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Festival of Nations
August 27, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Free
A multiethnic celebration featuring traditional dance, music, food, cultural and educational exhibits, folk art demonstrations and a craft market presented by the International Institute and 125 community organizations. Non-stop dynamic music and dance performances by traditional ethnic artists, world music favorites and the finest traditional acoustic music and song from Spanish flamenco to a Vietnamese lion dance, from thundering drums to Irish harp will be presented on four stages.
Saturday Schedule
Wells Fargo Advisors Forest Stage Schedule
10 am – 11 am
Missouri River Cloggers, American/Appalachian
G.T.E.V. D’Frohliche Schuhplattler, St. Louis, German
G.T.E.V. D’Frohliche Schuhplattler, St. Louis, German
11 am – 12 pm
Opening Ceremony
Step-Accord from Russian Sister City, Russian
Bhutanese Association of St. Louis, Bhutanese
Step-Accord from Russian Sister City, Russian
Bhutanese Association of St. Louis, Bhutanese
12 pm – 1 pm
Dance Caledonia, Scottish
Zorkie Nelson African Drummers (from NYC), African
St. Louis Modern Chinese School, Chinese
Zorkie Nelson African Drummers (from NYC), African
St. Louis Modern Chinese School, Chinese
1 pm – 2 pm
Almas Del Ritmo Dance Company, Latin/Hispanic
Tribe Azuka, African
Philippine Art Foundation, Filipino
Tribe Azuka, African
Philippine Art Foundation, Filipino
2 pm – 3 pm
Hui Hula ‘O Punahele Hula Halau, Polynesian
Beyond Measure Dance Theatre, African Fusion
St. Nicholas Greek Dancers, Greek
Beyond Measure Dance Theatre, African Fusion
St. Nicholas Greek Dancers, Greek
3 pm – 4 pm
Folkloric Group Colombia, Colombian
Sunshine Community Performance Ensemble, West African
Sunshine Community Performance Ensemble, West African
4 pm – 5 pm
Aalim Dance Co. & Arabian Silk, Middle Eastern
Panama-America Dance Troup, Panamanian
Panama-America Dance Troup, Panamanian
5 pm – 6 pm
Clarkson School of Irish Dance, Irish
Alma de Mexico, Mexican
Alma de Mexico, Mexican
*Schedule is subject to change
Enterprise Grand Stage Schedule
10 am – 11 am
Peat Fire Flame, Scottish
St. Louis Spelmannslag, Scandinavian
St. Louis Spelmannslag, Scandinavian
11 am – 12 pm
Welsh Heritage Choir of Greater St. Louis, Welsh
Grandma Coyote, American Indian
Grandma Coyote, American Indian
12 pm – 1 pm
JOIA: World Percussion, World
1 pm – 2 pm
Guadalupe Sounds, Mexican
The Brianna Brown Band, European
The Brianna Brown Band, European
2 pm – 3 pm
Group Mosaic, Turkish
Linda Chavez Ingold, Filipino
Linda Chavez Ingold, Filipino
3 pm – 4 pm
The Wee Heavies, Scottish/Irish
4 pm – 5 pm
Kenya Ajanaku, African Drum & Storytelling, West African
Kids Mex, Mexican
Kids Mex, Mexican
5 pm – 6 pm
Mintzita P’uerhepecha Orquestra and Zimpag Uaraicha Dancers, Mexican
*Schedule is subject to change
7-Up World Music Stage Schedule
10 am – 11 am
DJ Ranx Dubtronix Reggae 2016, Caribbean
11 am – 12 pm
Masillajta Andean Folk Band, South American
12 pm – 1 pm
Sojourner ft. Yard Squad, Caribbean
1 pm – 2 pm
Clave Sol, Latino
2 pm – 3 pm
The Deutschmeister Brass Band of St. Louis, German
3 pm – 4 pm
Samba Bom, Brazilian
4 pm – 5 pm
Butch Moore, North American
5 pm – 6 pm
Baba Mike & “Rhythms of the Caribbean Rhythm and Jazz”, Caribbean
*Schedule is subject to change
Village Green Schedule
11 am -11:30 am
Hawaiian Polynesian Review/ Linda Evens, Polynesian
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Eileen Wolfington, Latin American
12:30 pm – 1 pm
Aparna Kalyanaraman, Indian
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
TBD
2 pm – 2:30 pm
TBD
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Salsa with Carmen Guynn, Dominican/Puerto Rican
3:30 pm – 4 pm
Octavio Nieto, Mexican
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Alicia from Beyond Measure Dance Theatre, African Fusion
*Schedule is subject to change
Craft Demonstration/Workshops Schedule
10 am -1 pm
Russian Calligraphy Demo with Evelina Yulianova, Russian
African Wood Carving Demo with Israel Bonane, Congolese
African Wood Carving Demo with Israel Bonane, Congolese
11 am – 1 pm
Japanese Origami Workshop with Machiko Tanabe, Japanese
Japanese Calligraphy Demo with Kazuko Ikeda, Japanese
Japanese Calligraphy Demo with Kazuko Ikeda, Japanese
12:30 pm – 3 pm
Chinese Calligraphy Demo with Shu-Ching Chiu, Chinese
1 pm – 3 pm
Friends of Taiwan Paper Cutting Workshop, Taiwanese
2 pm – 5 pm
Bulgarian Calligraphy Demo with Marvin Moehle, Bulgarian
3 pm – 5:30 pm
Chinese Calligraphy Demo with Fushun Le, Chinese
4:30 pm – 6 pm
Warli Painting Workshop, Indian
All Day
Japanese Top Spinning with Hiroshi Tada, Japanese
*Schedule is subject to change
World Sports & Games Meadow Schedule
Sports Schedule:
11 am -1 pm
Hurling and Gaelic Football – Gaelic Athletic Club
1 pm – 3 pm
Cricket – Missouri Youth Cricket Association
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Gymnastics – ACEC-American Czech Center-Sokol Gym
3 pm – 5 pm
Japanese Martial Art: Aikido – Aikido St. Louis
Game Schedule:
All Day
All Day Chess – World Chess Hall of Fame – Life-size chess board and standard chess boards will be available all day for people to play for fun, provided by St. Louis Chess Club
All Day Kubb (Viking Chess) – International Institute
All Day Kubb (Viking Chess) – International Institute
1 pm – 2 pm
Mahjong – OCA St. Louis
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Variety of participatory activities (hula hoops, hopscotch) – ACEC – American Czech Center
*Schedule is subject to change
