Schedule - Celebrating Canada, Strength Through Diversity

Courtyard

10:00am: Sitar – Nawaaz Nathoo

10:30am: Ballet – Pacific Dance Arts

10:45am: Vocal & Guitar – Imaan Shivji

11:00am: Contemporary Dance – Pacific Dance Arts

11:30am: Bollywood Dance – Mirchi

11:45am: Japanese Drummers – Uzume Taiko

12:00pm: O Canada – Yasmin Rajwani

12:05pm: Indigenous Welcome

12:10pm: Keynote Addresses

12:30pm: Afghan Band – Shafique, Milad, & Fayaz

1:15pm: Tap Dance – Van Tap Dance

1:30pm: Azeri Performance - Chichaklar Dance

2:00pm: African Percussion – Edward Sembatya & Group

2:30pm: South Asian Kathak Dance – Kavital Dance Group

3:00pm: Western & African Band – Jambo

Social Hall (upper level of the Centre)

“From Far & Wide: Canadian Voices” sponsored by KPMG

11:00am: Newcomer Experiences

1:00pm: Youth Talks

1:45pm: Consul General of Portugal – João Paulo Costa

2:00pm: A Marriage of Two Cultures – Cinnamon Bhayani

Tours of The Ismaili Centre, Vancouver

Every hour on the hour from 11am to 3pm. Tours start at the main doors of the Centre. Please arrive 5 minutes early.

50 Years of Migration in the Loggia

Don’t miss seeing a special reprise of this pictorial exhibit which commemorates 50 years of major settlement of the Ismaili Muslim community in Canada.  The exhibit showcases the courage and resilience of the countless Ismaili Muslims who fled their homelands in search of refuge elsewhere, sharing their stories on what fleeing their homes and settling in Canada has meant to them.