Guantánamo.- Anyone who travels through the mountains of the municipality of El Salvador, in Guantánamo Province, knows that a guitar, a paintbrush, or the rhythm of changüí and dances always appears on the horizon.
This is no a coincidence: it is the daily work of the Art Instructors, “the doctors of the soul,” as Fidel Castro called them, who today, February 18, celebrate their day with the same idea as they work for promoting culture in every creative workshop, in every educational institution, and in every corner of the community.
In the municipality, the hands of children and grandparents join together, molding clay or drawing lines in a visual arts workshop.
Further on, the rhythmic beat of drums and the sound of the tres guajiro shows that the musical tradition is not lost; It’s inherited.
A living example of this dedication is Lizandra Hodelin Correa, an art instructor specializing in dance.
This young woman feels dance in her veins, and from her community of Banito Seis, she fosters her community project, Dancing Stars, made up of girls and teenagers who through dance they represent their identity and tradition.
Hurricane Melissa left deep scars across the country, scars that needed to be healed with art. In these rural areas of El Salvador, this army of artists not only contributed their labor to recover homes and institutions, but also, once the danger had passed, activated the “Route of Love” Sociocultural Project to bring music, color, and joy to those who had lost almost everything, demonstrating that culture is also a tool for resilience, a balm to cheer the community spirit.
In schools, children participate in creative workshops in which they can play and learn. In cultural centers and parks, families join in the Community Workshops.
The art instructors, as a ray of the day, also manage to discover talented children and adult’s wisom.
