Lotus Firebay hosts Justin A. Carney's photography exhibit, Those Left Behind. Those Left Behind questions what bonds keep a family together, as well as drive them to separate, after a significant death. This is Justin Carney’s journey to understand the grief of his family members and himself, after the death of his grandmother, their mother. Michal Louise Carney […]
Ritmos Latinos dance night in the Lotus Firebay! Join for salsa, bachata, timba, merengue, and more. Free and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend!
Ritmos Latinos dance night in the Lotus Firebay! Join for salsa, bachata, timba, merengue, and more. Free and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend!
Ritmos Latinos dance night in the Lotus Firebay! Join for salsa, bachata, timba, merengue, and more. Free and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend!
Artist Elizabeth Elich's work titled Sanguine will be on display for Women's History Month in the Lotus Firebay. Sanguine examines the tactility of everyday experiences as a way of giving a fresh perspective. Focusing primarily on reproductive and women’s rights, Elich uses real menstrual blood and textiles to convey a common experience while not inserting […]
Artist Elizabeth Elich's work titled Sanguine will be on display for Women's History Month in the Lotus Firebay. Sanguine examines the tactility of everyday experiences as a way of giving a fresh perspective. Focusing primarily on reproductive and women’s rights, Elich uses real menstrual blood and textiles to convey a common experience while not inserting […]
Each year, Lotus Artists visit K-12 schools and community centers across South Central Indiana for a series of interactive performances, talks, and demonstrations on multicultural music traditions. Read more about Lotus Blossoms here.
Kuniko Yamamoto enchants audiences of every age with dramatic storytelling using myths and fables from ancient and modern Japan, spiced with social revelations to educate and amuse. Kuniko uses traditional Japanese music, handcrafted masks, stylized movement, origami, and a touch of magic to create an artistic balance of illusion and reality. For all […]
Since 1974, Indiana University’s African American Dance Company (AADC) has shared movement traditions and diverse dance forms of the African diaspora and African American culture with audiences in Indiana and across the globe. Directed by Stafford C. Berry Jr., the company’s repertoire includes original choreography of African dance styles, contemporary, modern, jazz, hip-hop, and various […]
Tadhg & Joanna share a passion for Irish traditional music and for American folk music rooted in Celtic traditions. Born in Ireland, Tadhg grew up speaking Gaelic and is an All-Ireland title winner on piano, while US-born Joanna (fiddle, vocals) has played Irish music since childhood. Open to the public. Part of our Lotus Blossoms […]
Tadhg & Joanna share a passion for Irish traditional music and for American folk music rooted in Celtic traditions. Born in Ireland, Tadhg grew up speaking Gaelic and is an All-Ireland title winner on piano, while US-born Joanna (fiddle, vocals) has played Irish music since childhood. Contra/square dance at Harmony School co-sponsored by Lotus and […]
Ritmos Latinos dance night in the Lotus Firebay! Join for salsa, bachata, timba, merengue, and more. Free and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend!
The annual Lotus Blossoms World Bazaar is a free multicultural music, dance, and arts education event during Blossoms for kids, families, and community members at a participating elementary school. Volunteers from the Bloomington community (and around the world) present arts, music, language, and international crafts that let attendees get their hands on the world with […]
Masankho Banda PerformanceMasankho Banda is an accomplished dancer, drummer and choreographer from Malawi. Using performing arts, Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together for peace, social justice and cultural understanding. He has personal experience of living under a totalitarian government where his father was imprisoned in 1980 for his efforts to […]
Masankho Banda is a multi-disciplinary performing artist, educator, spiritual healer and peace builder. An accomplished dancer, drummer and choreographer, he learned he fine arts of storytelling and dance from his Malawian elders. Using performing arts, Masankho (which means to choose) motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social […]
As part of IU Arts and Humanities Council's April First Thursday, Masanko Banda will perform on stage in the lawn of the Eskenazi Museum of Art. Performance sponsored by IU's African Studies Program. Masankho Banda is a multi-disciplinary performing artist, educator, spiritual healer and peace builder. An accomplished dancer, drummer and choreographer, he learned the […]
From Los Cruces, New Mexico, Nosotros is one of the most recognizable Latin bands in the Southwest United States. This Latin music powerhouse, seamlessly combines Latin rhythms with elements of Rock, Salsa, Jazz and Cumbia creating an original sound that is unmistakably Nosotros. But M.E. Schenck of Hyperactive Music Magazine may have interpreted their sound […]
Nosotros in ConcertFrom Los Cruces, New Mexico, Nosotros is one of the most recognizable Latin bands in the Southwest United States. This Latin music powerhouse, seamlessly combines Latin rhythms with elements of Rock, Salsa, Jazz and Cumbia creating an original sound that is unmistakably Nosotros. But M.E. Schenck of Hyperactive Music Magazine may have interpreted […]
Ritmos Latinos dance night in the Lotus Firebay! Join for salsa, bachata, timba, merengue, and more. Free and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend!
Ritmos Latinos dance night in the Lotus Firebay! Join for salsa, bachata, timba, merengue, and more. Free and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend!
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