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CULTURAL FOCUS
EXPLORE THE 20 YEARS OF FESTÁL AT THE NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
SPONSORED BY ADD LOGO)
This is a small selection of this years’ Cultural Focus programming. View the full schedule on pages 12-19, or online at
Theatre Presentations:
Around the World through Cultural
Attires
Travel around the world through cultural
attires, jewelry and traditional accessories.
The Cultural Attire showcase will
showcase 14 Festál cultures including
Hmong, Tibet, Poland, China, Africa, Japan
and more. Saturday, May 27, 3:00-5:00PM
in the Charlotte Martin Theatre
Northwest Folklife, Seattle Center and Jack
Straw Cultural Center presents:
Festál Turns 20 Music Collaboration
Showcase
Celebrating the common threads
of music from around the world,
experience a one-of-a-kind showcase
that highlights 9 distinguished musicians
representing Festál Cultural Festivals
in solo performances and a special live
collaboration.
Saturday, May 27 from 7:00-10:00PM in the
Cornish Playhouse
Iranian Festival presents:
Baran Dance Ensemble, music with Ayla,
poetry by Ali Ghambari and Gazalle
Willecke
Sunday, May 28 from 7:00-9:00PM in the
Cornish Playhouse
Panel Discussions:
The Birth of Festál
With John Merner, Dennis Caldirola and
Andy Frankel
Saturday, May 27, 4:00-5:00PM on the
Narrative Stage
Cultivating Cultures
With Steven Sneed, Latha Sambamurti,
Kabao Xiong and Juliet Cheadle
Sunday, May 28, 4:00-5:00PM on the
Narrative Stage
Food Demonstrations:
Festival Sundiata presents:
Lillian Rambus from Simply Soulful
Cooking “Peach Cobbler”
Saturday, May 27, 12:00-12:45PM on the
Cultural Cuisine Stage
Festa Italiana presents:
Brad Inserra from Red House Beer,
Wine Shoppe & Tapas Bar
Cooking “Aglio e Olio”
Monday, May 29, 12:00-12:45PM on the
Cultural Cuisine Stage
Music Performances:
BrasilFest presents:
VamoLÃ! Brazilian Drum & Dance
Ensemble
Bloco Alegria Samba Band, Samba OlyWa,
Brazilian Violin Trio, Show Brazil!
Sunday, May 28, 5:00-8:00PM on the Mural
Amphitheatre
Hands-on Activities:
Diwali: Festival of Lights presents:
Two very special cows from the
ISKCON Vedic Cultural Centers
Learn about the importance and
significance of these animals to the Vedic
culture.
Monday, May 29 from 11:00AM-6:00PM in
the Discovery Zone
Film Presentations:
Spirit of Indigenous People presents :
4th World Fellows
Directed by Bracken Hanuse Corlett,
Amanda Strong
Sunday, May 28, 5:00-7:00PM in the SIFF
Film Center
Festival Sundiata presents:
We Shall Not Sleep -The Voices of
Our Ancestors by Gary Giles
Monday, May 29, 1:45-2:45PM in the SIFF
Film Center
Workshops:
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival presents:
Philippine Rural Dance, Music and
Attire
Join the Filipinas Performing Arts of
Washington State (FPAWS) with dancer
and choreographer Juliet Omli-Cawas
Cheatle, to learn rural dances from the
Philippines. Saturday, May 27, 5:15-6:00PM
in the Armory Court Stage
Visual Arts:
The Art of Festál
Explore a range of topics from historic
artifacts to contemporary ideas of
belonging, place, and beauty from Festál
organizations including Arab Festival,
Hmong New Year Celebration, Italian
Festival, Live Aloha, Polish Festival Seattle,
and TurkFest.
Friday, May 26 – Monday, May 29, 11:00AM
– 7:00PM in the Art Not Terminal Gallery
FESTÁL AND SEATTLE CENTER ORGANIZERS
Festál Turns 20 was created with the help of an incredible group of passionate people.
Our deepest thanks to all of the Seattle Center staff and Festál Festival organizers who made this program possible:
Steve Sneed
Sarah Leon Moreno
Barbara Bryant
Billy Nguyen
Johnson Nguyen
Nanci Spieker
John Keane
Ralph Kosche
Jack Cowan
Lauren Lane
Marielle Guin
Tazue Sasaki
Yutaka Sasaki
Peter Tsai
John Liu
Thione Diop
Suzanne Simmons
Gora Diop
Ruoxi Zhang
Jessie Jiang
Zhangtao Yang
Wendy Jia
Debbie Udycz
Heidi Steel
JP Paredes
Melanie Paredes
Roberto Jourdan
Vincent Livingston
Debbie Nerocker
Meg Fairweather
Alisa Lahti
Teresa Indelak Davis
Ali Ghambari
Mahta Ahmadnia
Oussama Alkhalili
Luay Nasser Aldden
Ana Mendonca
Eduardo Mendonca
Jampa Jorkhang
Tenzin Dhongthog
Tsering Dolma
Angela Petersons
Cyndi Aiona Kahaialii
Gregg Porter
Manu Lono
`Ehu Bentley
Jorge Madrazo
Mike Leong
Jess Main
Dennis Caldirola
Martin Nigrelle
Cathryn Morovich
Kristen LeMieux
Batuhan Biyikoglu
Deniz Irgi
John Gokcen
Edgardo Garcia
Andrea Suzuki
Kabao Xiong
Jaylie Xiong
Latha Sambamurti
Harry Terhanian
Taraka Mukkamala