Artistic language, a means of empowerment

Artistic language seems the most suitable to facilitate and promote empowerment compared to others because it allows the development of some key concepts such as creativity, democracy, transformation and identity, and relevance (Frigeri, 2011).

Creativity means working with individual skills that are used not only in the creation of works of art, but also in everyday life. Creativity is, in fact, the ability to solve problems, it is the ability to actively work to find a different way to approach an obstacle. Creativity related to empowerment allows us to rewrite reality, dramatizing a social situation through an artistic medium.

Democracy because art offers us a structure in which socioeconomic and cultural differences are erased and values such as teamwork, solidarity and mutual support are rescued. The fact of experiencing, at the group level and through art, the functioning of democratic dynamics, allows the person to extrapolate this experience to their daily space.

Transformation because artistic language allows experimenting with the group's actions and everyday emotions using a code different from the verbal one. This can make us more aware of a problem that was not previously visible to our eyes, or look at it from another perspective. Therefore, hence the need to get to work to find a solution, both on a personal and group level, through artistic disciplines. Thus, art allows us to rethink the world, it provides tools to human beings so that society does not become stuck and other ways of doing things and moving forward are sought.

Identity and relevance, since art helps strengthen the place in the group and the spirit of relevance, where there is no limitation.

It is the desire to experiment together through a common artistic language to achieve a shared objective. Feeling part of something, for example, a project located in a particular area, is the first step to begin to actively participate with the same objective of improving it. This includes creation and citizenship, and not just ownership.

It is evident that art and culture can contribute to the development of individuals, groups, communities and societies. To the extent that we value the utilitarian character and/or the public value of culture, we see that certain languages such as music, dance, theater, circus, painting, etc. They allow different people, with different abilities, to participate simultaneously doing different things for an aesthetic result and for a collective and transformative process.