FandangObon Festival Little Tokyo

Great Leap’s FandangObon is an evolving gathering of Japanese, Mexican, African and Sufi Muslim music and dance traditions to deepen relations and cross-cultural solidarity, and share strategies for place-keeping and environmental knowledge that will sustain our communities into the future in LA and beyond. Learn new dances and celebrate classics with our diverse Los Angeles communities. No experience necessary.

Featuring powerful cultural offerings from:

• Altar installation by Ofélia Esparza & Rosanna Esparza Ahrens
• Le Ballet Dembaya – Dances from Guinea
• Mottainai Band – Japanese Obon
• Kamau & Asiyah – Sufi Muslim Hadrah
• Fandanguerx Community – Son Jarocho
• Queer & Trans Liberation Celebration Okaeri Ondo
• BIMAK Los Angeles – Pilipino Tribal Dance