Los Angeles , California

Great Leap is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the principle of deepening race relations and promoting harmony between the diverse cultural groups of America. Great Leap is a nationwide performing arts organization whose mission is to create, present and produce works that give expression to the multicultural experience through performances and workshops for young people. Founded in 1978 by artistic director, Nobuko Miyamoto, Great Leap has been a pioneering organization for 22 years, rooted in the Asian American community, reaching nationwide audiences of 50,000 people each year, the majority being children and youth. For six years, Great Leap has worked with Upward Bound to develop and implement an intensive “Arts and Yoga for Youth” program for at-risk teenagers. Great Leap was named a “Promising Practice” on the President’s Initiative on Race for One America and a receipient of the President’s Award of the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission. [view full description]