INVEST IN OUR VISION

Maraya Performing Arts was founded in March 2020, literally weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down in California. We were immediately forced to shelter in place on March 17, 2020, not long after signing a 5-year lease on our new space in Eastlake.

Since the pandemic, we have creatively pivoted. We have adapted to the ever changing small business mandates to close, open, close and re-open our business multiple times. Since March 2020 we have continued to offer critical multicultural and multigenerational arts programming for our community including: virtual youth theatre classes, outdoor parking lot dance classes, virtual dance classes from international dance artists, and have hosted multiple guest speakers from the arts and entertainment industry. We have also received numerous invitations and commissions to create new and innovative dance theatre projects in collaboration with our arts partners, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Filipino Cinema, The Slants Foundation, Pacific Arts Movement, and the Bonita Museum to name a few.

We envision a community where the performing arts are accessible to all. We strive to be the 'go to' artistic hub for diverse multigenerational artists from all walks of life.

After nearly one year into the pandemic, we FINALLY completed construction, and (re)opened the physical doors to our performing arts home in Chula Vista on February 20, 2021. Woo hoo!

Our dream home includes 3 dance studios (2 indoor and 1 outdoor) with professional sprung Marley dance flooring; and in the future we plan to design a co-working shared office space and classroom for artists, and creative entrepreneurs to participate in professional development/arts administration trainings to learn the ins and outs of the "business of making art."

Maraya Performing Arts is truly a place for the whole community!

We look forwarding to welcoming you and yours to this vibrant and inclusive community arts center!