June 27–July 1 and July 4–8, 2018.
Looking Ahead
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2018 FestivalThis year our attention will turn internationally, as we highlight cultural heritage enterprises in Africa, Armenia, and Catalonia through fashion, feasts, and other festivities. Expect to experience human towers with the Catalans, Armenian craft and cooking demonstrations, traditional-meets-contemporary styles from around the African continent, and much more.
As we prepare and collaborate with communities around the world, we’re also planning for the years ahead. In 2019, we will feature the social power of music, as a means to build community, reinforce identity, and influence society, and in 2020 indigenous communities, cultural sustainability, and the environment.
Festival Blog
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February 26, 2018“My Goodness We Were Hungry!”
An Immigrant’s Voyage to Catalonia
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February 23, 2018Working Together on the Catalonia Program
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February 20, 2018The Art of Armenian Pottery:
A Spotlight on Sisian Ceramics
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February 14, 2018Themes for the 2018 Catalonia Program
Past Programs
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IlluminAsia
2017 Special EventIn October 2017 we co-presented a festival celebrating the reopening of the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries, with music, a street food market, craft activities, martial arts lessons, and more.
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Circus Arts
2017 FestivalThe Festival brought the rich history, mystique, and diversity of circus to life with performances and a look behind the scenes from generations of American circus families and contemporary visionaries.
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On the Move
2017 FestivalHighlighting the perspectives of youth, this program hosted intergenerational conversations about the interplay of migration, creativity, culture, and the social power of tradition and art.