TRAVEL DEEP

We travel deep into communities, collaboration, and creation
— making theatre that crosses borders and changes lives.

One story,

One adventure at a time!

“El Arcoiris de San Luis” (The Rainbow of San Luis) is a play which we created with the local Shuar children, in collaboration with the elders of the community as well. The story is about a couple that has forgotten their culture and in

To stay true to the Indigenous culture, we immersed ourselves in the Amazon and let its energy guide us on the quest of finding our protagonist's spiritual journey. We connected with butterflies, toucans, monkeys, spiders, caymans, leaf-cutter ants,

We arrived at the Shuar community of San Luis and engaged through workshops. From there, we were able to deliver two dramatic plays that connected us with the children and the youth of the community. We also listened to stories about traditional know

We start the adventure!

We meet in the inspiring city of Cuenca, a cultural hub in the Andes of Ecuador.

We started our process with street performance workshops from our new friends at Barojo Theater Company. We practiced physicality and vocalizat

Happy Birthday to our dear @kazziloo, Karina Sindicich, who has recently become DAT’s Manager of Community Partnerships in Australia as we expand our operations down under. Exciting things to come!!! But that’s a post for another day. T

At the heart of DAT is our fierce Education Director, Christen Madrazo. Pictured here loving on this baby. It’s hard to find a picture of her where she’s not spreading love — wherever Christen goes she quickly becomes family. Hap

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Shuar village rehearsal break
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CELEBRATING

20 YEARS

OF CROSS-CULTURAL STORYTELLING

From the Amazon to the Andes, from Slovakia to New York — for the past two decades, Dramatic Adventure Theatre (DAT) has remained dedicated to uniting artists and communities through story, travel, and human connection.

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EVERY STORY
STARTS

SOMEWHERE.

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Travel the World, and
Make Theatre that Matters.

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