Next Friday, April 9th, be sure to get your self downtown for one of two incredible and historic performances.

Prescott Circus Theatre will be presenting HIGHER GROUND, a stilt dance performance featuring over 50 youth stilt dancers, each coached in the spirit, history, and techniques of African Stilt Dancing by Zulu Connections.  http://www.zuluconnection.com/home.htm

The stilt dancers are all students of Prescott Circus Theatre and its satellite programs from
6 Oakland Elementary Schools: Prescott, Garfield, Parker, Piedmont Avenue, Manzanita, and Laurel.

Higher Ground
Friday, April 9, 2010

TWO FREE performances:

12:00pm: Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland City Hall
5:00pm:   Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts @ 1428 Alice Street, Oakland

The Prescott Circus Theatre is an exciting and innovative after school program for Oakland youth.
Students receive free training and performing opportunities.  The program was founded in 1984 by
Prescott teacher Aileen Moffitt.  The goals of PCT are to provide a culturally conscious educational program promoting
leadership, performing arts education, skill training, academic progress, and life experience opportunities for youngsters in
a context that allows them to fully explore their talents and enriches self-esteem
The program also serves the community by providing professional-level entertainment by children of color for
audiences of all ages while representing Oakland youth in a proud and positive manner.

For more information about Prescott Circus Theatre:  www.prescottcircus.org
Zulu Connections: http://www.zuluconnection.com/home.htm

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For additional info, please call (510) 842-3751.