Grupo de Teatro Gira-Sol y Girasol Foundation

Especially prepared for Raquel Regalado Apr 23rd 2013

About the Director & The Group

La Cucarachita Martina

International Hispanic Festival

El Casting presented @ Centro Cultural Espaol

Xmas Play 2013 Santa a La Moda Teatro Havanafama

Thanks to the donations of Mayor Tomas Regalado, Cubana de Television and all the volunteers and benefactors, more than 400 Xmas presents were distributed among the children who came to see the play.

Gracias a las donaciones del Alcalde Tomas Regalado, Cubana de Televisin y todos los voluntarios y benefactores, ms de 400 regalos de Navidad fueron distribuidos a todos los nios que asistieron a la obra.

DULCES TALENTOS Written & Directed by Ibetti Perez

Our latest project: Girasol Foundation

GIRASOL FOUNDATION

was formed to offer the highest quality performing arts instruction and provide all students with equal opportunities to improve their self-image and self-confidence through artistic expression share compelling stories that challenge audiences and our community to better and thus, also themselves.

In addition to our teaching efforts, we will offer public programming and extensive community outreach, including free and low-cost performances for some of the city's most underserved children, families and patrons. We will preserve our cultural heritage and traditions through neighborhood activities and inter-relation with social services organizations and community leaders. Ibetti Perez is the founder and Chair of the Foundation. Susanna Taddei and Aimara Perez the the Vice-Chairs.

Objectives / Who do we service as a Foundation

Goals & Objectives Mentor students and emerging artists and nurture their performing and technical
bilingual skills by creating workshops and spectacles for the community Create cultural events that will appeal to and educate our children and communities, closely working with their parents, community leaders, social services organizations and schools of the city of Miami and the State of Florida Focus mainly on Social Theater and Drama therapy where topics such as bullying, childrens health, emotional losses, abuse, etc., will be develop into ageadequate plays Tend to the distinctive needs of children with disabilities and/or underprivileged Create a Bilingual Visual Library for all by video taping, cataloguing and storing educational programs of our workshops & presentations

Who do we service
Children, teenagers and young adults who classified as up-coming artists in need to further their education either with after school programs, summer performing classes or all year round workshops Children and teenagers from any part of the State with special needs and/or underprivileged and their parents The Community, mainly in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties

What can we do now

Have performances of El Casting as a Social Theatre project and La Cucarachita Martina lleg a Miami and Santa a la Moda as entertainment plays for the County and/or selected non-profits involved with children (All plays are bilingual)

Donate tickets to different organizations,(as we did last year with the Cancer Support Community Kendall ) so the children can have the experience at a real theatre
Have scholarships for acting classes Have underprivileged children from organizations such as the Chapman Partnership participate in plays as extras, go to the reality show Dulces Talentos and donate the cakes from these activities back to the shelter

Drama therapy and Social Theatre: Necessary Interchanges

Cultural diversity and the regions arts, historic, and cultural resources are perhaps the regions most underappreciated and underutilized resources. By better utilizing public spaces (i.e. open parks and playhouses) Girasol Foundation could help distressed communities of the seven counties in South Florida come together to benefit their children With services that go beyond an emergency shelter, such as comprehensive case management, health and dental care, day care and much more under one roof, Girasol could help develop after school programs of Social Theatre with topics such as bullying, health issues, foster families, sexuality & any other issue present in the residents of the Chapman Houses

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Chapman Partnership

The Miami Childrens Initiative

MCI is making bold moves to transform the lives of the children and families, addressing areas such as early development and care of children and education of children and youth. Girasols Social theater projects, where parents perform with their children, would help local residents come together in a fun and highly informative activity

Autism Speaks
Theatre activities can be used to teach emotion recognition and expression, non-verbal behaviors and gestures, listening skills, eye contact, conversation & social skills. Girasol has specific acting exercises and strategies to help develop critical social skills in children with special needs

IPL Chronological Resume

DIRECTOR - GRUPO DE TEATRO GIRA-SOL - (2005 - 2012). (Miami, FL) Wrote and directed the childrens play: La Cucarachita Martina Lleg a Miami(2010 -2012) Wrote and directed El Casting a new social play presented Sept 2012 in Miami Provides acting and dancing classes to children and teenagers TELE-MIAMI 2011 - 2013. (Miami, FL) SHOW AHORA SI Actress Segment Producer: Produced segments and developed ideas TV Reporter: Interviews to celebrities and other personalities related to the entertainment industry MEGA TV SHOW: A TACON QUITAO- 2009 - 2010. (Miami, FL) Segment Producer: Producing and creating segments for the show Pre and post production of the segments BRODCASTING SBS CLASICA 92.3 FM (RADIO) - (2006 2010) (Miami Fl) Production and Writer for Los FONOS Talent on air RAICES Y RECUERDO. MEGA TV (2008-2011) (Miami FL) Talent: Voice Over BRODCASTING SBS- (2006 2011) Booker Produce

Susanna Taddei Bio

Ms. Taddei is currently a Board member of Girasol Foundation and the South Florida Symphony Orchestra. During 2010-2011 she was a member of Save Dade Women's Committee. She became Treasurer and Grant Coordinator of 2B Non-Profit Corp. in June of 2005, after serving as a volunteer and later on as the Miami-Dade Coordinator for The Pet Project. At 2B, she was responsible for obtaining an advanced ruling for 501 (c) Tax Exemption Status of the organization and managed their grantseeking resources. At The Pet Project, she coordinated monthly Food Banks in Miami (a chapter she co-founded), where clients (HIV+ or with severely disabling diseases) receive food supplies and vaccination services for their animal companions. Prior to that, Ms. Taddei trained with and participated for more than 3 years in the Buddy Program at GMHC, the oldest non-profit organization in the fight against AIDS, based in New York City. In the for-profit sector, after developing an extended 14-year career in Venezuela as an Forex Exchange Manager at Banco Latino & Royal Bank of Canada, Operations Manager in the paper industry (Ozalid & Helazon) and later on as Managing Director and Corporate Comptroller of the leading Economic/Political news publication of the country, Veneconoma. Ms. Taddei moved to New York in 1997.where she worked as Administrative Manager for Angel Sanchez USA for 4 years. In 2001 she moved to Miami, where she served as Business Development Manager for American Coatings and an Administrative Manager for a Family Office based in Miami, Eurocapital Advisors. She currently works as the Accounting and Administrative Director for Enterprises Trading Corp. Ms. Taddei holds a B.S degree in Economics and Marketing from Babson College, in Boston, and is a Certified Accountant, Auditor and Notary Public. Fluent in English, Spanish and Italian. Has working knowledge of Portuguese & French. She also holds single-engine and paraglide flying licenses.

Links to webpage and videos

WEBSITE AND FB PAGE: http://girasolfoundation.org/ http://www.facebook.com/teatro.girasol.5?ref=tn_tnmn

VIDEOS: PREPARING FOR EL CASTING http://youtu.be/fc1wbf9rD3A http://youtu.be/i6Qd4u3pdDc SEGMENTS FOR TELEMIAMI http://youtu.be/0WJe3fRbGRs http://youtu.be/CL5w3vr1Ra4 For more info:

IBETTI PEREZ Cell (786) 285 84 35 ivtlarralde@yahoo.com