TriDHA Arts Association

WHO WE ARE

Our main objective is creating spaces where companies, artists and organizations can create, collaborate, exchange, teach, learn, produce and co-produce. We intend to expand networks between Canada and Latin America, and provide the basic infrastructure and budget to make it happen.

Tridha Arts Association is a non for profit organization dedicated to manage performing arts companies and artists; create, design and produce performing arts events and develop educational programs focusing on the national and international exchange among artists.

Tridha Bogota was founded in Bogota, Colombia in the year 2000 and Tridha Arts Association in Toronto in the year 2006. Over the course of its history Tridha has advised and supported private and governmental institutions in the formulation, implementation and execution of projects, plans, programs and activities in the arts field. Tridha has presented theatre plays, dance, music and has produced conferences, expositions, festivals and events of diverse formats and budgets.
In 2006 Tridha Arts Association expanded opening an office in Toronto, under the direction of its founder and Executive Director Adriana Sabogal. It is dedicated to administer and manage dance, theatre and music artists and aims to facilitate international exchanges through governmental agreements and producers/presenters in Latin America and Canada.

THE NAME

Tridha is a Sanscrit word that has different meanings in diverse cultures and usually refers to harmonizing of the physical, the emotional and the mental aspects of a being. It is a universal form represented by three: the body and the mind and the senses and is the dynamic force for all movements of life energy. We believe the arts are the human expression of these 3 aspects of humanity, and as universal language they transcend cultures, religions, languages and borders.

THE PEOPLE

Adriana Sabogal, Executive Director, Tridha Arts Association 

Adriana Sabogal is a producer, presenter, promoter and manager that has worked with theatre, dance and music groups. Adriana has produced several national and international events in Colombia, Mexico and Canada. She has worked as a stage and tour manager for renowned companies and has specialized in coordinating the production of multidisciplinary events of all sizes and budgets. She also works independently as a consultant and tour manager and is member of the International Dance Council at the Unesco.
Her expertise in production and management has taken her around the world developing a network that covers Latin America and a big part of Europe.

Armando de la Torre, Director Tridha Arts Bogota.

Armando is an architect and designer that has always been driven by a passion for the arts and the organization of events. Born in Bogota, Armando has worked with the City Hall of Bogota as Director of Events and Venues as well as with the Colombian Ministry of Culture in the Arts Department. He has directed and produced national and international events and has great experience working with both governmental and private institutions. He is the Director for Tridha Arts in Bogota and from there manages the local and national projects. He also works very closely with Adriana Sabogal whenever an international project comes along. Armando is also the owner and creator of BOG, a line of innovative products inspirited in Bogota.

Paula Posada, Arts Manager

Paula studied philosophy at the UIniversity of Los Andes in Colombia and did a master in Medieval Religion and Philosophy at the Sorbonne Paris 4. She worked for 4 years at the Cultural Department of the City Hall in Bogota. During this 4 years, Paula worked in the coordination, design and production of diverse cultural projects and programs for the city. She has recently joined Tridha Arts Association and has moved to Toronto.