GreatLeap.org
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Welcome to Great Leap!
Description
Great Leap is a Los Angeles based multicultural performing arts organization dedicated to creating and presenting original works in theater, music and dance. Through the creative and collaborative process of performances, workshops and community residencies, Great Leap works with professional artists and community partners to instill a deeper understanding and a sense of connection between diverse peoples. Founded in 1978 by Artistic Director Nobuko Miyamoto, Great Leap is rooted in the Asian American community and promotes cross-cultural exchange with local and nationwide audiences.
Founder/Artistic Director Nobuko Miyamoto started Great Leap in 1978 to promote positive images of Asian Americans through theater, music and dance. At a time when many of the roles available to Asian Americans were extremely limiting, Great Leap provided Asian American performers with the opportunity to create work that helped fight stereotypes, racism and discrimination.
In the early 1970s, Miyamoto, Chris Iijima and Charlie Chin, wrote and produced the first album of contemporary Asian American music, A Grain of Sand. This pioneering trio re-united for the first of many Reunion Concerts in October 1997, and has since performed at venues such as UC Berkeley and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, as well as at the Smithsonian Institution, where the seminal album is now housed.
Contact
- Great Leap, Inc.
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- Los Angeles CA
- United States 90017
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- +1.2132508800
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