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VAGABOOM! is a program that gives Youth an opportunity to learn to work in a team, exploring a variety of rare skills. We blend exciting aspects of art, acrobatics, circus arts, music, theater performance and production, and movement to nurture the Youth’s awareness of their skills as an amazing expressive vehicle in this world. We provide a unique educational environment, and small teacher/student ratio in classes. We create original stage performance productions, fusing fun with education.

Due to massive budget cuts in schools, particularly in the Arts, Physical Education and Music departments, we offer a one of a kind fusion of these expressive art forms, in a safe and encouraging environment.

Our goal is to continue to offer this unique program for free, particularly to schools and neighborhoods that are worst effected by the budget cuts.

Kala Art Institute provides a communal meeting place forartists from around the world who are offered the gift of time and space tofurther develop their unique visions in our West Berkeley studios. These talented artists form the creative corps of Kala’s Artists-In-Schools program,through which they share their expertise with K-12 students in Alameda County.

At the ODC School Youth Program, our goal is to provide youth and teens with high-quality technical training, skills to capitalize on their strengths, a positive body image, and tools to express themselves to their fullest capabilities while falling in love with dance. Based in the newly-built and spacious ODC Dance Commons, students are exposed and connected to a large and diverse artistic community including ODC/Dance, a world-class modern dance company; ODC Theater, which presents cutting-edge dance, theater and music; and the Rhythm & Motion Dance Program, which offers myriad multi-cultural dance opportunities. ODC School is dedicated to fostering creativity in a nurturing and challenging environment for students who seek either sheer enjoyment or a career in dance.