Performances & Events
Monarch Student Dance Theatre show, SHIFT 2.0
Friday, May 30 @ 5PM & Saturday, May 31 @ 2PM
RSVP. Free to Monarch students/families and $10 for community members
Camp Chrysalis: Colorful Art, Dance, and Music
Monday, July 14-Friday, July 18, run 8:00am-5:00pm
Free. Only open to San Diego Unified UTK-1st grade students via Level Up. Funded by San Diego Foundation.
Partner Events at the chrysalis
Mesa College Jazz Band Jam
Every Tuesday @ 7PM-9PM
For anyone who loves jazz as a listener or a musician. Open jam.
Breakdancing Lessons with Finest City Breaking
Every Wednesday & Thursday @ 6:00-7:30pm
Highly experienced instructors provide a safe space where kids build confidence, create relationships, and train alongside peers.
Wednesdays: Breaking Dynamics for Ages 7-17
Thursdays: Breaking Fundamentals for Ages 7-17 and Break Babies, Ages 4-6
Sign up for semester, prorated, $17-$25 per class.
NeuroDance with Malashock Dance
Most Saturdays @ 10:15-11:15am
Now–November 15, 2025
These classes are for individuals with neurological conditions to dance with their loved ones, supported by dancers and physical therapists. NeuroDance provides a safe, joyful space to move together—supporting those with Parkinson’s, spinal cord injuries, ALS, MS, stroke, and cerebral palsy.
Register $10/group (participant+2)
Black Girl Bloom performances featuring Keomi Tarver & Company
Friday, June 6 @ 7PM
Saturday, June 7 @ 7PM
Sunday, June 8 @ 3PM
Musical Theater Community "Playshop" for grown-ups
Saturday, June 7, 1:00-3:00pm
Inner child theater camp is for 18+ theater lovers (former theater kids, artists & creatives, and "theater-curious" folks with no experience needed.
Register $35
Adult Musical Theater Camp
Saturday, July 12-July 13, 9:00am-6:00pm (
Inner child theater camp brings you 2 magical, heart-filling days of singing, dancing, creative expression, personal growth and community — no experience needed. Camp is permission to reconnect with your inner child, stretch your comfort zone, and remember how good it feels to be fully you– supported and celebrated by your new camp friends
Register $578.06 with 20% off code
Interested in learning more about our Creative Youth Development, Community Programs, touring our facilities, or renting our 6,000 square foot space?
Contact Erika Malone,
Director of Creative Youth Development & Community Engagement
chrysalis@monarchschools.org
(619) 975-2022 x111
