East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
About
50+ Year East Bay Performing Arts Anchor
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts has trained young artists since 1968 from a historic theater at the corner of 11th Street and Macdonald Avenue. The center serves ages 3 through 18 with group classes in theater, music, and dance plus private music lessons.
Group Classes and Production Tracks
Multi-discipline programming gives kids access to theater, music, and dance under one roof. Programs include:
- Group classes in theater (ages 3-18)
- Group classes in dance
- Group classes in music
- Private music lessons
- Ensemble and production training
- Sliding-scale community access programming
What's Included
- Historic theater building as classroom and performance space
- Long-tenured faculty with East Bay arts roots
- Cross-discipline curriculum (kids who start in theater can pick up music or dance)
- Community-serving model focused on low-income access
Experience
The 1968 founding and continuous operation give the Center a stability rare in community arts - faculty have decades of relationships with East Bay families, and the curriculum has evolved without losing its low-cost-access roots. The ages-3-start makes this one of the earliest entry points for serious arts training in the East Bay.