About this Event
Celebrate Oakland Youth!
Presentado en español e inglés. ASL Interpreted.
The Prescott Circus Theatre, with the Oakland Spirit Orchestra, and the YAP returns to the stage with a Spectacular Spring Showcase featuring the talent and pride of Oakland youth!
Juggling, acrobatics, stilt dancing, music, and much more! Ordinary children performing extraordinary skills! Featuring youth from over 10 Oakland public schools.
A multi-disciplinary, multigenerational show about joy and play!
Donations are welcomed.100% of the donations will go towards our artists and production expenses. Please consider making a contribution!
Accessibility:
- This event will be ASL interpreted with Spanish language translation.
- The venue is an open air concrete theater with a grass lawn for seating.
- There will be a designated area for people who use wheelchairs with paved access from the street
- Chairs will be provided for those unable to sit on the grass lawn.
- Accessible parking is available behind the building, please email or call to reserve a spot.
We Can Play Here! was conceived by Prescott Circus Theatre 2023-2024 teaching artist cohort. This year's theme aims to engage audiences and young artists in song, music, and circus to celebrate play, the importance for us to create spaces for play for our children, and assertion that our children have a right to space in our cities, schools, towns to express their joyful selves.
Oakland Spirit Orchestra is a youth and community orchestra composed of current and former Oakland public school students. The musicians construct their own arrangements, write their own music, and improvise.
Oakland Unified School District's Young Adult Program supports young adult learners (18-22 years old) with moderate to severe disabilities as they become responsibly independent adults that have meaningful connections, routines, and participation in their community. The YAP Band and Oakland Spirit Orchestra is led by Alison Balano, Baba Wainwright, and Tarika Lewis.
Transportation and Parking
Studio One Arts Center is located on 45th St. between Manila and Lawton Avenues, just two blocks from Broadway..
Public Transportation:
- 20 minute walk from the MacArthur BART Station.
- AC Transit Bus lines 51A, 6
Driving / Parking:
- Street parking along 45th St. and surrounding neighborhood
- If you need accessible parking, please call 510-350-7207 or email [email protected]
This event is supported, in part, by the California Arts Council, Oakland City Council and funded by the City of Oakland's Cultural Funding Program, Oakland Fund for Children and Youth, Arts for Oakland Kids, Banks Family Foundation, Brickyard Berridge Fund, East Bay Community Foundation, Frederick E. and Anne R. Barstow Fund, John and Nancy Cassidy Family Foundation, Morris Stulsaft Foundation, Port of Oakland, Ruth Arnhold Endowment Fund, West Davis & Bergard Foundation, Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation, Mechanics Bank, and our community of loving supporters.
Special thanks to Prescott Elementary School and the Oakland Unified School District.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Studio One Arts Center, 365 45th Street, Oakland, United States
USD 0.00
