Five Ways Africa Lives Here
Each program is a doorway. Some enter through music. Some through dance. Some through story. All arrive at the same destination — genuine, living connection to African cultural heritage.
NACAPA Choir
NACAPA Choir brings singers from across Los Angeles together around African and African-diasporic choral music, cultural exchange, and community.
Now forming its 2026–2027 Founding Cohort, the choir is NACAPA’s first major ongoing performing ensemble and an active expression of our commitment to preserving, presenting, and advancing African performing arts.
Support NACAPA’s Programs
Your donation funds the artists, workshops, and events that bring Africa alive in Los Angeles.
501(c)(3) · EIN: 41-5043697 · Tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Live Performance Series
Curated concerts and performances featuring African musicians, dancers, and theater companies from across the continent and diaspora. Presented in accessible venues throughout Los Angeles — from intimate cultural spaces to major performing arts centers.
Every performance is an event. Not background entertainment — a focused, intentional encounter with African performing arts at its finest, presented with the production quality the art deserves.
- Up to six performances in Year 1, scaling as capacity grows
- Curated across Africa and its global diaspora
- Reduced and complimentary tickets as resources allow
- Pre-performance cultural education for audiences
- Post-performance artist conversations and donor receptions
Artist Residency Program
Multi-week residency programs bringing African performing artists to Los Angeles for intensive creative work, community engagement, and knowledge exchange with local artists, students, and community members.
Each residency is not just about the final performance — it is about the weeks of contact between an African artist and a Los Angeles community. The workshops. The school visits. The informal encounters that leave lasting impressions.
- Up to two residencies in Year 2, scaling as capacity grows
- Open or invited process reviewed by curatorial leadership
- Public showing or lecture-demonstration where feasible
- School and community engagement where partnerships allow
- Documentation and archiving of each residency
Cultural Education Workshops
Designed for schools, community centers, after-school programs, weekend intensives, and community learning spaces. Facilitated by African cultural artists, educators, and teaching artists with relevant artistic and pedagogical experience.
- School programs with LAUSD, community schools, and partners
- Sliding-scale fees with scholarship availability
- Youth ages 8–18 primary; adults secondary
- Covers music, dance, theater, oral traditions, and context
- Curriculum-informed programming tied to relevant standards
Cultural Immersion Experiences
Designed for families, community groups, students, artists, donors, and curious audiences, these programs make African culture accessible without reducing it to exhibition or entertainment alone.
- Up to four events in Year 1, subject to capacity
- Cultural festivals and themed dinner-performance events
- Fashion and arts showcases tied to performance themes
- Heritage celebrations tied to African holidays and traditions
- Food vendors supporting selected cultural experiences
Cross-Cultural Exchange Programs
Africa does not exist in isolation; it has always been in conversation with the world. NACAPA is African-centered and outward-facing. Our Cross-Cultural Exchange Programs bring African performing traditions into sustained dialogue with orchestral music, jazz, mariachi, theatre, dance, Indigenous traditions, and other cultural forms in North America and beyond.
These programs support co-creation, shared learning, public performance, research, and documentation while protecting the identity, authority, and integrity of each participating tradition.
- Co-productions linking African artists with other cultural traditions
- Collaborative residencies with diverse cultural organizations
- Public performances and documentation where feasible
- Academic partnerships for research and interpretation
- Periodic symposium bringing artists and scholars together
NACAPA · Los Angeles, California · Founded 2026 · 501(c)(3) · EIN: 41-5043697
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Every dollar you give supports African artists and cultural education in Los Angeles.
501(c)(3) · EIN: 41-5043697 · Tax-deductible