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LEAP Signature Programs

LEAP’s Theater & Dance Programs harness the power of the performing arts to amplify student voice, foster self-expression, and cultivate youth leadership among New York City students. Through original musicals, arts residencies, and performance opportunities, LEAP empowers students from historically excluded communities to tell their stories and engage in social change through theater.

Our Programs

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Leap OnStage

Grades 3-12

LEAP OnStage is a playwriting and performance residency that immerses students in storytelling and theater. Elementary students adapt fables or children’s books, while middle schoolers devise scenes inspired by literature, and high school students write original short plays.

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Young Artivists

Grades 7-12

Young Artivists empowers students to use theater as a platform for civic engagement, creative expression, and social change. Through a devised theater process, students collaborate to research, write, and stage original works that explore themes relevant to their lives and communities.

Project VIBE

Grades 5-12

LEAP’s Project VIBE (Verses Inspiring Body Expression) invites students to discover storytelling through movement, where the body becomes both pen and paper.

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LEAP 360° Musical Theater

The LEAP 360° Musical Theater residency immerses students in American history through original scripts for young performers. Each work highlights lesser-known stories told through the eyes of youth characters.

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