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, […]
Pre-Event Reception: 4pm-5pm Main Event: Doors open at 5pm / Event begins at 5:30pm TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 AT 5PM! $15 in Advance / $20 at the Door / $40 Reception (includes light refreshments, intimate book signing and admission to the main event at 5:30pm) Presented by: La Peña Cultural Center, […]
The Wallmapu Support Committee gathers at La Peña every 4th Sunday. ABOUT WALLMAPU SUPPORT COMMITTEE: We are a group of people from the Bay Area and our goal is to denounce what is happening and help in any possible way to achieve peace and justice in Wallmapu. Wallmapu is the mapudungun (Mapuche language) name for […]
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 […]
Our popular Salsa, Bachata and Merengue dance class series is back! Join us for the first series of 2020 and explore the possibilities of your body and how to communicate with others through dance, rhythm and flavor! Partners are not necessary! Mondays at 7pm-8pm, February 3 - March 9 This is a 6-week series designed […]
