Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
CAJON for Adults: 11am-12pm $10 ea with bundle of 5 / or $15 drop-in Instructor: Peta Robles, master percussionist All levels are welcome. Students must bring a cajon to class. If you need to purchase one or rent one for a day, contact one of the instructors: Gabriela.Shiroma@edd.ca.gov
DANCE: 12pm-1pm |$10 ea with bundle of 5 or $15 drop-in Instructor: Gabriela Shiroma Learn to dance a varied repertoire of traditional dances from the coastal region of Peru such as festejos, landos, and zamacuecas. All levels are welcome. Students must bring a cajon to class. If you need to purchase one or rent one […]
Tuesdays 7pm-9pm & Saturdays 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, when Africans from western Central […]
Doors open at 6:30pm / Film starts at 7pm $12 Advance / $13 Door ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door) SF Latino Film Festival Presents: Pachamanka - Singing for Freedom Documentary Film Screening Dir. Markus Toth, / Austria / 2017 / Documentary, Music, Exiles/ 67 mins On the surface, "Pachamanka- Singing for Freedom" profiles a […]
Adult Bomba y Plena Workshop: Dance, Percussion and Song Sundays 1-3pm | $15/class- All Levels/Drop-ins welcome Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space For more information: bombaaguacero@gmail.com During these classes series, students will learn dance, songs, drum rhythms, and history. Classes culminate in student performances. For those interested in staying healthy, connecting with the community […]
Doors open at 5:30pm / Film starts at 6pm $12 Advance / $13 Door ($12 Seniors and Students at the Door) SF Latino Film Festival Presents: Translucid / TranslúcidoDir. Leonard Zelig / Ecuador, USA / 2016 / Drama / 86 mins. Rubén has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He has three months to live […]
