Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
Doors open at 7:30 pm / Show starts at 8pm General Admission: $25 Advance / $30 Doors Students & Seniors: $15 Advance / $20 Doors La Peña Cultural Center and El Teatro Campesino present: Men of Rab’inal: A Mayan War Dance in Time A new play inspired by the only known surviving example of […]
Doors open at 4:30 pm / Show starts at 5pm General Admission: $25 Advance / $30 Doors Students & Seniors: $15 Advance / $20 Doors La Peña Cultural Center and El Teatro Campesino present: Men of Rab’inal: A Mayan War Dance in Time A new play inspired by the only known surviving example of […]
This is an ensemble class for musicians and singers wanting to learn salsa music! Directed by Josh Jones. Come learn a variety of salsa favorites. The class perform 3-4 showcases per year! Email the instructor for audition times: joshjonesdrums@yahoo.com Cost: $15 per class Find them on Facebook!
Sliding Scale Donation: $5-$20 Series: Tuesdays, January 8th - July 30th All proceeds benefit La Peña Cultural Center's mission of promoting social justice through the arts! Join us in a friendly and supportive yoga class that encourages self-discovery, mind-body awareness, and community building. Taught by a certified yoga therapist, the class is designed to […]
Tuesdays at 7pm - 9pm Saturdays at 2pm - 4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, […]
Check out footage from last year's Bay Area Dance Week! What we teach Kizomba, derived from the traditional dances Semba (Angola) and Pasada (Cape Verde) among others, is a sensual partner dance coupled with music from Angola, Cape Verde and the Caribbean primarily sung in Portuguese or French Creole. Why we teach Our chief goal […]
