What if success wasn't measured by how much rent a space could collect—but by how many artists it could support?
At full market rates, ESPA could bring in over $44,000 each month. But that's not why we exist.
We choose to operate as a community resource, keeping rehearsal studios and performance spaces affordable for Austin's independent artists. From dance companies and theater groups to musicians and multidisciplinary artists, our goal is to make sure cost isn't the reason great work never gets made.
Our Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program (RSSP) is what makes that possible. Instead of maximizing profit, it allows us to maximize opportunity.
We're in the midst of our $8,000 campaign, and every donation helps keep artists in the studio and on the stage.
💛 Make a one-time gift today. Donations of $25 or more will be recognized on our permanent donor wall in the ESPA lobby.
Together, we can keep Austin's creative community thriving.
⭐Donate through the link in our bio.
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ESPA is a brand-new, multi-studio space featuring a white-box theater, and it is home to many ATX dance, theater, music, film, and interdisciplinary artists.
www.eastsideperformingarts.com Your space for creative connection. An incubator for performance art, First Street Studio is committed to providing a nourishing and intimate environment for independent working artists to develop and evolve. This single-studio art workspace is the home to dance, theater, music, film, and interdisciplinary artists. Interested in booking space for rehearsal, class, or
At East Side Performing Arts (ESPA), Austin artists deserve affordable places to rehearse, create, and perform. That's why we're launching our two-week campaign to support the Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program (RSSP).
While the name has stayed the same, the program has grown. Today, RSSP helps subsidize both rehearsal space and full-scale performance rentals, making it possible for local artists to focus more on their work instead of the cost of their work.
Your support keeps Austin's performing arts community thriving by making space more accessible for artists like Alexa Capareda, Early Era Collective, Konverj Dans, Mira Cook, and Sea Legs Dance. Alexa Capareda earlyeracollective konverjdans (converge/dance) mira_cook_music Sea Legs Dance
Our goal: Raise $8,000 in two weeks.
Every dollar goes directly toward lowering rental costs for local artists. Whether you make a one-time gift or become a monthly sustaining donor, you're investing in the future of Austin's creative community.
💛 Help us keep the arts accessible. Donate today through the link in our bio!
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04/21/2026
Check out ESPA’s class schedule for the week: April 20-26💃🕺🎉🪩
MONDAY, APR 20
10 AM
5 PM
7:30 PM
TUESDAY, APR 21
10 AM
7 PM
WEDNESDAY, APR 22
10 AM
THURSDAY, APR 23
9 AM
10 AM
10 AM
12 PM Contemporary w/ Cheryl Chaddick
6:30 PM
FRIDAY, APR 24
10 AM
11:30 AM
SATURDAY, APR 25
10 AM .wiltz
11:30 AM
SUNDAY, APR 26
12 PM .on.planet.marz + guest instructor (to be announced…)
Register & sign up for class using the link in our bio!
04/17/2026
ESPA Access Lab | Open Level Class w/ guest choreographer .renae / .enpointe
SUNDAY 4/19, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Studio 2
Cost:
No cost. Recommended donations to the choreographer.
Class Description:
ESPA Access Lab is an initiative program for emerging artists of color to share their movement styles and teach drop-in classes. The program is led by Marcel (Mars) Johnson and will host a different teacher every week.
04/12/2026
Check out ESPA’s class schedule for the week: April 13-19💃🕺🎉🪩
MONDAY, APR 13
10 AM
5 PM
7:30 PM
TUESDAY, APR 14
10 AM
7 PM
WEDNESDAY, APR 15
10 AM
THURSDAY, APR 16
9 AM
10 AM
10 AM
12 PM Contemporary w/ Cheryl Chaddick
6:30 PM
FRIDAY, APR 17
10 AM
11:30 AM
SATURDAY, APR 18
10 AM .wiltz
11:30 AM
SUNDAY, APR 19
11 AM
12 PM .on.planet.marz + guest instructor (to be announced…)
Register & sign up for class using the link in our bio!
04/11/2026
ESPA Access Lab | Open Level Class w/ guest choreographer
TOMORROW, SUNDAY 4/12, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Studio 2
Cost:
No cost. Recommended donations to the choreographer.
Class Description:
ESPA Access Lab is an initiative program for emerging artists of color to share their movement styles and teach drop-in classes. The program is led by Marcel (Mars) Johnson and will host a different teacher every week.
No access lab class tomorrow!
Stay tuned for next week’s class 4/12🕺🪩💃🎉
03/28/2026
ESPA Access Lab | Open Level Class w/ guest choreographer
TOMORROW, SUNDAY 3/29, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Studio 2
Cost:
No cost. Recommended donations to the choreographer.
Class Description:
ESPA Access Lab is an initiative program for emerging artists of color to share their movement styles and teach drop-in classes. The program is led by Marcel (Mars) Johnson and will host a different teacher every week.
03/08/2026
ESPA Access Lab | Open Level Class w/ guest choreographer Valentina Reyes
TOMORROW, SUNDAY 3/8, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, Studio 2
Cost:
No cost. Recommended donations to the choreographer.
Class Description:
ESPA Access Lab is an initiative program for emerging artists of color to share their movement styles and teach drop-in classes. The program is led by Marcel (Mars) Johnson and will have a different teacher every week.
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