IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author): “Information on the Scribbles: Titerez Theatre Workshop (Garabato: Taller de Teatro Titerez) and the Little Powder Puff Foundation (Fundación Motita) from 1990 to 1992 including who is in charge, date of founding and whether members of these groups had problems with the authorities between 1993 and 1994, and were arrested or subject to search warrants for a theatrical presentation made on 23 February 1994 [VEN26839.E]”, Document #1299139

Information on the Scribbles: Titerez Theatre Workshop (Garabato: Taller de Teatro Titerez) and the Little Powder Puff Foundation (Fundación Motita) from 1990 to 1992 including who is in charge, date of founding and whether members of these groups had problems with the authorities between 1993 and 1994, and were arrested or subject to search warrants for a theatrical presentation made on 23 February 1994 [VEN26839.E]

The chief of the Training and Research Division of the Theatre Sector General Division (Jefe de la División de Formación e Investigación de la División General Sectoral Teatral) of the National Council of Culture (CONAC, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura) provided the following information in a 14 May 1997 telephone interview.

Scribbles: Titerez Theatre Workshop (Garabato: Taller de Teatro Titerez) is a theatre group in Maracay that is involved in formative and creative theatre workshops for children. Garabato receives subsidies from CONAC and is currently developing new projects together with CONAC. Garabato also receives support from the State of Aragua, which loans the theatre group space for their adminstrative offices.

Additional information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

Consejo Nacional de la Cultura (CONAC), Caracas. 14 May 1997. Telephone interview with chief of the Training and Research Division, Theatre Sector General Division.

Additional Sources Consulted

Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.

On-line search of media sources.

ecoi.net description:: Information on the Scribbles: Titerez Theatre Workshop (Garabato: Taller de Teatro Titerez) and the Little Powder Puff Foundation (Fundación Motita) from 1990 to 1992 including who is in charge, date of founding and whether members of these groups had problems with the authorities between 1993 and 1994, and were arrested or subject to search warrants for a theatrical presentation made on 23 February 1994 [VEN26839.E]
Country:: Venezuela
Source:: IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Document type:: Response
Language:: English
Published:: 15 May 1997
Document ID:: 1299139 (former ID 198673)