Donate $50 or more & receive a gift from us!

$50+ : Original 2019 Opening Night Tote Bag

$100+ : 2 KOLA Show Tickets or Original 2019 Opening Night T-Shirt

$250+ : 2 KOLA Show Tickets + Original 2019 Opening Night T-Shirt + Tote Bag

$500+ : Original 2019 Opening Night T-Shirt + Tote Bag + 2 VIP Night KOLA Show Tickets

We first premiered this theatrical production in 2019, filling the community's hearts with joy and unity. It was an energy-filled community affair with an eight-show run and a final sold-out show.

We've heard the calls loud and clear from the community three years later—it's time to bring KOLA back. But we can't do it without you. We need your help to raise 50K by December 15th to bring this beautiful experience to the community again this winter.

The play re-envisioned a version of The Nutcracker through the lens of African and Afro-Latinx music, dance, theater, and culture, reflecting the lives of Black and Brown children socially, politically, and spiritually in modern-day Oakland.

It featured 500+ students from over a dozen Oakland and other East Bay schools and a creative team comprised of beloved local artists.

If you believe in the power of the arts to fuel community and inspire confidence in our students, we invite you to donate today. Help us come together again to experience and celebrate all that makes the Bay Area such a unique place—its artists, young and old.

Kola 2022!

By Peoples Conservatory

Kola 2022!

An Afro Diasporic Remix of The Nutcracker

Team Members