What's New at Living Traditions

Each year, the Living Traditions Festival changes as the community does, with additions to the program that reflect new demographic patterns with new artists and artforms.  For 2008, we are pleased to welcome the following to the Living Traditions Family  . . .

Craft Demonstrators

• Bernice Kida - Japanese Temari & Bunka Embroidery
  
• Dominic Raimondo & the Dadinga Community of Salt Lake – Sudanese Clay Bulls 
  
• Ed Peterson - Recycled Metal Art
  
• Harold Garcia  & Paul LaRose- Native American Beadwork
  
• Hulya Kablan &  Nagihan Citir  - Turkish Crocheting
• Max Godfrey Family - Rawhide Braiding
  
• Nikolay Motro - Belarus Woodcarving
  
• Sergei Sakirkin - Ornamental Blacksmithing
  
• Zulma Arevalo - Central American Folk Jewelry

Food Vendor

• Laotian Women’s Organization of Utah

Local Performing Artists

• TOCCATA Chinese Dancers
  
• Liberian Culture Troupe
  
• Sewa Cultural Dance Troupe
  
• Samake Laotian Dancers
  
• DiDinga Hills of Sudan

Living Traditions Kids

• Sudanese Clay Bulls 
  
• Japanese Kites
  
• Brazilian Capoeira

SPECIAL GUEST Performing Artists

Chuchito Valdés
Friday, May 16th
8:30 p.m.
North Stage

Son De Madera
Saturday, May 17th
8:00 p.m.
North Stage

Buille
Saturday May 17, 9:00pm
Sunday May 18 - 2:00pm
North Stage

Cooking Demonstrations

• African Sukuma Wiki with Sadza
  
• Bulgarian Кеbаpcheta
  
• Vietnamese Bun Bo Xao Xa
  
• Turkish Gözleme
  
• Austrian Wiener Schnitzel
  
• Bangladesh Shrimp and Vegetables