Grantee Database
WORLD STAGE PERFORMANCE GALLERY
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$38,499.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, THE WORLD STAGE PERFORMANCE GALLERY will sustain its 34 year, Los Angeles based, African American cultural arts organization with general operating support and relief for rent, utilities, and staffing expenses. The two-year grant funding will continue the creation and presentation of Jazz, African Diaspora spoken word/literature, and women’s African drumming, and weekly concerts by intergenerational Artists for and with our underserved multi-ethnic community, in the Leimert Park cultural village.
Organization Summary
Organization program and services include Wednesdays: Anansi Writer’s Workshop, Thursdays: Billy Higgins Instrumental Jazz Jam Session, Friday: Concert Series, Saturdays: Trap Drum Workshop, Jazz Vocal Workshop, S.H.I.N.E. MAWUSI Women’s African Drum Circle; Sundays: World Stage Big Band and Rose Gales Vocal Jazz Jam Session.
Performances at The World Stage generally occur on Friday and Saturday evenings. Please view our calendar for upcoming events.
The World Stage fosters exchange and interaction between artists of all ages and levels, and provides a place for self-discovery, experimentation and critical feedback in a nourishing environment.
Organization
The World Stage
Address
4321 Degnan Blvd
LOS ANGELES
90008-0694
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(323) 934-6313
Congressional District
District 37
State Assembly District
District 55
State Senate District
District 28
