 picture by Leo Garcia - May 1 and 2, 2009 @ Highways, Santa Monica
"CPR: a Public Training in Life Saving Skills", developed and performed by members of Santa Monica's OPCC: Ocean Park Community Center
and the LAPD All-Stars. Directed by Henriëtte
Brouwers and John Malpede.
 At a time when home foreclosures, job loss, and staggering medical
bills are forcing more and more people onto the streets, undercover
LAPD (Lost And Presumed Dead) heroes share the extraordinary wisdom
that accounts for their return-from-the-edge, against-all-odds survival.
Project includes visual
collaboration with Otis Integrated Learning program: Linda Samuels, mentor Dorit Cypis and
the students in her class 'The Right to the Street'.
LAPD has been making theater with homeless and formerly homeless people
for 24 years. 20 years ago LAPD was invited to perform at Highways
during Highways inaugural season. To celebrate the 20 year anniversary
of Highways and 18th Street Arts Center the performance was
presented at Highways Performance Space on May 1 and as part of 18th Street Arts Center's ArtNight on May 2.
"CPR: a Public Training in Life Saving Skills"
is the first collaboration between LAPD and Ocean Park Community
Center. Project partners
include LAPD, OPCC, 18th Street Arts Center and HIGHWAYS.
This project was funded in part by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts' Theater program.
portraits by Amanda Charchian.
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