Dollywood's Festival of Nations presents the most captivating entertainment from around the world during this month long celebration of music, dance, food and art.
In 2010, Dollywood celebrates its 25th anniversary with great new shows during the Festival of Nations. Festival of Nations showcases the rhythms of the world with DRUM!, featuring 20 dancers, musicians, singers and drummers; the South American rhythms of Jallmay; and Invaders, an esemble steel orchestra. Back by popular demand, Imaginé presented by Le Grand Cirque, will premier its cast of international acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, clowns and high wire artists amaze audiences with their athletic ability, lavish costumes, dynamic lighting, mesmerizing music and breathtaking feats.
And that's just the beginning of Dollywood's celebration of music, artistry, foods and crafts from around the globe during Festival of Nations.
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DRUM!
From Nova Scotia, DRUM! is a spectacular musical production featuring 20 musicians, dancers, drummers, and singers from four principle cultures - Aboriginal, Black, Celtic and Acadian - combined in a heart-pumping fusion of music, dance, poetry, video, rhythm... more >>
Drum Magic
Jana Broder & Drum Magic gets the entire family involved in making-music at Dollywood! Come and be a part of an actual drum circle, more >>
Invaders
Lively island rhythms make a first-time appearance in the new show Invaders, an ensemble steel orchestra performing the sounds of Trinidad and Tobago with gospel, salsa, calypso, pop, reggae and Amercian big band tunes. more >>
Jallmay
Jallmay showcases Peru's South American rhythms, from ancient mountain civilizations to modern street beats, created by 28 dancers and musicians. more >>
Atahualpa
With a rhythmic blend representing different areas of the Andes, Atahualpa bridges the gap between Dollywood and Ecuador. The group’s repertoire of contemporary music, South American dance rhythms and traditional songs resonates from native Incan... more >>
Imaginé presented by Le Grand Cirque
The unimaginable becomes spellbinding reality as a cast of premier international performers set the stage for mystery and intrigue in the return of Imaginé presented by Le Grand Cirque. The big top isn’t large enough to contain these daring... more >>
Keona
This instrumental duo creates a unique, harmonic sound on a different drum—the hang drum. Keona introduces audiences to this new instrument, created in Switzerland in 2000. The touch of the player’s hand upon this steel drum produces... more >>
Zambia Vocal Group
The Zambian Vocal Group hails from different African tribes to form a collective sound, underscoring the message that music unites us all. The group's a capella performance includes traditional hymns and original songs which feature a unique combination... more >>