Undaunted by the outpouring of ideas from the audience, these artists embraced the unpredictable, unpolished nature of the interactive format.

“When I write, I am flying.”

Shortly after the first wave of Armenian immigration in the 1890s, newspapers for Armenian Americans began publishing news and covering community events.

In just a few years around the 2000s, over a million people from all around the world arrived in Catalonia—and with them, they brought their languages.

Where do you call home? How many times have you moved? What languages do you use in your household? What languages do you use outside of home?

This year the Folklife Festival focused on resilient communities: groups of people who have survived and thrived through political oppression, forced migration, social discrimination, and more.

As visitors stream into the Euskaltegi Speaking Basque tent, quickly filling the long brown benches, Errukine Olaziregi hops onto the stage and unhooks the microphone from its stand.

I was in high school when the HBO premiered the series Brave New Voices (2009). I remember being in awe of the force behind the voices of teenagers collectively sharing their stories through spoken word, across the cities spotlighted on the show.

Many ancient cultures tell tales of why the sun shines during the day and the moon at night. In some stories the sun and the moon are siblings, in others they are lovers.

Rhythm is not inherently musical, as Benjamin Earl Turner demonstrates in “Diatribe of a Shepard’s Son.” The ebb and flow of Ben’s poetry guides the audience along the journey of his verse, and challenges the perception of the norm.