Inaugural Arizona Ethnic and Traditional Dance Festival

17 West Congress Street,Tucson AZ 85701

07 October, 2021

Description

TMC Healthcare presents the inaugural Arizona Ethnic and Traditional Dance Festival at the Fox Theatre Tucson TMC Healthcare presents the inaugural Arizona Ethnic & Traditional Dance Festival, celebrating cultures through movement and wellness. Rooted in local communities with an international reach, this one-night event features some of the region’s most celebrated ethnic and traditional dance companies, many of whom have performed at Tucson Meet Yourself. The selected artists have invested years researching and performing their respective forms and this event honors their rigor and craft with a professionally produced stage performance at Tucson’s Fox Theatre. A list of participating dance companies is here. This event is ticketed.16 and under are free, but must reserve tickets. To ensure the safety of performers, staff, and the public, the event follows Fox Theatre Covid guidelines. As required by the Fox Theatre, all attendees must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to the event. Please contact the Fox Theatre with any questions or for further information at 520-624-1515 Tuesday-Friday, 12pm-4pm. Founded in 1974 by folklorist Jim Griffith and his wife, Loma Griffith, Tucson Meet Yourself is an annual celebration of the living traditional arts of Southern Arizona’s and Northern Mexico’s diverse ethnic and folk communities. The free, three-day event features hundreds of artisans, home cooks, dancers, musicians and special exhibits that celebrate and honor beauty in all its diverse, informal, and everyday forms. Tucson Meet Yourself happens annually in Downtown Tucson during the second weekend in October.