Great Leap's FandangObon Intern will oversee the cultural production of 3 community-based workshops grounded in Los Angeles' cultural communities that lead towards the Fall sharing of FandangObon 2025. The intern will also support FandangObon artists at the larger Fall Festival. The FandangObon Intern will engage in event planning, cultural organizing, and production skill-building towards 3 local workshops and the larger Fall Festival. The Intern will have a unique opportunity to engage with existing and potential new FandangObon partners and communities including but not limited to Tongva, Japanese, Mexican, Guinean, Muslim, LGBTQ, and Filipino American communities at more locally-rooted three-hour long workshops and towards the larger fall Festival. This internship is approximately 30-40 hours per week from July 14, 2025 to October 2, 2025.
Applicants should have performing arts production or event planning experience. Applicants with experience in cultural dance, music, gatherings, or cultural production are preferred. (Cultural Productions may range from student or community cultural show, events, or cultural experiences) Applicants with excellent person to person communication or writing highly encouraged to apply. Bi-lingual or multi-lingual applicants highly encouraged to apply.
GREAT LEAP, INC creates bridges to a more just world, weaving performing arts, cultural practices, and community engagement to transform our relationships to the Earth and each other. Our organization’s core programs include: evolving and expanding our signature project FandangObon, developing new multi-discipline artworks, and creating new culturally-based participatory community projects such as the Manzanar Baseball Project and the Toriumi Plaza Project with Sustainable Little Tokyo.
Interested applicants should send a pdf of their cover letter and resume to booking@greatleap.org Great Leap is especially interested in cover letters that answer the question: why this internship opportunity? If selected for an interview, applicants will also be asked to share up to 2 professional references.
