Performances

Annual Season of Works
Each year Eveoke produces a season that consists of three or more full-length performances. Each show runs for one month or longer in theatres and sites throughout the city.  Performances frame debates and stimulate discussion/ reflection on some of life’s most important social issues. So not only will these performances get your heart pounding – and make no mistake, they will get your heart pounding – they will get you thinking. By the end of one of Eveoke’s performances, you will have experienced something remarkable. And perhaps for the first time you’ll recognize there’s a difference between rising to your feet and taking a stand.

Eveoke’s Farm Teams
Eveoke’s Performing Group and Youth Performing Group regularly dance at schools, fairs and festivals throughout the region – more than 60 shows annually.  By joining the troupes, Eveoke’s students learn to work together and learn the value of their collective voice.  To quote Wille Reale of the 52nd Street Project: “I have seen the joy in their eyes and have heard it in their voices and I have watched them take a bow and come up taller."  A good round of applause can often make someone’s whole day. Sometimes, it can make their whole life. 

How we can all become involved in Performances
Come see a performance
Buy a Season Adventure Pass
Bring your family and friends to performances
Help spread the word about performances – become an Evocateur!
Arrange for special Group Rates for your friends, co-workers, etc.
Volunteer to help with ushering and other duties
Support artistic creation and presentation as a donor
Book Eveoke in your event

Education

Company School
Professional Concert Company performers teach more than 40 classes each week at Eveoke’s 6,500 square foot downtown headquarters.  At Eveoke, something remarkable happens every day.  Students learn new skills, develop positive self-images and form lasting friendships.  In addition, many of those enrolled in dance classes, train to make the transition from student to performer. So what’s learned in class is eventually taken on stage.

Outreach Programming
Eveoke performers also teach more than two-dozen classes each week in schools and community centers throughout the region.  More than 450 students regularly take classes at nocost to them due to the strong community partnerships Eveoke has developed since 1995.  Students who want to further their study at Eveoke’s downtown headquarters are offered free classes because Eveoke directs most outreach efforts to underserved or low-income communities.

Professional Training Program: Students and Teachers
Students wishing to pursue part-time or full-time careers as choreographers, dancers or dance educators can audition for Eveoke’s prestigious Professional Training Program. Here, students begin transforming their dream career into a reality as they receive one-on-one mentoring and training from an Eveoke company member.  Eveoke also teaches academic teachers how to incorporate the arts into their daily curriculum, so they can use movement to motivate students.  Eveoke staff work in all subject areas with school teachers for one or more semesters and provide an ongoing curriculum for the classroom upon Eveoke’s departure.

How we can all become involved in education
Take a Class and become part of our learning community
Bring your children, parents, cousins and friends to dance class
Dance to be physically and emotionally fit
Support the Tuition Assistance Program – Adopt-A-Dancer(s)
Book Eveoke to teach at your school or community center
Book Eveoke’s Performing Group to dance at your school or community center
Arrange for your own special group classes at Eveoke’s downtown headquarters
Partner to teach academic teachers about incorporating the fourth “R” -- art

Celebrate Dance Festival

Celebrate Dance Festival
One of the largest dance events of its kind, this free festival spans three days and presents more than 70 dance companies. San Diego is home to scores of different ethnicities and the region boasts a diversity that is truly world class. All types, styles, abilities, ethnicities and skill levels are invited to celebrate dance, making possible the widest range of cultural representation.  Walk through Balboa Park and you’ll see performances, take workshops and enjoy a beautiful duet between art and nature. 

While more than 12,000 residents and visitors attend Celebrate Dance Festival, this civic event makes an impact that lasts all year long. Many attendees discover a new dance company, a dance style, or a new form of artistic self-expression.  Our dance festival kicks off a whole year of celebratory events and educational programming, so when the festival is over, the fun is really just about to begin in San Diego.

How we can all become involved in CDF
Participate in the festival – perform and teach dance
Volunteer  – help run the festival, working with artists and patrons
Promote – help spread the word about this free, civic event
Come to the festival -- bring your family, friends and picnic in the park
Sponsor Celebrate Dance Festival through your tax-deductible donation