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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 20, 2008
luke@greatleap.org (213) 250-8800 Great Leap Presents: Collaboratory V: Leaps of Faith “Ten artists of different faiths boldly jump into the swirling waters of interfaith collaboration in this performance of personal stories, dance, poetry and song” LOS ANGELES –Great Leap presents Round V of Collaboratory, “Leaps of Faith,” a weekend of provocative collaborative performances by ten interfaith emerging artists on March 8-9, 2008 at the Japanese American National Museum’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Collaboratory is Great Leap’s ongoing mentorship initiative, designed to train emerging artists in cross-cultural collaborative performance as well as community-based leadership skills. Led by Project Director Dan Kwong and Co-Facilitators Young-Ae Park and Nobuko Miyamoto, COLLABORATORY V provides a sacred space for exploration and exchange on the subject of faith. Ten artists work together for 8 weeks; visiting various religious centers in Los Angeles, meeting with local mentors/elders/“wisdom-keepers”, experiencing master classes with guest teachers, and sharing their own personal stories of faith with each other. The project culminates in the creation & presentation of these work-in-progress performances. Participating artists are: George Abe, Aisha Cain, Saria Idana, Danielle Licht, Ameena Mirza, Shyamala Moorty, Waliya Perkins, Marie-Francoise Theodore, Monk Turner, and Carla Vega. Participants will use autobiographical material along with historical and contemporary sources to create stories, scenarios, spoken word/poetry, dance, music and/or multimedia, in a highly collaborative approach. Come witness their plunge into the deep as they question: How can multi-dimensional religious identities live side by side? How do we navigate religious conflicts with intelligence and compassion? How can we create progressive and respectful visions for the future? Great Leap Founder/Artistic Director Nobuko Miyamoto, who has created boundary-crossing performances for decades, conceived Collaboratory and believes, “Collaboratory artists are the future. They give us new eyes us to appreciate and negotiate the complex cultural maze we live in.” Great Leap is a pioneering Los Angeles-based multicultural performing arts organization that has used the arts to create social change since 1978. Its staff and artists have a long and successful history in developing cross-cultural collaboration and multi-disciplinary performance. Performances are Saturday, March 8th at 2pm and 7pm, and Sunday, March 9th at 2pm at the National Center for Democracy’s Forum, located at 369 E. 1st Street, at the corner of Central Ave in the heart of downtown’s Little Tokyo. Suggested Donations for all performances are $10. Co-sponsors for Collaboratory V “Leaps of Faith” are the Japanese American National Museum, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Group, Three Cousins, Metivta, and Hyphen Magazine. Collaboratory V is supported in part by National Endowment for the Arts, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Southern California Edison, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Japanese American Community Services, Cecilia Nakamura Fund and individual donors. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail luke@greatleap.org or call (213) 250-8800. Please visit our website at www.greatleap.org. WHAT: Great Leap presents Colaboratory V: Leaps of Faith “Collaboratory showcases emerging Interfaith artists” WHO : Project Director – Dan Kwong Co-Facilitators – Young-Ae Park & Nobuko Miyamoto Performers - George Abe, Aisha Cain, Saria Idana, Danielle Licht, Ameena Mirza, Shyamala Moorty, Waliya Perkins, Marie-Francoise Theodore, Monk Turner, and Carla Vega WHEN & WHERE Saturday, March 8, 2008 -- 2 & 7 PM Sunday, March 9, 2008 – 2 PM @ National Center for the Preservation of Democracy 369 E. 1st Street in Downtown Los Angeles Suggested Donation of $10, nobody will be turned away if you don’t have funds.
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