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Who we are
Cultivating creative environment
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Event of inclusivity
Malonga Arts Collective is more than just a learning place. It’s a thriving community where you can connect with fellow artists, share your passion, and celebrate the rich tapestry of African Diaspora arts and culture.
We believe in the arts as a fertile ground for societal healing, community belonging, and reparative justice.
We believe in providing artistic excellence that is affordable and accessible to all, regardless of abilities, experience, or demographics.
We believe in providing equitable access to cultural and arts-centered programming.
We believe in the power and expertise of our coalition of individual teaching and working artists.
We believe in providing training, mentorship, and leadership opportunities to all youth Collective members.
We believe in creating and maintaining a robust and healthy environment for exploration and innovation in dance, movement, music, and theater for ourselves, guest artists, researchers, and scholars.
We believe in cultivating and maintaining effective partnerships with the broader San Francisco/Bay Area community and globally.
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Experience Oakland’s Vibrant Culture with Malonga Arts Collective!
Join us for a series of exciting events featuring exhilarating dance performances, captivating drumming workshops, and more. Ignite your artistic spirit with the Malonga Arts Collective.
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Diamano Coura - DJEMBE Drum Class with Bli-Bi "Erick' Gore. Please bring your own drum. Every Wednesday, 7:00 PM -...
Diamano Coura presents DJEMBE Drum Class with Bli-Bi "Erick' Gore. Please bring your own drum. Every Wednesday, 7:00 PM -8:30...
Join Omulu Capoeira for FREE class through 2024. Ages 7+ and Adults welcome. Benefits of Capoeira – Strength, Flexibility, Cardio...
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Malonga Arts Collective (MAC) will open its doors and welcome enthusiastic dancers from around the Bay...
T-Shirt Fundraiser-AQ
Support African Queens & Show Your Queens Pride with a...
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AQ – Virtual Dance & Drum Workshops
COMING SOON...VIRTUAL DANCE & DRUM WORKSHOPS! 3/20/20210 Comments African Queens...
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Dance-A-Vision | Dancing Under the Stars
After 10 successful years, Dancing Under the Stars will expand...
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Dance-A-Vision | Oakland Dance Festival
FREE to the public. Dance-A-Vision Oakland Dance Festival brings the...
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Diamano Coura West Africa | Weekly Community Classes
Diamano Coura Weekly community class. Every Saturday 3:00 -4:30 PM...
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Dimensions Dance Theater – Events
Dimensions Dance Theater – Upcoming Events and Shows
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Dimensions Dance Theater | Back to the Root Online Class Series
Dancing Cy(i)phers, Elwah Movement, Ebonie Barnett, and Dimensions Dance Theater...
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Diamano Coura | 47th Annual Repertory Performance
Join Diamano Coura for their 47th Repertory Performance where you...
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The Malonga Arts Collective (MAC) comprises ten nonprofit arts organizations and individual teaching artists who have contractual agreements with the City of Oakland. They are situated on the 2nd and 3rd Floors of the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts in Oakland, California, where they deliver arts programming. The MAC’s vision for the Malonga Casquelourd Center is to establish it as a flourishing and dynamic cultural hub that embraces the convergence of arts, culture, community belonging, and activism.
- Learn to play a new instrument
- Dance to live music
- Learn choreograph moves
