EVENTS

The best way to get to know us is to come move with us.

Date: Thurs. September 5 & Tues. September 10

Time: 4 PM - 8 PM

Location: 970 Grace Ave, Oakland

The Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company is auditioning new members ages 13-18 to join our award winning pre-professional dance company. Fusing hip hop, spoken word, modern and vertical dance, company members develop their artistry, cultivate leadership skills, and ignite audience imaginations with their visions for a world transformed.

Youth should bring a water bottle, be dressed to dance, and can prepare a one minute showcase of a special skill.

Question? Contact us at 510-597-1619 or by email at info@destinyarts.org

Auditions are on Thursday, September 5 from 4:30 – 8 PM and Tuesday, September 10 from 4:30 – 8 PM.

Registration begins at 4 PM. Callbacks are on Thursday, September 12.

Date: Mon. September 9 & Wed. September 11

Time: 4:30 PM - 8 PM

Location: 970 Grace Ave, Oakland

Join Destiny Arts Junior Company, our pre-professional performance dance company for youth ages 9 to 12 years old at Destiny Arts Center, with Director Marjorie Ortiz Silvey and Assistant Director Arayah Fleming. Our company members develop and cultivate their embodied leadership skills, artistry, and self-confidence through dance, martial arts, music, theater, and storytelling.

Auditions are Monday, September 9 from 5 – 8 PM and Wednesday, September 11 from 5 – 8 PM.

Registration begins at 4:30 PM. Callbacks are on Friday, September 13 at 4:30 PM.

Arrive in clothes suitable for physical activity, including wearing closed-toe athletic shoes. Bring a water bottle. Be prepared to learn a dance combination and perform in small groups. You will be given a short spoken word poem to workshop with guidance. Prepare a 1-minute solo showcasing any type of performance art (choregraphed dance, freestyle, song, poem, martial arts, monologue, instrumentation, music production, gymnastics, etc.)

Ongoing commitment is:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5 – 7:15 PM
Saturday afternoons in 2025