Kinetic Arts Center offers multiple types of camps for multiple types of kids and their interests. See below for our Summer Camp 2012 and Circo Day Camp offerings. Summer Camps are one to two weeks in length whereas Circo Day Camps are generally offered on a day-by-day basis during holiday and school breaks.
Enrollment is now open for ALL camps!
Save a spot for your circus star as our camps often sell out.
Enroll online, via phone or in person.
CLICK HERE for more details including dates, camp rates & order form.
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HOT MOVES ARE A-FOOT: FOOT HOOPING WORKSHOP
with Marria & Revolva
Saturday, January 28, 4-6pm
On Jan. 28, veteran hoopers Marria and Revolva are joining forces at Oakland’s Kinetic Arts Center, under an important rallying cry: Feet are the new waists! These ladies have been foot hooping for years, on stages and in classrooms around the world. But they have never before *united* to share what they know. Come benefit from their combined experience – and discover what happens when you take your hoop downtown.
You’ll learn the following amazing “feats”:
• GETTING IT STARTED: Your foot is like your hand – only different!
• ALTERNATIVE ENTRANCES: How does the hoop get on there, anyway?
• FINDING YOUR FOOT FLOW: Transitioning between movements.
• ACROBATIC POSSIBILITIES: Cool upside down moves, beginner to advanced.
• PARTNER FOOT HOOPING: Learn to pass and do partner acro poses while foot hooping.
This video depicts some of what will be covered. (Filmed for fun, with British hoop guru Bags. On Jan. 28, you can learn the “how to” of some moves you see here.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogFWLursnyk
Whether you are a novice or a jedi master foot hooper, you are welcome – and you’ll emerge with new material. The only pre-requisite is knowing how to hoop on your hand. Just 15 spaces available, and discounts for early birds, so sign up today!
WHEN: Saturday, January 28, 4-6pm
WHERE:
Kinetic Arts Center
785 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Plenty of free parking in lot
near West Oakland BART and 12th Street
PRICE:
$30 Early bird registration by Dec. 31st
Click here for pre- 12/31 special: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2UWLLD3V3SAPL
$35 before January 14th
Click here to pay between 12/31 and 1/14: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=M2ZZM8MX8LZCY
$40 before January 28
Click here to pay between 1/15 and 1/28: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FS8B6DKHZR9A4
$45 at the door (cash only)
MARRIA has been going “ninja” on hoops, since 2005. A founding member of the Boston Hoop Troop, she also co-founded “Ninja Hoops,” with Zach Fisher (their popular “Acro Hooping” workshop toured the country in 2011). She was Boston’s first full-time hoop instructor, and she currently teaches Bay Area drop-ins and at national conferences. And that’s not to mention her stage-savvy, performing with the Vegetable Circus, with Ninja Hoops and in an upcoming duo with Sweet Can Circus’ Natasha Kaluza. Marria can do partner acro moves, while hooping on her foot, while wearing a banana costume. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ninja-Hoops/139616369469094
REVOLVA began hooping in 2002, and has since whirled her way around the world, as a solo act and with troupes and organizations such as The New Old Time Chautauqua Vaudeville Tour, Wanderlust Circus, Clowns Without Borders, Earth DescenDance Circus Theater and Circus Artemis: Portland Women’s Circus (which she co-founded in 2009). A lover of spectacle, she has been opening/support entertainment for Weird Al Yankovic, OK GO and Hot Buttered Rum, become the first and only hooper (and woman) to win Burning Man’s “Fire Idol” contest – and taught at national conferences and festivals. Revolva can hoop on her foot, while hooping on three other limbs, while wearing a wig. http://www.revolvahoopdance.com/
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Sign Up for Classes HERE
Sign Up for Camps HERE
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November Circo Salon &
Student Showcase
Sunday Nov 20, 2011
2pm-4pm
Click HERE for the FACEBOOK EVENT
Come see the Students and Coaches of Kinetic Arts Center show off their Circo Skills!
Admission is a Suggested Donation of $5 – All are welcomed to attend!
Kinetic Arts Center
785 7th St (Corner Brush & 7th Sts) Oakland 94607
www.KineticArtsCenter.com 510-444-4800
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OSA Theatre Actor’s Guild &
The Kinetic Arts Center
Proudly Present
Shakespeare’s "The Comedy of Errors"
at Kinetic Arts Center
Join the actors, aerialists, clowns and acrobats of
Oakland School for the Arts’ Theatre and Circus
departments in the fast-paced juggling act that is
Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors!
Experience Shakespeare’s classic The Comedy of Errors… CIRCUS style! Infused with themes of mistaken identity, isolation, servitude, family, love, insanity, and violence (the comic kind!) this colorful, physical romp tumbles its way through 24 hours of life in Ephesus, a 19th century Italian circus town while searching for your lost twin/soul mate. Bring the whole family, friends young and old and see what all the fuss is about at Oakland School for the Arts and the Kinetic Arts Center!!
Dates and Show Times
Thursday, November 3, 2011 @ 7pm
Friday, November 4, 2011 @ 7pm
Saturday, November 5, 2011 @ 7pm
Sunday, November 6, 2011 @ 2pm * – ASL Interpreted Performance
Sunday, November 6, 2011 @ 7pm
Location
Kinetic Arts Center
785 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Tickets now available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/202433
$20 for Adults
$10 for Students and Seniors
Tickets at the door
$25 for Adults
$15 for Students and Seniors
Limited General Admission – All Ages Welcome
For more information: www.oakarts.org or call Kinetic Arts Center 510-444-480
Photo by: Shoot That Klown
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Come join the Circus Spire Youth Performance Troupe at
Rockridge Out & About Street Faire
Date: Sun, Oct 9th
Time: 12-6pm
Location: College Ave between Alcatraz & Manila
Fun for the whole family.
Admittance is free for all!
Come by the Kinetic Arts Booth and Performance Space at the intersection of College and Claremont.
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Friday, Oct 7, 2011
Monday, Oct 10, 2011
9am-4pm
Ages K-5th Grades
$75/Day Pre-register; $85/Day at the Door
Bigger Discounts as you buy more Circo Days; Space is Limited to 21 Circo Kids Only!
Register – online at www.kineticartscenter.com
or call us at (510) 444-4800.
Circo Day Camp: It’s like going to Circo Summer camp for a day. Circo Day Camps are filled with clowning, trapeze, juggling, acrobatics, climbing and general circus happiness. As you know, these camps are popular so enroll early. Space is Limited.
Bring a lunch, snacks and water bottle. Wear loose, layered clothing (no belts, buckles, zippers). Space is Limited.
Is this your first time? Download a Waiver and Release Form to bring with you when you drop off to make getting to work a little easier.
Kinetic Arts Center is conveniently located at 785 7th St (7th and Brush Sts) in Oakland. We have free off street parking and right on the way to West Oakland BART.
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Kinetic Arts Center
785 7th St (Cross Street = Brush)
Oakland, CA 94607
510-444-4800
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Submarine Show – an epic clown adventure
San Francisco Fringe Festival 2011
Exit Theatre
156 Eddy Street (btwn Mason & Taylor Streets)
Tix $10
More Infomation Here:
www.sffringe.org/fringe11/11plays/submarine.html
SF Chronicle Theatre Critic Robert Hurwitt says, "An inspired 35 minutes of madcap physical comedy and vocal sound effects, the Crew’s "Submarine" is the creation of first-class clowns Slater Brooks Penney and Jaron Aviv Hollander (of Oakland’s Kinetic Arts Center). These guys are not only good but perfectly matched, and their fantastical journey from submariners to fish, wall-climbing monkeys and magnificent birds is a must-see."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/11/DD971L2C1F.DTL#ixzz1XrtGM5OP
Run away with the circus in the Family Fun Zone with Oakland’s own Kinetic Arts Center
Enjoy tremendous circus play all day, follow stilt walkers, learn to juggle or get your face painted!
Be wowed by aerialists, acrobats, contortionists and clowns with performances of a new circus show ‘Trinkets’ conceived and performed by Circus Spire Youth Troupe.
Saturday Performances: 12:30pm, 2pm, 3:30pm, 4:45pm
Sunday Performances: 12:30pm, 2pm, 3:30pm, 5pm
Workshops scheduled between all show times throughout the day.
All ages welcome! Bring the whole family!
More information on at www.artandsouloakland.com
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