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SACRAMENTO'S PREMIER

BLACK
THEATER

Celebration Arts amplifies the rich tapestry of the Black experience through the transformative mediums of theater, music, and dance. Through performance and storytelling, we empower, educate, and celebrate our vibrant culture.

ON SALE NOW

A TOAST TO

JAMES WHEATLEY

Celebration Arts’ 2024 fall fundraiser is a celebration of gratitude and a look back at the career and impact of our founder, Mr. James Wheatley.


Guests will enjoy live performances, culinary delights, and toasts to Mr. Wheatley, plus receive a first look of the 2025 Season, “Family Affair.”


Sponsorship opportunities are available.


Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 6 pm

The Sofia

2700 Capitol Avenue | Sacramento, CA

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CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

By Lynn Nottage

Directed By Imani Mitchell

October 11 – November 3, 2024


This charming, funny, and moving play, set against the social politics of the 1950s, follows 17-year-old Ernestine Crump as she adjusts to life after the passing of her beloved mother. In search of spiritual answers, Ernestine’s father relocates the family from Pensacola to Brooklyn, where the Crumps must navigate a changing family dynamic, an unwelcoming neighborhood, and a shifting set of American ideals.

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CELEBRATION ARTS PRESENTS: DANCE (R)EVOLUTION

Join us for the 2024 Celebration Arts Dance Concert, themed Dance (R)Evolution!



Celebration Arts Dance Company has existed since 1976, and "Dance (R)Evolution" is a testament to its legacy. This show will share some of the movement through time created by its founder, James Wheatley, and works created by long-standing and new members of the Celebration Arts Dance Company.


In addition to the resident dance company, the dance space will include performers from our communities of various ages, genres, and more, who are also invested in the evolution and revolution of movement in our communities.


Tickets are $25 for general admission, and $35 for VIP.


VIP patrons receive a free alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage and a free ticket to the holiday production of TINKER THE TOY MAKER. VIP tickets are only available online in advance.


ON VIEW

BLACK GIRL MAGIC

ART EXHIBITION

For the 2024 Season of Black Girl Magic, in collaboration with BLACK ARTIST FOUNDRY, our walls have been transformed into an art gallery, and patrons will experience awe-inspiring works from 12 talented Black women artists who call Sacramento home.

We thank
Abayomi Brownfield, Aliyah Sidqe, Beth Consetta Rubel, Michaela Stewart, Nataki Owino, Ongell, Noelle Tavares, Nia Brown, Omonivie Okhade, Shani Zuberi, Shawntay Gorman, and Tasha Nichole King for sharing their works in a celebration of the Black woman in beauty, strength and complexity.

Grab your tickets for MUD, RIVER, STONE  and be sure to leave time to explore the gallery and your opportunity to add works for sale to your personal collection!

Image Credits:
Shani Zuberi, “Origin,” 2020. Digital Art, 8”x10.”

Michaela Stewart, “Crimson Veil,” 2024. Film Photography, 8"x12.”

Nataki Owino, “Release,” 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 30”x40.”


2024 SEASON OF

BLACK GIRL MAGIC

JOIN US FOR OUR 2024 CELEBRATION OF BLACK WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS AND DIRECTORS!


FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF


ZORA & LANGSTON


TOPDOG / UNDERDOG


MUD, RIVER, STONE


CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY


TINKER THE TOY MAKER


All tickets and flex passes on sale now! 


A composite graphic that reads Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun Directed by James Ellison III Dec 1 - 24, 2023. The image has an outline of the side profile of a black woman with a house and trees inside the shape.

NEW!

DIGITAL GIFT CARDS

Give the gift of Black Theatre! Digital gift cards are now available through the online Box Office! Perfect for the Grads, Dads, or any upcoming special occasion!

2024 SEASON OF BLACK GIRL MAGIC SPONSORS

Come join the Celebration!

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PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

California Arts Council Logo
California Office of the Small Business Advocate logo
City of Sacramento Arts & Culture Logo
CA State Assemblymember Kevin McCarty logo

We acknowledge that Celebration Arts resides on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary homelands of the Nisenan and Miwok Nations. The larger Sacramento area and its rivers serve as a gathering place for many local tribes from the surrounding valley and foothills including the Nisenan, Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Miwok, Patwin Wintun, and the Wilton Rancheria.


We advocate for Indigenous struggles against ongoing settler-colonization.We recognize and acknowledge the labor upon which our waterways, our country, our state, and our facility are built.


We acknowledge the labor inequities that built our country on the bodies of enslaved people, immigrants, migrant and incarcerated workers. We advocate for equitable quality of living conditions for all laborers.We affirm our commitment to these land and labor acknowledgements through our mission to uplift and educate stories, in particular African-American and Black stories, through our work each day.

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