Chicago Latino Theater Alliance

The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Arts & Cultural organization, committed to foster and showcase thought provoking Latino theater artists, primarily in Chicago, to preserve cultural heritage, inspire a cross-cultural audience, create more equitable representation on stages and access to funding for Latinos in theater, and increase youth/emerging artists access to the industry and job opportunities.

Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, since 2017, has presented Latino theater with a focus on culturally unique artists hailing from the U.S. and Latin America. Audiences experience first-voice works that display the diversity of the Latino experience. From 2017-2021 has presented approximately 45 productions with over 319 performances, 211 panels/talk backs, and 29 student matinees reaching 2,300+ students with a total general audiences over 33,000 and at 15 venues across Chicago. More info at www.clata.org