Tricksters and beasts dance across the imagination in these silhouetted puppet shows
The tree adorned in this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will continue to blossom overseas
How monster festivals became American pilgrimage sites
Street performers disguised as Giants and Big Heads blend reverence with ribaldry at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The ancient tradition of Vardavar attracts tourists to Armenia, but bring a change of clothes
Singer and linguistic activist Alidé Sans hails from an isolated Catalan valley where a rare dialect is spoken
In the town plaza of Nou Barris, a festival feast mixes together the spices and flavorings of the world’s cuisines
Disbanded 700 years ago, the most famous of the medieval Christian orders is undergoing a 21st century revival
Performers from all over the globe gather with traditional instruments to perform at this year’s Folklife Festival
Six acclaimed Catalan musical acts introduce Folklife Festival-goers to Mediterranean rock, habanera, rumbero and rumba
Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa had to conquer PTSD before he was ready to break Garrett McNamara’s world record
The National Museum of the American Indian has reached a final decision on which design to implement
Choreography, music and technique are on tap at a Folklife Festival Dance Summit
How the loopy 60-year-old toy maintains its popularity
Pounce on the opportunity to celebrate contemporary African-African filmmaking at the National Museum of African American History and Culture this fall
El director Michael Atwood Mason reflexiona sobre els poders transformadors de l'intercanvi cultural
Director Michael Atwood Mason reflects on the transformative powers of cultural exchange
The autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia takes center stage at this summer's Smithsonian Folklife Festival
This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will offer a window on Armenian visions of home
The National Portrait Gallery brings the eerie power of a historic medium into focus
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