Dallas International Festival set May 25
By Dallas International
May 25, 2013
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The second annual Dallas International Festival is a free family event held in the Dallas Arts District (along Flora Street from Pearl to Jack Evans: 2403 Flora, Dallas TX 75201) on Saturday, May 25, 2013. From 10 am to 7 pm children and adults can enjoy three stages of music and dance from around the world, more than a hundred booths in the International Bazaar, a Global Cuisines Pavilion, a Parade of Nations, a Passport to Adventure game, the Childrens Discovery Center and Get-Up-&-Move! Workshops, demos by Master Chefs, and a closing Drum Circle.

Nearly 40,000 people are expected to attend the festival, in which more than eighty-five cultures / countries will be represented. Built around the motif of a ‘traditional plaza’ the Dallas International Festival features strolling musicians, indigenous dancers and drummers, clowns and balloon vendors, and hands-on activities and games for the whole family.

DFW International Community Alliance is the portal for global North Texas, a network of 1,600 of the regions ethnic and internationally-focused civic, community and educational organizations. Its mission is to build mutual understanding and respect by linking diverse international cultural communities. The organization promotes and links North Texas global groups through its website and cultural calendar at www.dfwinternational.org.

Watusi takes the stage Saturday at 1:25 p.m.

For more details about DFW International Community Alliance, see the media page atwww.dfwinternational.org.media/ www.dfwinternational.org/media/ or call 972-661-2764.

This year's Dallas International Festival will include a series of food demos from the world's finest cuisines.

Master Chefs Cooking Demos

11:00 am - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Chef Selma from Liljian- Burek
11:30 am - COTE D'IVOIRE - Chef Amon from Kiss d' Kiss
12:00 pm - PAKISTAN - pending
12:30 pm - ETHIOPIA -Chef Bukri of Star Bukri Catering
1:00 pm - SWEDEN - Chef Donna of The Jelly Queens - Lingonberry Jam
1:30 pm - EL SALVADOR - Chefs Glenda and Maria of the Salvadorian Community- Pupusas
2:00 pm - MEXICO - Chef Luis of Río Café - Garnachas
2:30 pm - INDIA - Chef Chaudrey of Bombay Street Food-
3:00 pm - BRAZIL - Chef Patricia from Miss Bee's Bakery- Clay Sugar
3:30 pm - ITALY - Chef Tommaso of The Italian Club of Dallas - Risotto di Mare seafood rice
4:00 pm - SERBIA - Chefs Zaga and Blazenka of Rastko - Gibanica and Kolaci
4:30 pm - TURKEY -Chef Ahmet from Cafe Istanbul -Imam Bayildi stuffed eggplants
5:00 pm - CHINA - Chef Nancy of Organic Healthy Lifestyle - Veggie Moo Shoo
5:30 pm - FRANCE - Chef Spikes of Prego Express Italian - Cordon Bleu Sauces
6:00 pm - TAIWAN - Chef John of Bobaddiction - BobaTea
6:30 pm - CUBA - Cuban International Bakery

AMERICAS and AFRICA STAGE
10:00 am USA - Suzuki Musicians
10:20 am HAWAII - Ka Pa Hula O Manulani
10:40 am MEXICO - Alma y Corazon Tejano Ballet Folkorico
11:05 am USA - Dallas Tap Dazzlers
11:40 am MEXICO - Garland I.S.D. Mariachi Estrellas
12:10 pm SUDAN - SAANTX
12:35 pm PUERTO RICO - Latin Mix & Danza Cultura
1:00 pm MEXICO - Sima Ballet Folklorico
1:25 pm JAMAICA - Watusi
2:20 pm ZIMBABWE - Zimma-Rimba Marimba
3:05 pm PARADE of NATIONS
3:20 pm W. AFRICA, GUINEE - Fabere Dance Company
3:45 pm MEXICO - Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth
4:10 pm ARGENTINA - Danzas Folkloricas del Centro Argentino DFW
4:25 pm VENEZUELA - Parranda Venezuela
5:15 pm MEXICO - Mexico 2000 Ballet Folklorico
5:40 pm CAMEROON - Bafu Dance Group
6:05 pm SERBIA - Serbian Cultural and Education Center "Rastko"
6:30 pm ETHIOPIA - The Habeshas
6:40 pm EGYPT- Somatix International Dance Company
7:05 pm LATIN AMERICA - Mauricio Carrera Show

EURASIA STAGE
10:15 am EGYPT - Banaat Masri
10:30 am KOREA - Dallas Korean Cultural Foundation: Jindo Drum Dance
10:55 am INDIA - Dhwani
11:25 am CHINA - Taoist Tai Chi Society, North Texas Group
11:50 am CHINA - Texas Chinese Performing Arts Association
12:20 pm SPAIN - Daniel de Cordoba Bailes Espanoles
12:45 pm IRELAND - Shandon-O'Regan Irish Dance Academy
1:10 pm EGYPT - Nadi El Raks Belly Dance Ensemble
1:35 pm POLAND - Orleta
2:00 pm BOSNIA - Bosniak Association Lily
2:20 pm CHINA - DAAYO Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra
2:55 pm INDIA- Kathak Rhythms
3:20 pm PARADE of NATIONS
3:45 pm INDIA - Noopur Dance Academy
4:10 pm ITALY - I Piccoli Colori; I Colori Italiani
4:35 pm RUSSIA - Rhythmic Ribbon of Texas
5:00 pm INDIA - NSDA - Nruthyashakti
5:20 pm MIDDLE EAST - Triibal Evolution Belly Dance company
5:45 pm UKRAINE - Zorya Ukranian Dance Ensemble of Dallas
6:15 pm UKRAINE - Veselka
6:35 pm VIETNAM - Saturday Ocean
6:55 pm CHINA- Dallas Huayun Traditional Chinese Music Orchestra

GLOBAL STAGE
10:00 am JAPAN - Ocarina: Cris Gale
10:20 am NEPAL - Grace and Grooves
10:40 am USA - Solo-fluist: Cornell Kinderknecht
10:55 am VIETNAM - 3rd Place Movement
11:20 am ASIA - Impending Bloom
12:05 pm SWEDEN - SWEA Swedish Choir
12:30 pm INDONESIA - DFW Indonesian Community
12:50 pm GERMANY/ AUSTRIA - German Dancers GTEV Edelweiss
1:15 pm JAPAN - Dondoko Taiko Drummers
1:55 pm HAWAII - Halau Ho'ola Ka Mana O Hawaii
2:20 pm RUSSIA - Russiant Violinist and accordeonist
2:50 pm PARADE of NATIONS
3:15 pm GAMBIA - Cora Connection
4:00 pm JAPAN - Taikodelic Drummers
4:35 pm NATIVE AMERICA - Ollin-Tonalzin
5:05 pm USA - 4 Ever Young
5:35 pm JAMAICA - Umm Jasmine
5:45 pm MEXICO - Cuicani in Xochitl Aztec Dancers