NAKA (Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater)

Sharing via Ellen Bepp, with big applause and a deep bow to Susanne Takehara, one of the EastSide Arts Alliance core collective and uber-talented mosaic artist, who created this mosaic based on the work of Linda Yamane. "Here are some amazing photos of the latest mosaic project by Susanne Takehara installed in Oakland near International and 23rd Street. The image is a ceremonial basket created by Linda Yamane, Ohlone artist and basketweaver. Here is Linda’s statement: In... 2012, when I completed this Ohlone ceremonial basket and another for the Oakland Museum of California they were the first of their kind to be made in about 250 years. It was my joy and honor to bring their beauty back into the world again. This basket speaks to the creativity and skill of Ohlone artisans of the past, who transformed sticks and roots, feathers and shells, into remarkable works of art. May this stunning mosaic by Susanne Takehara remind us of Oakland’s first peoples, their resourcefulness, and their thoughtful relationship with the land. Linda Yamane, Ohlone Artist and Basketweaver" See more

We’re staying tuned on the edge of our seats ... for what Regina Evans is conjuring up next!

This is going up in 45 minutes!! Erasing Time Book Launch Celebration. Can't wait! Sara Shelton Mann, Robbie Sweeny Photography

Save the date! Join us for a presentation and movement workshop with Dana E Fitchett on Thursday, February 4, 3pm on Facebook Live.

This Sunday a powerful group of healers and organizers will host a collective wailing and healing ceremony. This event will be interpreted into ASL by Cat Riddley and Nora Rodriguez! **This is a space for Black women ONLY.**

Save the date: Tuesday November 17, 6:30pm as we talk with Victor Torres, Professor in the Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies at California State ...University, Fresno. He is the director of Fresno State’s Los Danzantes de Aztlán Mexican dance program, one of the Central Valley’s most established and accomplished programs. See more

Thursday, 11/5 at 3pm! Please join us for a conversation with Regina Evans, Benita Dean Hopkins, Amba Johnson and Sarai Mazariegos speaking about their work to abolish sex trafficking.

LiveArts in Resistance (LAIR) Virtual **Ancestral Knowledge, Art and Resistance** Featuring Kiazi Malonga In this time of COVID and amidst powerful calls for racial justice, EastSide Arts Alliance and NAKA Dance Theater are launching a series of 5 presentations in collaboration with World Arts West. On November 3, 2020, join us for a conversation between Anne Huang, Executive Director of World Arts West and Kiazi Malonga.... Kiazi Malonga is a second-generation Congolese American born into a family of artists. He was first introduced to the ngoma at the age of two by his father, Malonga Casquelourd, who was a world-renowned traditional artist from Congo Brazzaville. Casquelourd traveled to the US in 1972 and shortly after, began to build his empire in traditional arts in the US. It was in this setting that Kiazi was trained and learned about his Congolese cultural heritage. Kiazi became the lead drummer of Fua Dia Congo at 16 and began teaching at that age as well. He has taught and performed in the US, Canada, Costa Rica, Europe and Africa. Kiazi currently teaches Congolese traditional music and dance in Oakland. This event will be streamed live on Facebook! Sign Language interpretation by Christine Nakahara and Eboni Gaytan. See more

TONIGHT! Tuesday 11/3 at 7:30pm please join us on NAKA's Facebook Livestream for a conversations with Kiazi Malonga. We will discuss his father’s revolutionary arts and social justice journey, and the importance of intergenerational arts advocacy. Kiazi will share stories and photos of Malonga Casquelourd’s political activism in the Congo, and his work as a leading voice of African arts, identity, and empowerment in the United States. Kiazi will also reflect on the next gene...ration of cultural artists and talk about his working with youth to preserve tradition and expand innovation. Join us here: https://www.facebook.com/navarretexkajiyama/videos/

Hope you'll join us tonight, Thursday, 10/29 at 7pm PT for our talk with Ariko Ikehara with William Roper and Sho Tanaka! Join Zoom Meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86238574778... Meeting ID: 862 3857 4778 Passcode: Koza

A follow up on our last LAIR Virtual this weekend Kularts / Alleluia Panis performs live in San Francisco! Experience , a multi-disciplinary project that explores ancestral oceanic culture of survival, resilience and prosperity. Join us this weekend for a diasporic cultural ceremony that can be experienced outdoors in compliance with COVID-19 safety measures. ... Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 3:00 pm Yerba Buena Gardens, SF Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 3:00 pm Sunday Streets UNDISCOVERED SF, Folsom St (btwn 6th-8th St), SF Dancers will perform living dance prayer and meditation for the world. Spirit Boats offerings of food, flowers, herbs and power objects and festooned with prayer flags. Choreographed and Directed by Alleluia Panis DanceTheater Music by Rachel Lastimosa Costume design by June Arellano Dance Artists Jonathan Mercado Dre 'Poko' Devis June Arellano Jose E. Abad Stephanie Herrera Johnny Huy Nguyen Isa Musni Earl Paus Malia Byrne Giovanni Ortega Claudine del Rosario Lakbai Diwa, Diasporic Spirit is a year-long multidisciplinary project generously funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Open Spaces Program, and co-presented by the Filipino-American Development Foundation. For more information please visit www.kularts-sf.org/lakbai-diwa

This is what is happening at Eastside..... BELOVED : An Insistance!!

Thursday 10/22 at 3pm PT! Join us in front of EastSide Arts Alliance, 2277 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA. Regina Evans' Beloved: An Insistence Please wear a mask and observe social distancing protocols.

LiveArts in Resistance (LAIR) Virtual **Ancestral Knowledge, Art and Resistance** Featuring Alleluia Panis... In this time of COVID and amidst powerful calls for racial justice, EastSide Arts Alliance and NAKA Dance Theater have launched a series of 5 presentations in collaboration with World Arts West. On October 20, 2020, join us for a conversation between Anne Huang, Executive Director of World Arts West and Alleluia Panis. Alleluia Panis is an American Pilipino director, choreographer, and non-profit arts leader. She has created over twenty full-length dance theater works that have been presented on stages in the United States, Europe, and Asia. She has received numerous awards, including the inaugural Artistic Legacy Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission in 2017 and the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Commission for Choreographers for her 2019-2021 dance and film project, ‘In the Belly of the Eagle’. Alleluia is a recipient of the 2021-23 Hewlett 50 Art Commission for Choreography. She is the Artistic and Executive Director of Kularts, the nation’s premiere presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts. Her dance film, ‘She, Who Can See’ was officially selected and screened at the 2018 CAAMFest formerly known as the SF Asian American International Film Festival. She served as a member of National Performance Network’s Artists Committee, and as a board member of Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, Brava! For Women in the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, and Dance Bay Area. She’s an active member of San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas, Filipino Cultural Heritage District. This event will be streamed live on Facebook. Sign Language interpretation by Christine Nakahara and MJ Jones.