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CELEBRATING EXPRESSION, AND CONNECTING AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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THANK YOU.

>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD & HIGH," EXPERIENCE A THEATER COMPANY THAT IS HONORING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN POPULATION OF NORTHEAST OHIO.

LEARN ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE IN A VARIETY OF ART PROGRAMS.

AND ENJOY THE SOUNDS OF A PROFESSIONAL BEATBOX ARTIST.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH."

WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH."

I AM YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

AND ON THE FIRST SEGMENT OF THIS EPISODE, WE HAD TO CLEVELAND.

IT IS THE FIRST ALL SPANISH SPEAKING THEATER COMPANY IN OHIO.

SINCE THEIR START IN 2018, THEY HAVE COME INTO THEIR OWN AND NOW HAVE A PERMANENT BLACKBOX THEATER SPACE IN THE PIVOT CENTER.

LOCATED ON WEST 25th STREET IN THE HEART OF THE CITY'S HISPANIC COMMUNITY, THEY ARE SELLING OUT PERFORMANCES.

LET'S MEET THE TROUPE.

>> THE COMPANY STARTED IN 2018 ONE, YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, DECIDED TO FINALLY MAKE OUR OWN COMPANY LATINO HISPANIC COMPANY.

YET WE'RE IN CLEVELAND.

WE WERE GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE 100% LATINO.

YOU KNOW?

IN OHIO, ACTUALLY.

>> THIS THEATER IS IN THE HEART OF AN AREA THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY A LATINO COMMUNITY.

THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN AS A LOT OF THINGS, BUT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOME TO A LARGE PUERTO RICAN, CARIBBEAN POPULATION.

SO TO HAVE A THEATER RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THAT IS AWESOME.

YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE, IT IS AWESOME WHEN YOU CAN GIVE THEM A SHOW IN THEIR LANGUAGE.

>> SO WE STARTED REALLY WORKING ONE SHOW PER YEAR.

NOW, WE ARE DOING THREE SHOWS PER SEASON.

WE HAVE OUR BIG SHOW IN SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER.

AND DECEMBER, OTHER AREAS.

STABLE.

I WOULD SAY MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE ACTORS.

BUT IT IS KIND OF HARD TO FIND PEOPLE WHO SPEAK SPANISH BECAUSE ALL OUR SHOWS ARE IN SPANISH.

>> I AM FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL IN HAVANA, CUBA.

I AM FROM CUBA.

AND I WAS IN MY NATIVE TOWNS.

I WAS INVITED TO COME OVER TO CLEVELAND TO --TO ACT IN A PLAY.

IN THE WINTER.

IT IS GOING TO BE COLD.

>> I AM A PROFESSOR AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS.

AND I DID THEATER FOR A WHILE AS A YOUNG MAN.

BACK IN VENEZUELA, I GREW UP, AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP AND MONICA ASKED ME TO PARTICIPATE, WHEN I GET THE CHANCE I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> THE OWNER OF THE CENTER, HE WAS VERY GRACIOUS AND ENTITLED TO THE SPACE.

IN THE RADIO, WE WERE HAVING FROM NPR.

IT WAS MADE ON THE HAPPY RESTAURANT AND IN THERE, THEY ASKED ME WHAT LATINOS NEEDED, REALLY, TO CONTINUE GROWING, AND I SAID WE NEED SOMEWHERE TO OWN SPACE.

RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN CLEVELAND, AND IT IS HARD TO BE A TRAVELING COMPANY WITH PEOPLE.

WE NEEDED THE DIFFERENT PLACES.

SO RAN THAT INTERVIEW ON THE RADIO AND THE NEXT THEY OFFERED ME THE SPACE OF THE THEATER HERE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

IT HAD BEEN A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HELPING OUT.

YOU KNOW?

GIVING US OUR WORK.

GIVING US THE MONEY.

AND THE FOUNDATION.

LATIN CULTURE.

A LITTLE BIT HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR LEASE AND IT IS MAKING OUR DREAM COME TRUE.

>> SOUTH AMERICAN PEOPLE COMING TO SEE THE SHOW.

YOU HAVE SEEN THE SUPER TITLES.

AND I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

BECAUSE IN MIAMI, MY EXPERIENCE IS MORE SEPARATED.

IT DOES NOT LIKE THIS.

THEY ARE COMING TO SEE THE SHOW, WHICH IS VERY NICE.

AND OF COURSE, LATIN PEOPLE.

>> HERE, IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS VERY WELL ESTABLISHED, A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A PERFECT COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE, PEOPLE THROW ALL THEIR PARTS.

IT IS VERY DIVERSE.

SO WE GET MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE PROFESSIONAL THAT HAVE COME FROM ANYWHERE IN LATIN AMERICA, BUT WE ALSO GET PEOPLE FROM IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> DISPLAY THAT WE ARE SHOWING RIGHT NOW, WE LIKE TO BRING IN CLASSICAL THEATER FROM LATIN AMERICA, AND EVEN FROM SPAIN.

IN BETWEEN LINES, SOMETHING CAN TELL ABOUT OUR STORY.

YOU KNOW?

THAT HAVE SUFFERED BECAUSE THIS GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN REELING LIKE DICTATORS.

>> SO RIGHT NOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE 11 PLAYS THAT WE HAVE DONE IN.

AND WE HAVE DECENT SPACE.

AND THE BLACK BOX.

DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS.

YOU KNOW?

SO SLOWLY AS THE COMPANY IS GROWING, IT WOULD SEEM THAT IT WAS COMPLICATED FOR US TO KEEP UP.

YOU KNOW?

>> EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SMALL THEATER, WE PAY EVERYBODY.

WE PAY THE ACTORS.

WE PAY EVERYBODY.

>> I AM NOT IN ACTOR.

M.A.

METEOROLOGIST.

THEY NEEDED ONE ACTOR TO PLAY A SMALL ROLL.

MOST LIKELY, IT IS GOING TO BE THE LAST ONE.

IT IS A FANTASTIC GROUP OF ACTORS.

YOU KNOW?

I LEARNED A LOT FROM THEM.

FROM THE DIRECTOR.

FROM THE OTHER TYPE OF A PLAY.

>> TO FIND OUT MORE, CHECK THEM OUT ONLINE AT LATINUSTHEATER.COM.

NOW, WE HEAD BACK INTO THE KITCHEN TO LEARN ABOUT FAITH AND DISCOVERY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE CREATIVE ABILITIES ARE EXPANDED AND DOORS ARE OPENED OF POSSIBILITIES.

JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN TODAY IS JACKIE CALDERON, THE FOUNDING PROGRAM DIRECTOR TRANSIT ARTS.

JACKIE, WELCOME.

>> IT IS SO GREAT TO BE HERE.

WHAT A GREAT PLACE.

>> WE ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TRANSIT ARTS.

>> IT IS A YOUTH PROGRAM.

WE WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

IN THE AREAS ARE PERFORMING ARTS, VISUAL ARTS, MEDIA ARTS, YOU NAME IT.

PRIMARILY AGES 12 TO 21, BUT SOMETIMES YOUNGER KIDS COME TO DANCE AND THE YOUNGER KIDS NEVER LEAVE.

SO ACTUALLY OUR CORE TEAM IS MADE UP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO USED TO BE IN THE PROGRAM.

SO OUR PROJECT MANAGER, PROJECT COORDINATOR.

>> THAT IS WONDERFUL THEY GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND STICK AROUND TO HELP OTHERS.

>> YES.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF MENTORING THAT GOES ON.

OUR KIDS ARE MOSTLY FROM THE CENTRAL CITY, BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE HAD KIDS COME FROM YORK, MANCHESTER, YOU NAME IT.

IF THEY WANT TO COME, THEY ARE MOST WELCOMED.

>> I WANT TO LEARN MORE, AND I ALSO WANT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE TODAY.

>> SO THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY DELICIOUS RECIPE.

NORMALLY MY HUSBAND MAKES IT BECAUSE HE IS THE COOK IN THE FAMILY.

I AM A LITTLE LESS INEPT IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

WE WILL BE USING FRESH BLUEBERRIES.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU CAN GET THE FROZEN, THE TINY BLUEBERRIES, SO YOU CAN MAKE THIS ALL YEAR ROUND AND IT IS SO DELICIOUS.

>> SO IT IS LIKE A BLUEBERRY ALMOND CAKE.

>> NOT A GOOD OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALLERGIES OF COURSE.

>> NOT A GREAT OPTION FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS A GLUTEN INTOLERANCE.

WONDERFUL.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL US THE INGREDIENTS WE NEED?

>> OKAY.

TWO CUPS +1 TABLESPOON OF ALMOND MEAL.

ONE TABLESPOON OF BAKING POWDER.

A HALF TEASPOON OF BAKING SODA.

A HALF TEASPOON OF FINE SEA SALT.

A QUARTER STEEP PRUNE OF GROUND CINNAMON.

EGGS.

TWO THIRDS CUP TEASPOONS OF MAPLE SYRUP OR HONEY.

OF COURSE, A COUPLE OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL.

TWO ORGANIC LEMONS AND A CUP OF BLUEBERRIES.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I AM EXCITED TO GET STARTED.

WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP?

>> CAN YOU DO THE WETTEST INGREDIENTS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

LET'S DO IT.

OKAY, JACKIE.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE OUR DRY INGREDIENTS MIXED AND OUR WET INGREDIENTS MIXED.

WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

>> I PUT THE MEAL ON THE BLUEBERRIES, AND IF YOU CAN MIX THE WET INGREDIENTS INTO THE DRY THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND THEN WE PUT THIS INTO WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.

>> SO WE ARE ADDING THE ALMOND MEAL TO THE BLUEBERRIES.

WHAT DOES THAT DO?

>> IT KEEPS THE BLUEBERRIES FROM DROPPING TO THE BOTTOM.WONDERFUL.

>> I WILL PUT THIS IN TO DRY.

I WILL START MIXING THIS UP.

IT IS A PRETTY SIMPLE BATTER.

OKAY.

THIS IS PRETTY WELL MIXED.

THEN THEY GO IN?

>> YES, THEY DO.

>> OKAY.

GREAT.

GET THESE MIXED IN.

OKAY.

WE HAVE GREASED OUR LOAF PAN.

AND THESE JUST NEED TO GO IN ONCE ALL THE BLUEBERRIES ARE MIXED?

>> OKAY.

>> FOR THAT IN.

ALL THE LITTLE LUMPS.

IT IS JUST DOTTED WITH BLUEBERRIES.

>> IT JUST TASTES SO GOOD.

>> I CAN'T WAIT.

GET ALL THAT GOODNESS IN THERE.

OKAY, JACKIE.

WHILE THAT IS IN THE OVEN, TELL ME MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES YOU PROVIDE FOR YOUTH IN COLUMBIA'S THROUGH TRANSIT ARTS.

>> SO YOUNG PEOPLE CAN JUST COME TO THE PROGRAM.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE ARTISTS, OR THEY CAN BE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR WORK.

SO IT REALLY EMBRACES ALL DIFFERENT KIDS.

WE HAVE, AGAIN, PERFORMING, VISUAL, MEDIA ARTS, WRITING, POETS, YOU NAME IT.

WE HAVE OPEN MICS EVERY MONTH.

SO SO MANY STORIES ABOUT KIDS GETTING UP ON THE MICROPHONE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

ISN'T THAT THE GREATEST THING?

GETTING UP ON A MIKE?

HAVING THAT SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND FEELING SAFE.

THEY ARE KIND OF SMALL, BUT IT IS A COMFORTING FEELING.

IT IS LIKE A CUBBY.

YOU MIGHT HAVE HIP-HOP DANCERS OUTSIDE THE YARD UNDER THE TENT .

MAYBE IN THE DOWNSTAIRS PART OF THE SPACE.

AND UPSTAIRS WE HAVE A RECORDING STUDIO AND A FULLY EQUIPPED MUSIC SECTION WITH KEYBOARDS AND GUITARS AND BASS AND YOU NAME IT.

KIDS CAN COME IN AND TRY THINGS THAT MAYBE THEY HAVE NEVER TRIED BEFORE.

THEY NEVER KNEW THEY HAD AN INTEREST IN A CERTAIN FORM.

>> DO THEY NEED TO KNOW GOING AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN?

>> NO.

NOT AT ALL.

AND WE STRESS THAT.

THEY MIGHT JUST BE AN AUDIENCE MEMBER AT FIRST THEN SLOWLY GET ENTICED TO TRY SOMETHING.

WE ALSO REALLY WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE KIDS GET APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THEY GET TO WORK WITH THE MASTER ARTISANS.

THEY LEARN HOW TO TEACH.

AND THEY LEARN HOW TO EXHIBIT AND PERFORM.

SO WE ARE GIVING THEM SORT OF THE WHOLE PICTURE, AND ALSO MAKING SURE THEY GET INTRODUCED TO SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SOCIAL CAPITAL.

>> YES.

WHAT A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT.

WORK AND WE SEE SOME OF THEIR WORK EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY?

>> USUALLY THE COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL EACH YEAR.

WE'RE OUT AT THE PARK AND RECREATION.

WE HAVE BEEN AT THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART EVERY YEAR FOR YOU NAME IT.

WE HAVE BEEN IN EVERY MAJOR THEATER IN THE CITY.

THEN WE PERFORM OUR EXHIBIT WORK.

WITHIN THE LECTURE CENTER.

THE FRANKLIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

THE KING ARTS COMPLEX.

THE NEW OSU HEALTHY COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND THEN PLACES LIKE CCAC'S KILLER COUNTER HE.

YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT IS COMING UP.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> BECKY, WE HAVE THIS GORGEOUS CAKE OUT OF THE OVEN.

SO BEAUTIFUL.

BUT I DO SEE WE HAVE SOME INGREDIENTS LEFT.

>> I DO STEP UP A LITTLE BIT?

>> WHAT IS IN HERE?

>> THE MAPLE SYRUP IN THE LEMON JUICE.

YUM.

THIS IS NICE AND WARM , SO YOU TOP AND IT IS GOING TO SOAK IN REALLY GOOD.

NICE AND BROWN.

>> HEAVENLY.

>> WE CAN'T EAT IT YET.

>> I KNOW.

THERE IS SO MUCH PATIENCE.

WHILE WE ARE PATIENT FOR THIS, WHAT IS ONE MORE THING YOU WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT TRANSIT ARTS?

>> REALLY IMPORTANT, IT IS FREE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ATTEND.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE SURE THAT ALL KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO A REALLY OUTSTANDING, AMAZING PROFESSIONAL ARTISAN.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL EQUIPMENT.

AND JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS LOWER INCOME, IT SHOULD NOT MEAN THAT THEY GET LESSER QUALITY.

SO WE REALLY FOCUS ON QUALITY.

AND KIDS JUST NEED TO REGISTER.

THEY DO NEED TO REGISTER AND GET PARENT PERMISSION BUT THEN THEY CAN COME FREE.

WE LOVE TO ENGAGE PARENTS THROUGH OUR OPEN MICS.

WE HAVE BABIES.

WE HAVE ARCADES.

WE HAVE GRANDPARENTS AND PARENTS, SO IT IS REALLY A HUGE CELEBRATION.

EVERYBODY DANCES.

WE ALSO WORK WITH A LOT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITES IS GLENN COMMUNITY HOUSE.

SOMETIMES IN THE WINTER, WE GOT TO THEIR SPACE.

IN THE SUMMERTIME, THEY COME TO OUR SPACE.

WE WORK WITH PEOPLE AND KIDS AND LIBRARIES AND HIGH SCHOOL.

SO ALWAYS JUST MAINTAINING THAT CONNECTION IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT KIDS, THEY KNOW WE ARE OUT THERE FOR THEM.

TRANSIT ARTS.

>> NICE CONNECTION.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THIS.

WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO COOL COMPLETELY.

>> I BELIEVE.

>> PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.

>> JACKIE, I CANNOT BELIEVE THE MOMENT IS FINALLY HERE.

WE LET IT COOL.

WE HAD THE GLAZE.

ENOUGH TO EAT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN.

LET'S HAVE A LITTLE TASTE.

UNREAL.

LOVE IT.

THANKS, JACKIE.

>> TO LEARN MORE, FIND THEM ONLINE AT TRANSIT ARTS.COM.

>> JORDAN REID, A.K.A., BBX, SPENT MUCH OF HIS TIME IN THE TRANSIT ARTS PROGRAM AS A YOUTH.

NOW HE NOT ONLY RUNS WORKSHOPS THERE BUT IS A PROFESSIONAL BEATBOXER.

WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HIM IN THE STUDIO FOR A RECORDING RECENTLY.

TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS UNIQUE MIX OF TECHNO, HIP HOP, AND MUCH MORE.

>> WHAT IS UP, GUYS.

MY NAME IS BBX.

I AM REALLY, REALLY HAPPY TO HERE.

WE ARE GOING TO PLAY SOME ELECTRONIC MUSIC.

SOME TECHNO.

LET'S GET IT.

THEY SHOOK THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THE JUNGLE BECAUSE THERE AIN'T NO SUCH THING AS A BADGE STROKE >> THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS RIGHT HERE AND IT IS CALLED "SHOCK."

IT IS LIKE A BLEND OF HIP-HOP, HOUSE, AND HEAVY DUBSTEP.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THIS ONE IS ON RELEASE FROM ME.

IT IS CALLED "MERGE."

IT LIKE MERGERS THE STYLES OF HOUSE MUSIC AND DUBSTEP TOGETHER.

>> A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS TIME.

>> TO HEAR MORE FROM BBX, FIND HIM ON INSTAGRAM AT BBX MUSIC.

THAT IS BBX M-U-S-I-I-C. YOU CAN FIND MORE ONLINE AT WOSU.ORG, AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

I AM KATE QUICKEL.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO I GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT DOING THIS THAT I MADE THIS LAST NIGHT JUST FOR YOU GUYS.

>> BRAND NEW!

>> CHECK.

CHECK.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS ONE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

I WROTE THIS ABOUT ONE OF MY DREAM CARS, THE AA-86, FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE ENEMIES.

I AM WEARING THE HAUGHTY RIGHT NOW.

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SPINNER PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL.

FOSTERING TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC PARKS, AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.