Kollaboration is a performing arts organization with an annual showcase produced by a diverse group of students and working professionals. We are a nationwide movement which spans across fourteen major metropolitan cities across the US and Canada.

Our primary mission is “Empowerment through Entertainment,” and we are dedicated to providing Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with a creative outlet to showcase their talents on stage. By hosting shows across the nation, Kollaboration seeks to gather diverse Asian American talent and bring their presence into mainstream media and the entertainment industry.

BRIEF HISTORY

Launched in 2000 by Executive Director Paul “PK” Kim, Kollaboration has since become incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (January 2006). Under the guidance of Executive Producer Roy Choi, the Kollaboration Showcase has grown from one annual show in Los Angeles to 15 sell-out concerts in 14 cities across North America, including Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Boston. Each show features performing artists of all types, with musicians, vocalists, dancers, lyricists competing for a chance to be part of the Kollaboration Star Show in LA. The organization is currently led by Global Director Minji Chang.

Since its inception, Kollaboration has had the honor of working with a dynamic network of esteemed individuals of the entertainment industry, such as John Legend (Singer, Grammy Award Winner), Teddy Zee (Producer, The Pursuit of Happiness, Hitch), John Cho (Actor, Star Trek, Harold & Kumar), Tom Anderson (Founder of MySpace), Ken Mok (Executive Producer, America’s Next Top Model), Joseph Kahn (Music Video Director, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, U2, Backstreet Boys), Drunken Tiger (Rapper group, Korean Hip Hop) and more.

Kollaboration has headlined a number of celebrity performers including Far*East Movement (#1 Billboard Top 100 Singer, ‘Like a G6’), BoA (Singer, Korean Pop Star), Ed Cho (Comedian), KABA Modern (MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew), Quest Crew (MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew), David Choi, Kina Grannis (MTV O Music Awards) and others.