Anka Dje Anka Be / Come Together in Unity: African Drums and Dance
Globally renowned scholar and musician Amadou Kouyate leads this electrifying performance accompanied by a 100-piece orchestra and 150 West African dancers.
Folk Rhythms of the Andes
Experience the richness of vibrant, graceful folk dances from Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia
East Meets West Global Dance Fusion
Acclaimed choreographers Jainil Mehta, Sister Omelika, Annelies Richmond, and Emmy award-winning choreographer Dominic Sandoval team up with college dancers from across the country to perform a fusion of contemporary ballet, Bollywood, hip hop, and African dance.
Panchabootham: Indian Symphony and Classical Dance
The five elements will be represented through a symphony of 250 instrumentalists including sitar, veena, tabla, mridangam, flute, ghatam and violin, plus 600 dancers performing a variety of classical Indian dance styles
Arabian Nights: Middle Eastern Dance
Presented by the Sahara Dance and celebrity choreographer Jillina Carlano, three dynamic segments with whirling tanoura, belly dance, and more from the Arabian Gulf, Egypt, and Lebanon
10,000 Garba Dancers for Unity
Grammy Award winning Falu Shah, and other esteemed musicians provide the musical inspiration for 10,000 Garba dancers as they dance around the National Mall in a spirit of celebration.
Songs and Smiles: A 1,000 Person Celebration of Chinese Culture
Chinese classical choir, classical dancers, dragons, and kung-fu in a fusion of music, and movement
With Love to Ukraine
A melodious traditional Ukrainian song performed by Canadian women’s choir Sunday Singers under the leadership of a well-known conductor from Kyiv (Ukraine) Olena Astasheva, who had to leave her motherland due to war.
Dream with Ukraine
A Ukrainian folk dance Hopak is a collaborative performance of 10 different Ukrainian Dance Schools and Ensembles from multiple states in the US. This victorious and celebratory dance was put together to support Ukraine and her cultural heritage in the hardest times of her nation.
Wonders of Bulgaria
300 artists dance to the soul-stirring melodies of Bulgarian singers.