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Inspiring Young Audiences and Building Bridges with Local Communities through Dance

Donald Byrd and his dance company Spectrum Dance Theater recently embarked on a DanceMotion USA tour. The Artistic Director and crew began the tour in Nepal, where they used dance to entertain and engage with the local people.

Discovering Chinese Culture through Music

Vanessa studied Chinese the summer of 2012 in Suzhou, China as a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant and was introduced to a whole new world.

DanceMotion USA, 2013 Tour

DanceMotion USA 2013 Cultural Diplomacy tour.

The Many Faces and Facets of Music

Folk music artist Cathy Fink, along with bandmates Marcy Marxer and Barbara Lamb, embarked on a multi-country tour with American Music Abroad in hopes of sharing their Appalachian style of music with foreign audiences.

Photographing the Color of Hay

Woman throwing hay on top of a pile of hay

Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Romania, Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin shares some of the photos she took in Romania of the changes she witnessed between urban dwellers and those from the rural areas.

Photographing Bangladesh

Young men gather in a madrassa for the evening meal called Iftar to break their fast durning the month of Ramadan. Kala Chandpur, Dhaka

Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Geoffrey Hiller, taught Interactive Media in Bangladesh. Geoffrey's photos of his experience give a glimpse into what his time in Bangladesh was like.

The Rhythm Road - Bluegrass Band The Student Loan

The American Bluegrass band, The Student Loan, performs during their Rhythm Road tour of Asia.

Members of the bluegrass band, The Student Loan, talk about their trip to Asia as part of The Rhythm Road.

The Rhythm Road - Vice Verse All Stars

Vice Verse All Star Band

Members of the music group, Vice Verse All Stars, share their thoughts before leaving on a State Department-sponsored trip to West Africa.

The Rhythm Road: Gospel Music Abroad

Oscar Williams Jr. and Perfected Praise share some of their gospel spirit before heading out on a U.S. State Department-sponsored tour through Europe.

Oscar Williams Jr. and Perfected Praise share some of their gospel spirit before heading out on a U.S. Department of State sponsored tour through Europe.

The Rift, the Rhyme, and the Rhythm Road

Oscar Williams, Jr. and Perfected Praise demonstrate how they teach the fundamentals of gospel music

Oscar Williams, Jr. and Perfected Praise demonstrate how they plan to teach the fundamentals of gospel music during their Rhythm Road tour abroad.

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