Festival of Cultures
Saturday, May 9, 2009
 

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Performances include music, dance, and storytelling.  If you would like to perform at the Festival on May 9, 2009, please complete and send in the application.

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Main Stage:

10:00    Drum Call & Friends with William "Whit" Whitten
10:30    Welcome address with Ms Gertrude Ivory, Assoc. Superintendent of  
           Charlottesville City Schools and Mayor Dave Norris
10:40    Classical Indian Dance with Srividya Angara Sinha
11:05    Fashion Show: wear traditional and native clothing
11:40    Breath of Life Gospel Ensemble
12:00    Bhutanese dance
12:20    Wednesday Night Regulars (bluegrass)
1:10    "Celebrate Diversity" Group, Charlottesville High School
1:50    UVA Klezmer Ensemble
2:45    Living Water Praise Dancers
3:00    Flamenco with Luis Gallardo and Juanita Caruth
3:25    Albemarle Morris Men
3:50    Raffle drawing and closing

Story Tent:

10:30-11               Story book reading
11:15-12 noon       Storytelling with Jimmy Gagnon
12:15-1pm            Reader's Theater with Johnson Elementary ESL students
                            Who's In Rabbit's House?   
                            Manana Iguana

1:30-2:30              Story book reading
 


Afghani dance                African drummers

 

  Hispanic dance            Burmese dancers

Classical Indian dance   Morris dancers

Storytelling                   Tibetan peace chant