With support from the California Arts Council, Kaisahan of San Jose will provide staff salaries to 3 program staff working on re-starting the Artists in Schools Program, providing Filipino dance curriculum to 400 students annually. Additionally, the funds will help produce 4 main stage shows with 1,000 audience members engaged.
Kaisahan serves approximately 20,000 people annually in the greater San Francisco Bay Area community through 4 core programs: 1) Artists in Schools Program partners with 4 San Jose schools to provide a 20-week classroom instruction of Philippine dances, serving 500 students annually with a culminating recital. 2) Providing Filipino Folk Community Dance classes for all levels, ages, and abilities at the Hamann Park Community Center, serving 500 students annually. 3) Producing 4 mainstage performances by showcasing new work each year in partnership with the Philippine Dance Society with approximately 2000 audience members present annually. 4) Providing Contract Performances to the community by performing and providing lectures on Filipino culture and dance at various festivals, churches, community, educational and business events, and family celebrations; Kaisahan performers an average of 60 contracted shows annually.

