Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander heritage with live music, dance, food and family art activities at Alameda’s beautiful Bohol Circle Immigrant Park!
Experience a lively array of music and dance from local performing ensembles including traditional Hawaiian hula from Alameda’s very own Hālau Makana, folk music from the Philippines with The Sampaguitas, exciting Punjabi folk dance with Non Stop Bhangra and vibrant drumming from South Korea with Korean Culture Center – Urisawe.
Participate in hands-on art activities for kids and tickle your tastebuds with mouthwatering Asian and Pacific inspired foods – all while enjoying the beautiful waterfront views.
The Rhythmix Asian & Pacific Islander Arts & Culture Festival is produced in partnership with the City of Alameda’s Recreation and Park Department and is supported in part by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Featured Performers
Hālau Makana’s mission is to preserve the Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Māori cultures through dance, art and music, sharing these cultural art forms with the community and anyone who has a desire to learn.
Hālau Makana is the only professional Polynesian Dance Company located in Alameda, California.
Founded by performer/teacher Me Sook Ko (originally from Seoul, Korea), Korean Culture Center – Urisawe is dedicated to promoting and cultivating Korean cultural awareness through the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Built and supported by parents, students and office workers, Urisawe promotes cultural diversity by performing at community and multi-cultural events throughout the Bay Area and offers traditional Korean dance and music classes with professional artists and teachers.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Sampaguitas sing Filipino folk songs and inspired originals in three-part harmony. Drawing influences from folk, blues, doo-wop girl groups, and the Filipinx-American diaspora, Jenevieve Francisco, Cristina Ibarra, and Aireene Espiritu share music from their roots and explore what it means to be in a “third culture” between worlds. The sampaguita is the national flower of the Philippines and only fitting to describe the sweet sounds coming from their melded vocal textures, tones, and tight harmonies.
Enjoy the beautiful and vibrant spirit of Bhangra, a traditional Punjabi folk music and dance with Dholrhythms, an all women dance company dedicated to promoting the artistic and cultural heritage of India by sharing rhythms of Punjab through classes, workshops, performances, and events.
Dholrhythms hosts and headlines the award winning event, “Non Stop Bhangra” and curates the “Colors Of India” performing arts production. Since its inception in 2003, Dholrhythms has grown into a boundless and unique platform for people of diverse backgrounds to come together, express themselves, and dance in a non competitive and positive environment.
Enjoy lively, uplifting movements that will get your heart racing, your shoulders bouncing, and leave you smiling as you break a sweat. We hope you’ll join in this joyful, fun and energetic celebration of positivity and culture.