Friday Night Opening Session
Commissioned by the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture and The Dallas Morning News for the Opening Night of the 2016 Dallas Festival of Ideas. Poetry by Joaquin Zihuatanejo and film by Andrew Holzschuh.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Dallas Festival of Ideas Signature Opening
Music Hall at Fair Park
Music: Jason Davis and his Quartet
Film: Andrew Holzschuh
Dance: Kimi Nikaidoh, Artistic Director of the Bruce Wood Dance Project
Music: So So Topic with a visual collaboration from typographer Peter Wood
Music: Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
Jason Davis, Saxophonist |
Bruce Wood Dance Project |
Andrew Holzschuh, Filmmaker |
Peter Wood |
So So Topic |
Barack Obama Male
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SATURDAY | 9:30AM – 5:00PM |
Festival Headquarters
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![]() Colorful and fast paced, Indian folk dances highlighting the primary emotions, mood and journey of the culture. |
![]() Former guitar chair of the University of North Texas’s prestigious One O’Clock Lab Band, soak in the tunes of Horace Bray, Mike Luzecky (bass) and Matt Young (drums) |
2:30PM – JK Wong Kung Fu Tai Chi / Lion Dance![]() Immerse yourself in the culture of Chinese percussion, Kung Fu / Tai Chi and the traditional movements and colors of the Chin Woo Lion & Dragon Dance Team. |
![]() A treasure of music and culture in Dallas, S-Ankh Rasa takes you on a journey through the sounds of Africa to the Diaspora and Beyond. |
![]() ![]() Two DFW visual artists, Erika Krivda and Terrence Lewis collaborate live through paint in the culminating performance of the day. |
Performances curated by Public City, Journeyman Ink, and Dr. Gorilla