Our Vision. Building Our House.
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 the 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 we have continued to offer critical 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 and Bonita Cultural Museum.
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.
It is now October 2020 and 7 months into the pandemic, and we are now FINALLY embarking on the construction for our new performing arts home in Chula Vista. Woo hoo! Our dream home includes 3 fully equipped dance studios with sprung Marley dance flooring; and a coworking shared space for artists, designers and creatives to work and collaborate.
Maraya Performing Arts is truly a place for the whole community. We cannot wait to welcome you to our new home (virtually and/or in person)!
Why Donate? Bayanihan.
Everyone who supports Maraya Performing Arts becomes a member of the MPA extended family.
The Bayanihan (pronounced as buy-uh-nee-hun) is a Filipino custom derived from a Filipino word “bayan”, which means nation, town or community. The term bayanihan refers to a spirit of communal unity, work and cooperation to achieve a particular goal.
The concept of The Bayanihan is traced back to a long-standing rural tradition where villagers would gather to help a family move to a new place. The beautiful part of the tradition is that the villagers wouldn’t just move belongings, they would move the entire house. Afterward, the whole community would celebrate!
Members of the MPA extended family receive gratitude, updates--and when it's safe--invitations to come see us at work.
One Neighborhood. One Family.
MPA is located in the heart of Chula Vista, a diverse community in Southern San Diego County. The population of Chula Vista is very diverse, with many residents who are foreign-born.
We’ve been asked by people representing all kinds of backgrounds if MPA is for them. Of course! MPA is for everyone! 🙂
Because we actively embrace inclusion and diversity, we hope students and visitors will see more Black and Brown faces than any regional arts center they’ve been in before, because that is who is representative of the diverse community we all live in.
Chula Vista shares its borders with a number of working-class and low to moderate-income neighborhoods including Southeast San Diego, National City, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa and Imperial Beach. We’re uniquely positioned to serve all of these communities and strive to become the go-to performing arts center in South San Diego.
But for now, we’re a fledgling business with big dreams, a lot of talent, and a need for your enthusiastic support!
Our Goal is to Raise $75,000 by December 31, 2020 to Build a Forever Home for Our Community.
Your investment in Maraya Performing Arts will ensure that we can continue to not only survive in these times of uncertainty, but rather thrive...for many, many years to come.
Thank you for your love and support of the bayanihan.
Maraming Salamat (many thanks in Tagalog),
Anjanette Maraya-Ramey
and our entire Maraya Performing Arts Pamilya (family)
Click the button below to donate, or you can also send a donation check via post office mail (if you prefer):
Maraya Performing Arts
8085 Lake Adlon Drive
San Diego, CA 92119
Our Sponsors
Our Donors
Dana & Miho Pritchett
Nina Garin
Chanel Bradley
Dave & Jessica Bird Beza
Romy & Josie Maraya
Chris & Courtney Faulhaber-Ramey
Anjanette & Matthew Ramey
Marie & Dale Ramey
Raynard Abalos
Gladys Sudaria
Chris Doolittle
Carrie Sefcik
Catherine Cheng
Marcelino Cacao
Ruby Harper
Daniel Domaguin
Ella Ben Aharon
UNITED STATES ARTIST RELIEF FUND
Kathy Meyer
Trinh Le
Marlene Garcia
Nicole Oga
Sahar Javendani
Josephine Advento
Joseph, Eva & Noah Villena
Mary Cook
Joseph Villena
Tara Graviss
Monica Montgomery
Samuel Tsoi
Ley Ebrada
Jennifer Oliver
Katie Diamond
Carolyn Casey
Jack Abbott
Blindspot Collective
Dea & Osborn Hurston
US Bank
Lynnette Tessitore
The Herrada Family
Nicole Miller-Coleman
The Nepomuceno Family
brooke smiley
Linda Sotelo
Cynthia Suero-Gabler
Anonymous
Josie Talamantez
Andrea Sperling
Terhi Tuominen
Mary Godwin
Dorothy Agustin
Ed and Peggy Larmier
Becky Phillpott
Candyce Wu
Vi Calvo
Liz Bernal
Leilani & Louie Patacsil
Brandon Barkley
Whitney Chavez
Tory Hill
Marissa Rivera
Melody Marientes
Alfred Solis
Roberta Wells Famula
The Griffin Ohana
Jeffrey Bernstein
Catherine Schrock
Minaqua McPherson
Catherine Corral
Celia Solis
Matt Carney
Janet Hayatshahi
Ruth Wallen
Georgette Gomez
Jana Zawadzki
Leah Goodwin
William Purves & Donald F. Schmidt
Veronica Smithey
Michelle Camaya
Jacelyn Biondo
Milikovsky Family Trust
Mark Tomaszewicz
Robin Felix
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO: Chairman Greg Cox, County Board of Supervisors, District 1