To celebrate their 10-year anniversary, transcenDANCE Youth Art Projects, a local nonprofit, has planned a performance that will recognize a decade of social change and change-makers.
Through the power of dance and performance, transcenDANCE works to empower the youth from underserved San Diego communities and create positive social change.
To celebrate 10 years of work, the organization has created a show titled “10xChange.” The performance will take place July 15 and 16 at the Sherwood Auditorium in La Jolla and will be performed by the students and alumni who developed it.
“Our students, alumni, professional artists, and all of our staff and board of directors have rallied behind this special event,” said Cat Corral, the co-founder and executive artistic director of transcenDANCE. “It will be such a beautiful showcase of our students’ talents and our journey.”
The company plans to perform their highest quality work to honor the nonprofit’s anniversary. According to Corral, the theme of the performance is the history of the company, all the lives they have touched and how far they have come.
“With this performance the audience will be part of something both important and inspiring,” Corral said. “Seeing young people share their stories through the performing arts is one of the most uplifting experiences to be had.”
The performers consist of 20 teenaged students and 16 alumni dancers. The students have worked for nearly a year to choreograph and create an entirely original 90-minute performance.
“We are known for emotionally powerful work because our students perform with such heart,” Corral said. “People are blown away by our students each year and say things like ‘This is just as moving of an experience as seeing some of the best professional work in town,’ and it is true.” Dance performance When 8 p.m. Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16. Where: Sherwood Auditorium, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla.
Tickets: For more about transcenDANCE and to purchase tickets, visit www.tDArts.org.