Festival Unwind Yoga Part II Sunday, September 30 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center - Rose Firebay (122 S. Walnut St.) FREE; voluntary donations accepted Unwind and restore with a unique yoga experience after an exciting Festival weekend. Students of all levels are welcome to join this accessible practice […]
Sunday World Spirit Concert Sunday, September 30 | 3:00 pm (Doors at 2:30 pm) Buskirk-Chumley Theater | 114 E. Kirkwood Admission: Your commemorative 25th anniversary Lotus Pin The 2018 Commemorative Pin ($5) gets you into the Sunday World Spirit Concert so that you can wrap up your Festival weekend with a celebration of music close […]
Are you part of a neighborhood in Bloomington? a group like Girl Scouts? a school? a community organization? Then come create a banner to celebrate neighborhood pride, group identity, and all that makes up our beloved Bloomington community! A Lotus-sponsored workshop inspired by the banners used in Brazil's Maracatu Carnival tradition.
Are you part of a neighborhood in Bloomington? a group like Girl Scouts? a school? a community organization? Then come create a banner to celebrate neighborhood pride, group identity, and all that makes up our beloved Bloomington community! A Lotus-sponsored workshop inspired by the banners used in Brazil's Maracatu Carnival tradition.
Saturday, February 23 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lotus | 105 S. Rogers Free | All Ages | Open to the Public Lotus Firebay Open House We hope you’ll join us as we open our newly renovated Firebay venue to our friends and neighbors. Stop by the Lotus Firebay on Saturday, February […]
The Black Vulture Project, a nonprofit community arts organization in Paoli, will host an evening with Tuvan throat singers Alash on Tuesday, March 19, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paoli at 7:00pm (doors at 6:30pm). The performance is FREE and is open to the public. Lost River Market & Deli (located across the street) will serve a […]
Big Tent Multimedia: REPLAY ||| 03/05/2019 Tuesday, March 5 • 6:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Alumni Hall / Indiana Memorial Union (900 E. 7th St.) FREE ||| Open to the Public We bring back a highlight from the 2018 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival with Big Tent Multimedia: REPLAY. This […]
Tuesday, March 5 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. Alumni Hall / Indiana Memorial Union 900 E. 7th Street FREE • Open to the Public Stop by Big Tent: Replay to catch an exclusive viewing of the 20-minute teaser to the documentary "Bachata," which features the students and faculty from the DREAM Bachata Academy. A performance […]
Wednesday, March 6 | 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Eskenazi Hospital Lobby 720 Eskenazi Ave. | Indianapolis, IN FREE • Open to the Public The DREAM Project’s Bachata Academy is the first and only music program dedicated to bachata. A music of the barrios, bachata has become an important Dominican cultural export. While it was once censored, […]
Big Tent Multimedia: REPLAY ||| 03/05/2019 Wednesay, March 6 • 6:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. Alumni Hall / Indiana Memorial Union (900 E. 7th St.) FREE ||| Open to the Public We bring back a highlight from the 2018 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival with Big Tent Multimedia: REPLAY. This […]
Wednesday, March 6 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Lotus Firebay 105 S. Rogers | Bloomington, IN FREE • Voluntary donations welcome Open to the Public Join us at the Lotus Firebay for a 30-minute introductory dance workshop/demonstration with Ritmos Latinos immediately followed by a performance with the DREAM Bachata Academy. The DREAM Project’s […]
Join members of Alash at Lost River Market & Deli in Paoli for a special community dinner honoring the Tuvan throat singers. The menu includes Mongolian chicken and broccoli, beef fried rice, vegetable fried rice, honey wheat rolls and apple crumble. The cost is $8/adult and $6/children. Alash is a trio of master throat singers (xöömeizhi) from […]
Black Vulture Project, nonprofit Community Arts Organization in Paoli, and the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation of Bloomington will be hosting a performance by Alash, Tuvan Throat Singers at First Presbyterian Church in Paoli just following the dinner @ 7:00pm (doors at 6:30pm). The performance is FREE and is open to the public. Alash is a […]
Alash is a trio of master throat singers (xöömeizhi) from Tuva, a tiny republic in the heart of Central Asia. Originally created by nomadic people of Central Asia, Alash’s members started training in traditional Tuvan music as children. The group first formed while students at Kyzyl Arts College. Grounded in the art of throat singing […]
Saturday, March 30 11:00am - 3:00pm (drop-in) Fairview Elementary School (500 W. 7th St., Bloomington) Free and open to the public The Lotus Blossoms World Bazaar is a free multicultural arts-and-education event for kids and families. Created in 1996 with the help of area teachers, the World Bazaar has become a tradition in Monroe County schools […]
Enjoy a midday break with a free Orchid Ensemble performance at St. Mark's Methodist Church. The Orchid Ensemble has been tirelessly developing an innovative musical genre based on the cultural exchange between Western and Asian musicians. Since 1997, Lan Tung (Taiwan/Canada) on the erhu/Chinese violin, Xiaomei Zhu (Canada/China) on the zheng/Chinese zither, and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on […]
The Orchid Ensemble has been tirelessly developing an innovative musical genre based on the cultural exchange between Western and Asian musicians. Since 1997, Lan Tung (Taiwan/Canada) on the erhu/Chinese violin, Xiaomei Zhu (Canada/China) on the zheng/Chinese zither, and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on percussion have developed a bold, wide-ranging repertoire that includes traditional and contemporary music of China, […]
Stop by the Lotus Firebay to learn how to yodel with the men of Adilei (Republic of Georgia) and stay for a performance by Adelei. Both the workshop and the performance are free events, though donations are welcome. About the Artist Though the six vocalists of Adilei hail from diverse backgrounds, the art of choral polyphonic traditions […]
Adilei offers the students of Indiana University a chance to learn more about the Republic of Georgia with Georgian choral polyphony. Presented by the Russian and East European Institute, the event takes place in the Shreve Auditorium at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Affairs. About the Artist Though the six vocalists of Adilei hail from […]
Though the six vocalists of Adilei hail from diverse backgrounds, the art of polyphonic traditions binds them together. Adilei’s music is rooted in the western Georgian province of Guria, the home to the most intricate and colorful form of Georgian polyphonic folk singing. Gurian song devotes equal attention to all vocal elements to create unique melodies that come together […]
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