Drums Along the Hudson
an Annual
NYC Multicultural Event June 14, 2015 sponsored by Lotus Music and Dance
2015 Drums Honoree
His Holiness the 14th
Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
Wishing His Holiness a Joyous 80th Birthday
2015: Thirteenth Annual Drums Along the Hudson
A Native American and Multicultural Festival
Sunday, June 14, 2015 – Inwood Hill Park
11am to 6pm – Rain or Shine. FREE MORE INFO CLICK HERE
Heyna Second Sons Singers Sandi Capasso Marie Ponce, Donna Kolm at Drum Along the Hudson Pow Wow
The 13th Annual Drums Along the Hudson will take place on Sunday, June 14th, 2015 from 11am to 6pm at Inwood Hill Park. This year honors His Holiness,
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at the Campidoglio February 9, 2009. RE
the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso and celebrate his 80th birthday. As part of the celebration we will have Tibetan performers, food, crafts and participatory dances. A dance and arts festival will be on the main stage, and a Native American pow wow featuring The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Heyna Second Sons and The Silver Clouds, American Indian Community House by the river below Inwood Cliffs. We will also dedicate our newest collaboration with Tony Award winning
choreographer George Faison’s Universal Dance Experience: Erasing Boundaries to His Holiness for his birthday celebration. Mr. Faison was inspired by the book “Gandhi’s Outstanding Leadership” by P.A. Nazareth to create this work as an expression of how the arts are a beacon of harmony in times of turmoil. The piece brings together Contemporary, Okinawan, Flamenco, Native American Hoop Dance, Hawaiian, Bharata Natyam and West African dancers. Also joining us on the main stage will be Japanese Taiko Drummers, Tibetan Performing Arts Institute Dancers, Kasibahagua Taino Cultural Society and more.
Come meet special guest and honoree Tichina Arnold is a two-time NAACP Image Award winning actress www.tichinaarnold.com or www.wewinfoundation.org
This event is free to the public and is presented by Lotus Music & Dance in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, sponsored in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Council. The host for the event will be Sandra Bookman, weekend anchor for WABC-TV and host of “Here and Now.” The afternoon co-host will be Patrick Riley Pop Culture Expert/ Blogger and Mara Schiavocampo, ABC News Correspondent for Good Morning
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Louis Mofsie Thunderbird American Indiand Dancers at Theater for the New City
Finale Thunderbird American Indian Dancers in Concert Pow Wow Jan 2014 at Theater for the New City
Marie Ponce hoop dancer at Drums Along the Hudson, Thunderbirds
Thunderbird American Indian Dancers 