{"id":8377,"date":"2018-11-15T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T21:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2018-11-26T10:04:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T15:04:05","slug":"volunteer-spotlight-sibel-galindez-zeiders-american-dream-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/volunteer-spotlight-sibel-galindez-zeiders-american-dream-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Spotlight: Sibel Galindez, Zeiders American Dream Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each month, dedicated volunteers or community partners will be recognized for the time and talents dedicated to Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS).<\/em><\/p>\n

Sibel Galindez came from a family of doctors and lawyers, but neither career appealed to her. She always had a love of acting and singing, so when the opportunity to work at Zeiders American Dream Theater presented itself, she knew it was something that she would enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had my career as a professional actress, but I had been away from the theater for about 10 years, being a mom and loving that, so when I met everyone at The Z I felt like, I know these people; they are my kind of people, theater people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zeiders American Dream Theater, a non-profit theater company known as \u201cThe Z\u201d, celebrated their grand opening with the weekend-long Proteus Festival. The festival kicked off Friday, Oct. 5, partnering with student theater groups from across the school division to give students a place to put their talents front and center and perform.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Proteus Festival was created to spread our vision of building a vibrant creative community,\u201d said Galindez, community liaison for Zeiders. \u201cThe Z\u2019s support allows young artists to safely explore, take risks and immerse themselves in the creative process.\u201d<\/p>\n

High schools\u2019 theater teams took part in the festival by participating in the creative team challenge. Each creative group was given a prompt Friday evening for acts in music, theater and film and were then required to develop their shows and perform them in front of a live audience on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Salem High School\u2019s teams led the way, winning first place for Best in Theater and Best in Film.<\/p>\n

To promote creativity and art in the Virginia Beach community, Galindez wishes to be a mentor for students wanting a life in theater.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s exciting to get to talk to kids. This is a crucial age where you get to decide if you are going to go for it or not. Also, it\u2019s an age where I think kids still believe they can go for things,” Galindez said. “I wonder all the time if I didn\u2019t have support from family, friends and mentors in my life if I would be where I am now.”<\/p>\n

She intends to introduce more students to \u201ctheater life\u201d and all the different avenues The Z allows performers to travel. \u201cI love creating, the act of allowing your imagination to take you on a journey to wherever you desire,\u201d said Galindez. \u201cThere are no boundaries to our imaginations and the power of that imagination blows me away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Z is dedicated to helping our community, and especially the children in our community, achieve their full creative potential,\u201d said Galindez.<\/p>\n

Become a volunteer or community partner today and make a difference in student\u2019s lives. For more information on volunteering visit vbschools.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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