Dance Art & Dancing Poetry Festival Oct. 3rd. 2026

Join us for a fabulous all-day celebration where you can experience top notch Multicultural and Poetic dance performances that inspire and bring us together
Live performances all day
Workshops with top-notch professionals
Costume & craft vendors with one-of-a-kind finds
Tasty pies & treats
located at the beautiful United Unitarian Church of Berkeley, Kensington Hills, UUCB
"Poetry and dance belong together. Words carry rhythm, and the body carries language. When the two meet, something extraordinary happens." — Natica Angilly
A multicultural showcase celebrating the joy of dance, poetry, and community. Creative, inclusive, and welcoming to all because art belongs to everyone!
Hosted by Tatseena & Natica · Artists Embassy International (AEI) · 501(c)(3) donations are tax deductible and very much appreciated, visit www.dancingpoetry.com, Vendors contact [email protected], rtists Embassy International (AEI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer arts organization, founded in 1951 by Althya Youngman (note the spelling — "Althya," not "Althea"). Their guiding mission statement is: "Furthering inter-cultural understanding and peace through the universal language of the arts." dancingpoetry
And here is the most wonderful piece of history that ties directly to your question about arts and peace:
Althya Youngman believed that the arts transcend cultures. She had toured the world as a singer and pianist and witnessed firsthand that the arts bring people together in harmony. Part of her epiphany came while studying with Mahatma Gandhi in India.
Althya was speaking with Father Alfred Boeddeker one afternoon in the early 1980s, who said: "The arts are the oil in the machinery of mankind, for man cannot live by bread alone, but must have beauty to feed the soul." dancingpoetry.com
That quote — while from Father Boeddeker, not Gandhi — was one that deeply inspired Althya's mission and is closely associated with AEI's work in the Arts.