The Flight Deck is a collaborative arts space and performance venue in Downtown Oakland, where artists of all kinds and ages can work, play, collaborate, learn and thrive. The Flight Deck will feature a lobby/gallery, a black box theater, a rehearsal studio, and a co-working office for arts organizations and individuals. With the energy of Art Murmur and a vibrant food, art, music and dance scene,
Oakland is ripe for a shared, multidisciplinary, affordable performance venue. The Flight Deck will host performances of all types, gallery shows, rehearsals, classes for youth and adults, and a membership program. It will provide a home for the arts in the East Bay, contributing to making Oakland a destination for artists and audiences from all over the region. We plan to invest in the neighborhood we inhabit by building partnerships with local businesses, organizations, schools and city government. The Flight Deck is a project of Ragged Wing Ensemble, a physical, ensemble theater company that has been nomadically producing original work in the East Bay since 2004. Our company runs on principles of collaboration, trust and mutual respect, valuing each individual and supporting strong leadership. We believe that the practice of true ensemble (collaborative art-making) is a radical act, having positive social repercussions beyond the rehearsal room, and we aim to bring this ethic into the cultivation of community at our new space. Each individual or organizational member will become part of a vibrant community, with a voice in governance and opportunities for connections and collaborations with other artists and groups.
