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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.