Cultural Performances

Traditional dance and puppet shows from various cultures, showcasing colorful costumes and lively expressions, celebrating heritage and art.

CHINA, SHAANXI PROVINCE, XIAN, DANCE PERFORMANCE

Gujrati couple performing Garba on stage

Portrait of young man performing Dandiya Rass with woman against neon lights

North Korea, Pyongyang. Performance on the Kayagum, a traditional Korean instrument similar to a zither, at the Circus Restaurant.

Iloilo City, Philippines - 25 January 2026: View of vibrant performers in traditional costumes dance with passion under the bright sky during Dinagyang Festival.

Russia, St. Petersburg, Cossack Show, RESTRICTED: Not available for use by any River Cruise operator. Call for more Information.

Female dancer, stage performance celebrating the kings birthday, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

China, Shenzhen City, Splendid China Park, Music Show

Female star in full costume preforms at the Chinese Opera - Chengdu, China in Sichuan Province

Actor from Yiu Ming Sing Cantonese Opera Group

In combined celebration of America's Independence Day and the 40th anniversary of the Republic of Korea Air Force Operations Command, the Seoul Performing Arts Company performed for the Osan Air base community, Republic of South Korea. The show featured fan dances, traditional dances, percussion instruments, musicals and more. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Seoul Performing Arts Company has played an active role in bringing the uniqueness of Korean culture and arts to the rest of the world. The group was founded in 1986 and has held more than 800 performances to an audience of over three million people in Korea, the United States, Canada, China and Japan. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Chosen children are playing music at the Children's Palace, Pyongyang, North Korea

Kathak dancer circling gracefully during a performance in front of a dark background.

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Gianyar, Batubulan, Performing Barong and Legong dances

White Sleeve Dance.Concert of traditional Chinese music and dance from the Tang Dynasty. Shaanxi Grand Opera House. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. CHINA

Chechen youth dancing ensemble, Grozny, Chechnya, Caucasus, Russia, Europe

Korean dancers perform for soldiers at the Daewoo Friendship Night. Country: South Korea

Musicians at the National Academic Drama Theatre

Puppetarians are performing with puppets on World Puppetry Day which is observed on 21s March to recognize puppetry as a global art form, at an auditorium organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi and Tripura Puppet Theatre. Agartala, Tripura, India.

Singapore. Traditional Chinese opera street theater.

Taichung, Taiwan - 08 June 2019: View of performers in vibrant costumes and masks amidst a burst of fiery sparks and smoke, creating a dramatic and captivating scene.

Kitano Odori Kamishichigen Kaburenjo Hall Kyoto Japan

Kathak dancer giving a mesmerising performing in front of a dark background.

Kabuki Fuji Musume

Dancers at a performance during the annual dance festival in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

dancer Celebration of Thailand Culture-Dinner Show Chiang Mai Thailand SE Asia

folk dances, garba dandia classical dance, gujarat, india Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

A Show In The Parisien Cabaret In Havana, Cuba

The murga Araca la Cana performing during Carnival at the Teatro de Verano in Montevideo, Uruguay, South America

South Korea, Seoul, Korea House, Bicheon dance,

COMPANIA DE ZARZUELA JOSE TAMAYO (EL GATO MONTES ) TORERO.

BINGBING LI in SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN (2011), directed by WAYNE WANG.

Performer depicts folk stories of Sani ethnic minority at stadium performance culminiting the annual June Torch Festival, Shilin, Yunnan Province, China.

Close-up of a male Chinese opera performer

Furious Bharatanatyam dancer performing over black background

Bollywood Indian actress Hema Malini and daughter Ahana Deol performed together in piece titled Parampara Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Madrid, 02/27/2014. The Torres Bermejas tablao, in Mesoneros Romanos 11photo: Isabel Permuy. Archdc.

Gujrati couple performing Garba on stage

Young bharatnatyam dancer giving a mesmerising performance in front of a dark background.

Shaolin monks during a show on the 22nd of March 2009 in Berlin, Germany, Europe

Performance of noh, in National Noh Theatre,4-18-1, Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Vietnam, Hue Imperial City. Royal Theater, performance of classical Vietnamese music

PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND (2021), directed by SION SONO.

Thai dance performance, Thai girls and men perform a local dance, Phuket, Phuket, Thailand, Asia

Kathak dancer performing in front of a dark background.

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, a unique cultural art form, in Hanoi, the largest city in Vietnam and the capitol.

Rajasthani dance troupe performing in desert

11/01/2013. Guadalajara 02-11-13 Representation of the Tenorio Mendocino in Guadalajara Photo: Patricia Biosca ARCHDC.

Puppets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Tang Dynasty Performance, Xian, China

President Barack Obama and APEC leaders watch a cultural performance during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Welcoming Banquet at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2014.

Girl´s Festival

Bollywood Indian actress Hema Malini and daughter Ahana Deol performed together in piece titled Parampara Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathak dancer performing in front of a dark background.

Bollywood Indian actress Hema Malini and daughter Ahana Deol performed together in piece titled Parampara Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Dance show in Phuket Town, Phuket Island, Thailand, Asia

newlyweds happily cut, laugh and taste the wedding cake

China, Beijing. Beiputuo temple and film studio. Chinese New Year Spring Festival - Dragon Dance performers.

Japan, Arts, Performance, The Actor Ennosuke Playing The Role Of The Fox Tadanobu In The Kabuki Story Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura. In This Scene A Fox Disguises Itself As A Retainer Of Yoritomo (The Brother Of Yoshitsune) In Order To Be Near A Drum Made From The Hide Of Its Parents.

China, Yunnan Province, Kunming, Woman doing stage performance at nationalities party festival (Large format sizes available)

Thang-Long water puppetry, Hanoi, Bac Bo, Vietnam

South Korea, Seoul, Buddha Dance Performed In The National Theatre.

South Korea, Arts, Musician At The National Theatre Playing A Kayakum

CHOW YUN-FAT in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

INDIA, Rajasthan, Udaipur: Bagore, Ki, Haveli Museum Rajasthani Dance Show, Dance Troupe (NR)

Correfoc de Dimonis en el instituto, Campos, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Mexico, Bajio, Guanajuato, Actor in street performance during the Cervantino cultural festival.

Acrobatic circus troupe, Troupe Mayorov, Circus Krone, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

street performer, man jumping through Knife stabbed wooden frame, surajkund Fair, faridabad, haryana, india Copyright: xJaishankarxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathak dancer performing gracefully over a dark background.

Puppets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man performing the Raban Dance and balancing drums in a tourist show at the Kandyan Arts Association Hall, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

India, state of Maharashtra, Mumbai (aka Bombay). Traditional Indian folkloric dance show, performed by Kala - Bhairavi Dance Group.

England, West Midlands, Birmingham. A performance during Artsfest at Brindleyplace.

Cinderella

Puppetarians are performing with puppets on World Puppetry Day which is observed on 21s March to recognize puppetry as a global art form, at an auditorium organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi and Tripura Puppet Theatre. Agartala, Tripura, India.

Khon( masked theater)performance Bangkok, Thailand.

Furious Bharatanatyam dancer performing against black background

China, Beijing, Haidian district, Beijing University. Drumming group at The 4th Peking University International Cultural Festival.

Singing and dancing performance celebrating Lunar March 3 Singing Festival, Sanjiang, Guangxi Province, China

Performers at Xcaret Mexico Espectacular dinner show at Xcaret eco theme park, Riviera Maya, Mexico.

Indigenous artists performing at Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Water puppets, dancers dancing, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi, Vietnam

Drum and percussion music for the traditional Chinese New Year Lion Dance.

Vietnam, Hanoi, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Musicians and singers

Anefo photo collection. Scenes from the Beijing Opera. Operas. August 3, 1979

Flamenco dancers Spanish souvenir products on display in shop window, Frigiliana, Axarquia, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

South Korea, Incheon Airport, is known for the Traditional Music Performances at the Korea Traditional Cultural Experience Center. Incheon located at the center of the Passenger Terminal. (Editorial Use Only)

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Traditional Vietnamese puppets at the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Dancer at a hotel in Cambodia; Siem Reap, Cambodia

Chinese acrobats dressed in oversized costumes in Chaoyang Theater in Beijing, China.

Singer at the National Academic Drama Theatre

Catania. Puppets Naples Brothers. Sicily. Italy

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