Kinetic Arts Center

It's almost time! Workshop Passes and Performance Tickets On Sale June 1st.

Now in it's 5th year, this years Summer Circus Celebration is back bigger and better than ever with 3 nights of performances and 3 days of more than 35 circus workshops.

Buy your workshop passes early to ensure enrollment in your favorite workshop. Three Day, Single Day, and Single Workshop Passes available.

No one turned away for lack of funds. Reach out to [email protected] if you need financial assistance.

More info, including a list of invited coaches and performers, at the link in our bio.

Kinetic Arts Center will be closed next week to prepare for Summer Session.

We will be back June 1st to kick off an exciting season of camps, classes and our annual festival, Summer Circus Celebration. See you then!

Our friends are hosting a workshop at Kinetic Arts Center this Sunday! Get all the info at the link in our bio.

WORKSHOP WITH MICHELLE MATLOCK
Sunday, May 24, 2026 - 6:00 - 9:00 pm

An exploration into some essential tools used to discover the unique clown that is inside of each participant. We will prioritize relishing in your own delight, expressing the greatest possible emotions, celebration of both debacles and triumphs, connection with the audience and acceptance of your own ridiculous stupidity. This workshop is designed to meet participants wherever they are in their clowning journey. New and experienced players are welcomed. Ages 17 and up.

Only three more chances to see Circus Gilly in Dreamland a Circus Sleepover! Final performances this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 and Saturday at 7:30.

Closing weekend often sells out, so grab your tickets in advance. Ticket link in bio.

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Tickets on sale now! Link in bio.

Get ready to crash a wild circus sleepover where Circus Gilly performs acrobatic flips, aerial arts, dancing and general clowning around.

Kinetic Arts Center presents Circus Gilly Youth Troupe in DREAMLAND: A Circus Sleepover

Join Circus Gilly at the best sleepover ever! Will they sleep? Maybe. Will they tumble through an imagined candyland, survive fever dreams, battle nightmares, soar through the air, giggle and dance? Absolutely.

Our friends over at are having their Spring Showcase on April 25th. Tickets are free, but please RSVP at the ticket link in our bio. If you're not following Prescott Circus Theatre already, check out their profile. They do amazing work running free circus programing for Oakland youth.

Prescott Circus Showcase: Free Youth Circus Performance (Oakland)

"Show Love" is a multi-disciplinary, multigenerational show where Oakland Public Schools students come together to express themes of community and connection through a variety of circus acts!

Saturday, April 25, 2026 Doors open at 1:15 PM. Show at 2 PM. Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts - 1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA 94612

Accessibility: The venue is an indoor theater. There will be a designated area for people who use wheelchairs. This show will be ASL Interpreted.

Launderland is back! We loved this show when we hosted their first residency at Kinetic Arts Center in 2024, and we cannot wait to see how the show grown since then. Even more giant puppets?! Use code "Kinetic" for $6 off your tickets! At in San Francisco. March 28/29 & April 4/5. Saturdays at 2pm & 7pm / Sundays at 2pm. We know it's on the other side of the bridge but it is SO WORTH IT!

🎪A family friendly circus show where Jan the janitor unleashes 🫧magical soap against her greedy boss! 👖Giant puppet portals to monstrous laundry piles are opened 🛼Rollerskating mechanics try to fix the machines. Can evil boss Gloria set her machines straight & get back to making money💸? Or will unicycling customers join in a joyful disco to bring soap bubble magic to all!? 🪩Come to Launderland to experience the giant puppets, magic, juggling, and aerial to find out for yourself!

Reminder that April 1st is the deadline for workshop and performer applications for this year’s Summer Circus Celebration (no foolin’). This year’s festival will be bigger than ever with an extra night of performances (including an adults only show on Thursday) and an extra day of workshops. Come get your summer circus community fix August 13-16, 2026. Application link in bio.

Stunning photo of avery_aviary performing at last year’s celebration taken by mx.wolfe

Tonight is Senior Night at Cirque Passé: Under the Cupola! Come down to Kinetic Arts Center tonight at 7:30 to celebrate these hard-working teens in their final .spire show. Ticket link in bio.

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