Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
$15 Drop in / 4 consecutive classes for $50 Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma and Peta Robles. Class is held in the community room. Learn to dance a varied repertoire of traditional dances from the coastal region of Peru such as festejos, landos, and zamacuecas. Other questions? Call or email the instructor Gabriela Shiroma: 510-688-9147 lunderomio@yahoo.com
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, […]
Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage attendees to donate online to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric […]
FREE / DONATIONS WELCOME (Please RSVP on Eventbrite) Donations collected will support health efforts in Santiago, Chile and Wallmapu - Mapuche Territory. "From California to Chile, from Wallmapu to Palestine" is a collective exhibit that hopes to visibilize the struggle for justice and the beauty of resistance in different corners of the world with […]
Doors open at 7:30pm / Film starts at 7:45pm $15 Advance / $20 Door (please note there is a credit card charge at the door) TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/events/2493589407567282/ La Peña Cultural Center presents The Frontlines of the Chilean Revolution: Film Screening, Report-Back & Special Performance by Rod Starz of Rebel Díaz Vee Bravo is a […]
Series: January 13, 2020 - April 6, 2020 Mondays 6pm-8pm in the Lounge Instructor: Tregar Otten| Contact the instructor at tregaro@danzon.com for more information and to register! The class is dedicated to performing Cuban dance music, much of it comes from the Charanga/Típica tradition incorporating strings and woodwinds into the traditional Cuban dance music ensemble […]
