Pamela Badila is a folkteller artist and co-founder, along with her late husband Elombe Badila, of the Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre. Pamela Badila is a visual and performing artist with a background in education. As part of of Diata Diata international Folkloric Theatre, Pamela and several of her ten children conduct workshops and produce live performances of traditional music, song, dance, and folk stories, with an aim of enriching the lives of youth and adults through the appreciation of culture and heritage.
Pamela Badila has been a cultural pillar of Columbia County, after relocating to the City of Hudson in the late 1990s. For about 25 years in the Hudson Valley, Badila has been sharing her multi-cultural connections and outreach within the arts through her work with various regional organizations performing folktales, and teaching activities to children and their families. Mrs. Badila has created and directed 13 years of community theater productions in Hudson. Across mediums – art, music, dance, theater, education, storytelling, community building — Mrs. Badila’s work is deeply rooted in an appreciation of ancestral heritage, and grounded in the ideals of friendship, integrity, courage, love, acceptance, compassion, and loyalty, and grounded in the ideals of friendship, integrity, courage, love, acceptance, compassion, and loyalty.
Pamela Badila and Diata Diata perform and conduct storytelling and theater workshops in schools and community settings.
Appropriate for all ages.
Curriculum: ELA
Location: Hudson Valley/Capital District