SPONSORS & PARTNERSHIPS

PARTNERSHIPS

CCHA has partnerships with several businesses and organizations to promote cultural and artistic events. These partnerships help to promote arts, cultural affairs, and diversity. Since CCHA was founded in 2001, CCHA has partnered with The Boeing Co., Microsoft Corporation, NOAA, King County and Pierce County Public Libraries, Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, Seattle Repertory Theater, Book-It-Repertory Theater, University of Washington Spanish and Portuguese Studies Department, Seattle International Children's Festival, Seattle Dance Theater, Community Leadership, Conexiones Norte Sur, Fiestas Patrias, Hispanic Seafair Organization, Centro Latino, Consejo Counseling & Referral Service, Seafair Torchlight Parade, Safeco Latin Baseball Night, Cigarra, Colombia Vive, Asociación Club Ecuador, Las Molas, TropiCuba, Argentinian Children Relief and others.

Partnerships may be in the form of organizing events, helping in an event, sponsoring or co-sponsoring an event, or a cash donation.

1. Hispanic Heritage Celebrations at University of Washington
CCHA and the Spanish and Portuguese Studies have partnered to do a fundraising event for the first Enrique Henao Art Scholarship to grant to low-income Hispanic American students to pursue art studies at university level. The first time CCHA will present a tribute to eight Hispanic Americans who have contributed to the arts and education. The persons honored are  Sara De Luis, Vice Consul Luis Fernando Esteban, Lauro Flores, Enrique Henao, Eduardo Mendonça, Tomas Oliva, Ruben Trejo, and Awilda Verdejo. This scholarship, cultural program, and tribute which was designed by CCHA is to promote the artists and to promote awareness in the community.

2. Hispanic Heritage Celebration
CCHA and the Seattle Public Library have partnered to present a cultural program which was designed for awareness of the local writers as well as international writers. The writers presented are Mar'a de Lourdes Victoria Muguira, Mujer Entre Letras (Laura González, Paola Taylor, Montserrat Linkletter, Eugenia Toledo Keyser, Wendy Call, Mónica Hook,  and Nélida Mendoza), Los Norteños, Javier Amaya, William C. Gordon, and Isabel Allende.  

3. Spain In the Age of Exploration 1492 to 1819

From October 2004 to January 2005, CCHA  and the Seattle Art Museum partnered for this exclusive and private collection of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. Nelida Mendoza, Director of CCHA presented a conference lecture: "The Theater Phenomenon in Siglo de Oro" to commemorate the abundance of literary works from the masters of the Spanish Golden Age Theater.

4. Beyond the Threshold
CCHA, The Phffft! Dance Theatre Company of Seattle and Collectif Entre Deux of Tours, France have partnered to present a cultural program which was designed for presenting artist-driven exchanges of international scope burning the dance- theater divide. The Seattle Dance Theater Invitational are two companies that joined to show a magnificent performance in Seattle.

5. Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
CCHA and Boeing Hispanic Employees Network have partnered to create this cultural program which was designed by CCHA to promote diversity awareness in the business environment. We present to employees the traditions of the Hispanic community through lectures, arts exhibit, music, dancing and food.

6. Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Month Celebration
CCHA and Microsoft Hispanic Employees and Diversity Education Group have partnership to create this cultural program which was designed by CCHA to promote diversity awareness in the business environment. We present to employees the traditions of the Hispanic community through lectures, arts exhibit, music, dancing and food.

7. National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
CCHA and NOAA Employees have partnered to create this cultural program which was designed by CCHA to promote diversity awareness in the business environment. We present to employees the traditions of the Hispanic community through lectures, arts exhibit, music, dancing and food.

8. CCHA and the University of Washington have partnered to present cultural programs which are designed to promote diversity awareness in the public school system. We presented the traditions of the Hispanic community through lectures, music, dancing and food at Meany Hall Theater and at the Campus in Yakima.

9. "Don Quixote: From the Page to the Stage"
CCHA, Book-It-Repertory Theater, and the Seattle Public Library partnered in this event which celebrated the 400 year anniversary of the publication of Don Quijote De La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes at the Seattle Public Library including the following panel of speakers:

Miguel de Cervantes and his World
Thomas O'Connell, Writer and Teacher of Spanish

The Ingenious Humor in Don Quixote
Nelida Mendoza, Executive Director Centro Cultural Hispano Americano

Poignancy amid Hilarity, A Stream of Compassion That Flows Through a Gaudy Garden of Pranks
Joe Adcock, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Theater Critic

Dance and Music at the Time of Don Quixote
Sara de Luis, Spanish Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer

A Painter's Perspective of Scenic Design
Fay Jones, Painter and Scenic Designer for Book-It's Production of Don Quixote

The Pain and Pleasure of Adapting Don Quixote
Anne Ludlum, Playwright and Co-Adapter of Book-It's Production of Don Quixote

What is Alonso Quixada's problem?
David Quicksall, Director and Co-Adapter of Book-It's Production of Don Quixote

Cast Members of Don Quixote
Scene from Book-It's production of Don Quixote

10. Book-It Repertory Theatre has partnered with Seattle Times and Centro Cultural Hispano Americano to present DON QUIXOTE by Miguel de Cervantes.

September 22 - October 16, 2005 at Center House Theatre
Adapter: Anne Ludlum; Director: David Quicksall

Along with being widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, Cervantesí Don Quixote is also a loving and brilliantly funny tribute to both the power of literature and the joy of the imagination. Inspired by the era's great tales of chivalry, the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de la Mancha sets out upon his mighty steed, Rocinante, to right wrongs and protect the have-nots of 16th-century Spain. Although his adventures are often fantastic in nature, the book's enduring appeal is very real indeed.

11. INTI-ILLIMANI 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR  AND  PACIFIC NORTHWEST  CONCERT

CCHA and Community Leadership partnered to present this magnificent orchestra from Chile playing international and Latin American folklore with Andean instruments. Inti-Illimani, for nearly four decades, has captivated audiences on five continents and in more than 100 North American cities. They were accompanied by Kent Meridian High School Choirs.

12. CCHA and Richard Hugo House have partnered to present for the first time a female writer from Ecuador with a spiritual medicine message to rejuvenate the soul of the community. Dr. Judith Vásquez with her book "La doctora del Alma" has placed her spiritual understanding of the world in our hands.

13. CCHA and Conexiones Norte-Sur have partnered to present for the first time Female Scissors Dancers of Peru for a world premiere of the female expression of this ancient art, beginning here in the Northwest on May 7th, 2004.

This traditional dance from the South American Andes Mountains of Peru that predates the Spanish is a magical expression of the Andean religion, honoring the "Apus", the mountains. A show dubbed "500 year-old break-dancing!" Scissors Dancing is a one-on-one competition between acrobatic dancers while playing a two pound steel scissors like instrument in one hand. The competition is also musical between the violinist and harpist that play these "western" instruments like you have never seen.

The Scissors Dancers of Peru returned to Seattle, but this time with women dancers. Their tour included visits to schools, colleges, universities and several Washington State reservations to share native traditions. This traditional Andean dance has received international acclaim in Europe and North America performing at many high profile international arts festivals, including the AmericArtes Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C, the Seattle International Children's Festival, Seattle Folklife Festival, and Victoria Folk Festival to name a few.

14. Inauguration of the Summer Soccer Tournament 2004
CCHA and Bellevue Soccer League (now called International League) have partnered to present a soccer game with the famous Brazilian star Bebeto playing for the league against the Sounders of Seattle.

15. Fiestas Patrias

CCHA and Fiestas Patrias have partnered to present art exhibits, and artists for the celebration of independence of Latin American countries the kingdom of Spain during the month of September.

If you are a business or an organization and would like to partner with us please contact us at by email.