BAC Mainstage Event

In partnership with Borough President Adams, Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) will present cultural performances by the following folk artists on the mainstage, including: Kaina Quenga performing the Hawaiian Hula; Dancing Crane Georgian Dance Company performing regional dances of Georgia; Yasser Darwish performing the Egyptian Whirling Dervish; Eva Salina and Peter Stan, singing traditional and traditionally-based Balkan music; The D.R.E.A.M (Dance Rules Everything Around Me) Ring presenting Flex dance, a form of street dance that evolved from the Jamaican Bruk Up found in dance halls and reggae clubs; Salamat Ali demonstrating the connection between Pakistani poetry and Ghazl songs; Taino-Dominican vocalist, storyteller, and folk music researcher Irka Mateo, singing salve, a sacred call and response dedicated to the Virgin Mary; Aeilushi and Paulom Mistry teaching and showcasing the Garba, a dance form that originated in the state of Gujarat in India, and Jenny Luna and Dolunay, performing Rumeli urban folk music of the Turkish people across the Balkans.