Pr...

We are excited about a New Year as we have just gotten the chance to say goodbye to a wonderful and productive 2013, a year that took us in Salgado Productions to different great places, introduced us to wonderful new artists and to exposed us to the creation of many different genres of art. In our most recent news letter we shared a few highlights from our past year of Art with A Purpose! And why not share it with you all in our Journey to Art with a purpose Blog but with a few more pictures as new years gifts? I. We started 2013 in Peru with our 4th production of Candela Fuerza y Pasion. Not only was this performance sold out, it was also filmed and airs on T.V through out Peru. II. In the Spring we supported a new Latino playwright, Carlos Mendoza and the development of his script Valencia. I had the honor of directing the staged reading at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre with a talented cast including Blanca Camacho, Javier Gomez, Ruben Flores, and D...

Estando en casa recuerdo todo lo vivido en el último mes. Me pongo de pie y te doy una última ovación, ahora desde NYC. Leo cosas de ti como “ERES TAN BUENO Y PACIENTE CONMIGO!! ” y solo confirmo que la pedagogía del amor que llevo a donde vaya,   es algo que necesita esta tierra. Por eso , y mucho más, te agradezco infinitamente. Mi Cecilia, son 50 años de carrera,   ¿ cómo no quitarse el sombrero y tener el pecho lleno de respeto y admiración por ti?   Mas aún, admiración por la humilde realidad de aquellos tiempos y el sueño tuyo de realizar algo como lo que acabamos de lograr. Un gran ejemplo y clara representación de aquel dicho “nunca es tarde cuando la dicha es buena”. Y tu gran ejemplo, como artista y persona, estoy seguro, ha activado un nuevo “fuego” en muchos artistas y públicos del Perú. En los últimos años de mi carrera, he tenido la dicha de trabajar con grandes estrellas del teatro musical, aqui en NYC, como: Patti LuPone, B...