Vibrant Cultural Performances

Colorful scenes of traditional dance and music from various cultures, showcasing vibrant costumes and lively expressions during festivals.

Xingu dance, Brazil, South America

with costume carnival

Africa, Ghana, Accra. La Palm Beach Hotel. Traditional West African folkloric show. African drummers.

Cuba carnival

Xingu dance, Brazil, South America

Actors perform a play called Ferrabras, the play is an annual event and is performed in Santa Antonio, Principes only town, in August. Sao Tome and Principe is Africas second smallest country with a population of 193 000.

SLAVE COAST (1987) -Original title: COBRA VERDE-, directed by WERNER HERZOG.

THE GOOD LIE (2014), directed by PHILIPPE FALARDEAU.

performers at Folkloric Show at Aztec Theater, Golden Zone, Mazatlan, Sinaloa State, Mexico (MR)

Mbabane, Swaziland. A cultural Swazi show at a Swazi village in Mbabane. This is the Matsamo Village

SEBASTIAO SALGADO in THE SALT OF THE EARTH (2014), directed by WIM WENDERS and JULIANO RIBEIRO SALGADO.

Actors perform a play called Ferrabras, the play is an annual event and is performed in Santa Antonio, Principes only town, in August. Sao Tome and Principe is Africas second smallest country with a population of 193 000.

1920s TROUPE OF FIVE SPANISH FLAMENCO DANCERS ENTERTAINERS PRESENTING AN ANDALUSIAN TABLEAU CORAL GABLES FLORIDA USA

Drum band Olodum performing in Pelourinho during carnival, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Balearic islands Spain Felanitx, Mallorca The traditional dance of Cavallets, from year 1603

THE LOST CITY OF Z (2016), directed by JAMES GRAY.

Aboriginal Dancers Arnhem Land Northern Territory Australia

Street Musician

Caribbean, Barbados, Bridgetown. Crop Over Carnival.

England, London, City of London. The Mighty Zulu Nation Theatre Company in the procession at the annual Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.

SHARON STONE and RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN in KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1985), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

beautiful woman night carnival

STEVE HAWKES in TARZAN EN LA GRUTA DEL ORO (1970).

Two African drummers

Kigali, Rwanda. A traditional Tanzanian dancer performs at FESPAD Pan African dance festival.

South Korea, Seoul, 'Filming Period Drama. Director, Cameraman And Actors.'

Congo, Tribal Peoples, Bapende Tribe Animal Masqueraders Performing Dance At Initiation Rites.

North America, Mexico, State of Guerrero, Acapulco. Traditional Mexican folkloric dancers with sombrero. El Grupo Folklorico Ramirez aka Antonio Ramirez Dance Group.

Dancers wearing Kananga masks perform at the Dama celebration in Tireli, Mali

The Watoto Children's Choir performing in Seattle, Washington. Watoto provides opportunity and hope to AIDS orphaned Uganadan children.

Amateur actors perform a Sao Tomense play called Auto de Floripei. The play is traditionally performed each year in August in the middle of Santa Antionio, on the island of Principe. Sao Tome and Principe is Africas second smallest country with a population of 193 000.

Screaming actor at the Pasinaya 2012 Folk Festival at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, Asia

Caribbean, Tobago. Tobago's best calypso band, Cats n' Jama.

The Watoto Children's Choir performing in Seattle, Washington. Watoto provides opportunity and hope to AIDS orphaned Uganadan children.

Finland, Suomussalmi, The Silent People, art project with crowd of scare crows

LUPITA NYONG'O in BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022), directed by RYAN COOGLER.

BARAKA (1992), directed by RON FRICKE.

IDRIS ELBA in SOMETIMES IN APRIL (2004), directed by RAOUL PECK.

`La Vijanera´carnival,black dancers , Silio, Molledo. Cantabria, Spain.

Dancers from the Kunsan Ensemble perform on stage at Place Emille Gamelin in Montreal. Quebec.

Cuba carnival

ILEGAL (2003), directed by IGNACIO VILAR.

A man dances with fire at a nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

GIRLEY CHARLENE in MEASURES OF MEN (2023) -Original title: DER VERMESSENE MENSCH-, directed by LARS KRAUME.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG in THE COLOR PURPLE (1985), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

Ivrea, Italy, celebrates Carnivale with the Orange Battles, when the town reenacts an ancient battle.

Moors and Christians, "Es Firó" of Soller, final battle staged in the main square, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Man wearing feathered headdress conducting a band , Conductors, Headdresses. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

JACOB ROMERO in ONE PIECE (2023), directed by MARC JOBST.

Moors and Christians, "Es Firó" of Soller, final battle staged in the main square, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Anefo photo collection. Indonesia at the time of the state visit 1971. Dance performance in Bali. September 1, 1971. Bali, Indonesia

KEANU REEVES in LITTLE BUDDHA (1993), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI.

BERTA VAZQUEZ in PALMERAS EN LA NIEVE (2015), directed by FERNANDO GONZALEZ MOLINA.

A nude performer displays body painting and dance theater by a Cuban artist.

MARCO ANTONIO ARGUETA and RICHARD CAN in APOCALYPTO (2006), directed by MEL GIBSON.

DJIMON HOUNSOU in AMISTAD (1997), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

RICK MORANIS and JOHN GOODMAN in THE FLINTSTONES (1994), directed by BRIAN LEVANT.

A dancer eating fire at a nightclub in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Traditional Cape Town 'Klopse' music carnival

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Lome. Puppeteer Kanlanfei Danaye performing with his company Marionettes du Togo.

New Zealand, Haka, Maori Men Performing Haka

Brazil, Rio De Janeiro , Carnival Procession With Dancers Wearing Glittering Feathered Costumes

NAOMI WATTS and EDWARD NORTON in THE PAINTED VEIL (2006), directed by JOHN CURRAN.

Rotorua, Auckland, New Zealand, Maori Warriors, Haka Dance

MOANA (1926), directed by ROBERT J. FLAHERTY.

Africa, Sao Tome, Principe, Amateur actors perform a Sao Tomense play called 'Auto de Floripes'.

The Watoto Children's Choir performing in Seattle, Washington. Watoto provides opportunity and hope to AIDS orphaned Uganadan children.

Dancers from the Kunsan Ensemble perform on stage at Place Emille Gamelin in Montreal. Quebec.

JODIE TURNER-SMITH in QUEEN & SLIM (2019), directed by MELINA MATSOUKAS.

JOHNNY DEPP in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (2011), directed by ROB MARSHALL.

REAL, LA PELÍCULA (2005), directed by BORJA MANSO.

Male Latino percussionist playing his djembe drum bongo in front of the audience at Tam Tams festival in Mount Royal Park, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Dancers from the Kunsan Ensemble perform on stage at Place Emille Gamelin in Montreal. Quebec.

KALANI QUEYPO in THE NEW WORLD (2005), directed by TERRENCE MALICK.

Brazil Tourist entertainment in Brazil.

Aviataion, Silver Queen Africa

West Indies, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Union Island, Singer And Guitarist With Sound System At Easterval Easter Carnival In Clifton

MITZI GAYNOR in SOUTH PACIFIC (1958), directed by JOSHUA LOGAN.

Albert Nyathi performing songs and poetry at the Salibury Festival. Albert Nyathi is Zimbabwe??s premier performance dub-poet. His performances are often backed by powerful music. Albert is known as ??the voice of the invisible?? - the man who speaks the silent words of those without a voice. His work is thought provoking, controversial and humorous and his stage show is charismatic and energetic.

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gran batalla de la uva -Gran Batalla Del Raïm-, fiestas de Es Vermar, Binissalem, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain, europa.

BHAVIN RABARI in LAST FILM SHOW (2021), directed by PAN NALIN.

Tradition Tahitian dance show for guests at the Bora Bora Nui Resort

DENNIS HAYSBERT in THE UNIT (2006) -Original title: UNIT, THE-TV-, directed by DAVID MAMET.

Ivrea, Italy, celebrates Carnivale with the Orange Battles, when the town reenacts an ancient battle.

LAURENCE FISHBURNE in APOCALYPSE NOW (1979), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

Folk artist doing makeup during Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Original Film Title: A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHT. English Title: A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHT. Film Director: ERIK POPPE. Year: 2013.

IL CORPO (1974).

Installations for the Lemon Festival, Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

West Indies, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Union Island, Singer And Guitarist With Sound System At Easterval Easter Carnival In Clifton

Sylhet, Bangladesh - 14 April 2025: View of performers in vibrant red costumes balancing precariously on shoulders during a traditional folk show, against a dark night backdrop.

CC POUNDER, MARIANNE SAGEBRECHT and CCH PUOUNDER in BAGDAD CAFE (1987) -Original title: OUT OF ROSENHEIM-, directed by PERCY ADLON.

Image 4 of Jazz Alley, 50th and Langley, Chicago; project activities, Chicago, Illinois | Library of Congress

THE TERRITORY (2022), directed by ALEX PRITZ.

Gospel singers perform at the waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.

WERNER HERZOG in SLAVE COAST (1987) -Original title: COBRA VERDE-, directed by WERNER HERZOG.

SWEET COUNTRY (2017), directed by WARWICK THORNTON. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

CYDEL GABUTERO and PETER MILLARI in BLANKA (2015), directed by KOHKI HASEI.

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