Spanning 24 acres, New Jerusalem Theater seems more like a medieval castle than a performance space. Yet each year, this massive open-air theater puts its gigantic space to use for a roving... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances | Edited by atimian

In perhaps the dirtiest form of rodeo known to man, bull surfing in Kerala, India entails chasing down two charging bulls, grabbing on and sliding at full speed through a rice paddy. Each... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances | Edited by atimian

Opened originally on the grounds of a medieval manor house, Peasholm Park in North Yorkshire is everything but a conventional English park. Each year during the summer months in Scarborough,... »

Retro-Tech, Wondrous Performances | Edited by jademontserrat and atimian

Featuring an eclectic gathering of robotic car-stealing monsters, multi-headed animals and Chinese dragons, the Lord Mayor’s Parade turns the streets of Belfast into a wild celebratory festival... »

Amazing Automata, Wondrous Performances | Edited by Dampo and atimian

Each year in the days preceding Fat Tuesday, townspeople of Ivrea divide up into nine different squads. Dressed in their battle attire, they make their way to certain streets of Ivrea that are... »

Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by atimian and Dylan

Each February, musicians brave Norway's interior and wrap their lips and hands around carved blocks of ice for the world's only IceMusic Festival. IceMusic is the invention of Terje Isungset,... »

Musical Wonders, Wondrous Performances | Edited by atimian and Dylan

Many cities dread massive street festivals and block parties. These celebrations usually come along with widespread clean-up efforts and struggles to keep the party from getting out of hand. But... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances | Edited by serflac and atimian

From the age of 10, boys on the Indonesian island of Nias prepare for their stone jump. It's not complicated, and the act is exactly as it sounds. Boys become men on the island by leaping over a... »

Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by serflac and atimian

Celebrating the pre-Lent season, the Dominican Republican's African heritage is reflected in the wildly colorful masks and costumes that are brought out and into the streets for the annual El... »

Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by bebeto and Nicholas Jackson

The Love Parade is a popular electronic dance music festival and parade that originated in 1989 in West Berlin, Germany. It was originally conceived as a political demonstration for peace and... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances | Edited by spinkk and Nicholas Jackson