Grantee Database
Arenas Dance Company
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Local Impact
Award Amount
$11,723.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Arenas Dance Company will produce Aquí Estamos, a dance performance and class/lecture series that explores AfroLatinidad, immigration, female identity, and womxn on the drum from an Afro Cuban perspective. Aquí Estamos also marks director’s Susana Arenas Pedroso’s 20th year in the USA, recognizing her contributions to the Bay Area as a lead cultural bearer. CAC funds will be primarily used for artist fees.
Organization Summary
Arenas Dance Company (ADC) produces, presents, and creates dance performances celebrating the complexity and beauty of Cuban culture. We work to present the Cuban culture in its fullness and depth. ADC teaches weekly Cuban folkloric and popular dance classes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and is frequently invited to guest teach – leading workshops and giving lectures – at schools (Elementary through University), libraries, and camps on Cuban dance, music and traditions. ADC also takes students on annual cultural exchange and study trips to Cuba.
Organization
Arenas Dance Company
Address
3316 24th Street
San Francisco
94110
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 623-6043
Congressional District
District 11
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
