371 artists will be featured on 3 stages during the Bowling Green International Festival on Saturday September 24, 9am-6pm.  Performers range from soloists singing a song from their country of original to dance groups of nearly 100 teaching the audience traditional steps to join their dance performance.

The Festival features both traditional and innovative, modern fusion groups.  Some performers are community members wishing to showcase traditions of their ancestors while others are seasoned performers ready to rock the stages with their unique sounds.

A special thanks to our stage hosts Armin Hasanagic, Robin Sunderland & Katelyn Mason and sound crew, Ambush Sound.

Visit BGInternationalFest.com/performances to view all the artists and visit links to their website or social media profiles.

2016 Performance Schedule:

Diversity Stage [host: Robin Sunderland] • 8:45 Opening Ceremony – Recognitions, welcome.
• 9:00-10:15 The Great Barrier Reefs – Steel drum, world, funk, jazz
• 10:25-10:31 Las Adelitas – Guadalajaran folk dance
• 10:35-10:50 Dance Arts Performance Troupe – Salsa, Hip Hop routine
• 11:00-11:05 Ballet Folclorico – Traditional Mexican dance
• 11:10-11:25 Kentucky Grapplers – Malaysian Martial Arts
• 11:30-11:45 Tutu Entertainment – Latin dance lessons
• 11:50-12:20 Las Flamencas – Spanish Flamenco dance
• 12:25-12:33 WKU Dance Company – Dance tribute to Anadyr, Russia
• 12:48-2:03 Roux du Bayou Cajun Band – Traditional Cajun and Zydeco music
• 2:13-2:28 Kentucky Grapplers – Malaysian Martial Arts
• 2:31-2:46 Guru Vandana Arts Academy – Classical Indian dance
• 2:49-2:59 Manisha Arora – Rajasthan, Indian folk dance
• 3:02-3:13 Rachana Pasupuleti – Indian folk dance
• 3:28-4:33 Afrophysicists – W. African grooves, Latin pulse
• 4:48-6:00 Appalatin – Latin Infused Roots Music
Heritage Stage [host: Armin Hasanagic] • 9:00-9:15 Srihari & Group – Indian semi-classical singing
• 9:20-9:35 Rachana Pasupuleti – Indian folk dance
• 9:40-9:55 Guru Vandana Arts – Classical Indian dance
• 10:00-10:10 Aanyaa Arora – Rajasthan, Indian folk dance
• 10:15-10:23 WKU Dance Company – Dance tribute to Anadyr, Russia
• 10:30-11:00 Las Flamencas – Spanish Flamenco dance
• 11:10-12:05 Roads to Home – Irish traditional music
• 12:10-12:16 Las Adelitas – Guadalajaran folk dance
• 12:21-1:21 Armin Hasanagic & Emsud Delkic Bosnian – Bosnian pop & traditional music
• 1:30–2:15 Cheryl Pan – Traditional Chinese dance
• 2:20-2:26 Las Adelitas – Guadalajaran folk dance
• 2:30-2:45 Islanders Hula Girls – Pohnpeian Hula
• 2:50-3:05 Dance Arts Performance Troupe –
• 3:10-3:25 Kentucky Grapplers – Malaysian Martial Arts
• 3:30-3:42 Best of Africa Club – Traditional & modern African dance with an American twist
• 3:47-4:17 Bhutanese/Nepalese Community – Dance of Nepal
• 4:22-4:32 Nina Doan – Vietnamese songs
• 4:37-4:52 Islanders Hula Girls – Pohnpeian Hula
• 4:57-5:17 Zingara Belly Dance – Belly Dance Troupe
• 5:22-6:00 Pati Kele – W. African drums & dance
World Performance Area [Host Katelyn Mason] • 9:00-10:15 Burmese Communities – Traditional dance from Burmese, Zomi, Karen & Karenni Cultures
• 10:25-11:20 Coqui LLontop – Puruvian
• 11:25-11:35 Nina Doan – Vietnamese songs
• 11:45-12:40 Def Leprechaun – Irish folk tunes
• 12:50-1:45 Pati Kele – W. African drums & dance
• 1:50-2:35 Belize Dance Intermix – Belize Garifuna & Creole Dance
• 2:40-2:52 Best of Africa Club – Traditional & modern African dance with an American twist
• 3:00-4:15 Burmese Communities – Traditional dance from Burmese, Zomi, Karen & Karenni Cultures
• 4:25-4:55 Midori Kai – Japanese Bon Dance
• 5 :00-5:10 Zo United Organization of Ky. – Song & dance of Zo Chin Culture
• 5:15-5:30 Srihari & Group – Indian semi-classical singing
• 5:35-5:50 Guru Vandana Arts Academy – Classical Indian dance
• 5:50-6:00 Rachana Pasupuleti – Indian folk dance
• 6:05-6:10 Ballet Folclorico – Traditional Mexican dance

Chiseled Features Studio [Host Ronnie Jaggers] Children are invited to bust handmade pinatas by Ronnie Jaggers of Chiseled Features Studios every hour on the hour.