No passports needed; no TSA security lines to go through: Travel the world with the Peninsula International Dance Festival. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural world dance and music festival, the Peninsula International Dance Festival 2023 returns with an all-new, two-day festival July 15 and 16, with guest artists from 21 Bay Area companies featuring over 200 dancers and musicians – resplendent in colorful costumes – performing traditional works from Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Congo, Hawaii, India, Mexico, Native America, Peru, Philippines, Spain, and the USA. An extraordinary feast for the eyes and ears, both performances will be presented at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 North Delaware Street, San Mateo.

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SATURDAY, JULY 15 AT 7 P.M.
Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Stage Blessing)
Bolivia Corazón de América (Bolivia)
Calpulli Tonalehqueh (Aztec/Mexican)
Charya Burt Cambodian Dance (Cambodia)
Chitresh Das Institute/Chitresh Das Youth Company (South Asian Indian)
Eddie Madril/Sewam American Indian Dance (Native American)
Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco (Mexico)
Feng Ye Dance (China)
Fua Dia Congo (Congolese/Central African)
Gurus of Dance (South Asian Bollywood)
Jaranón y Bochinche Dance Performance Company (Afro-Peruvian)
Peninsula Ballet Theatre (American)
Peru Expressions (Peru)
Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco (Spain)

SUNDAY, JULY 16 AT 3 P.M.
Amor do Samba (Brazil)
Antara Asthaayi Dance (South Asian Indian)
Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno (Mexico)
Calpulli Tonalehqueh (Aztec/Mexican)
Eddie Madril/Sewam American Indian Dance (Native American)
Feng Ye Dance (China)
Fua Dia Congo (Congo/Central African)
Gurus of Dance (South Asian Bollywood)
Hālau o Keikiali’i/Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center (Hawaiian)
Jaranón y Bochinche Dance Performance Company (Afro-Peruvian)
Jubilee American Dance Theatre (American Folkloric)
Melissa Cruz Flamenco (Spain)
Minoan Dancers (Crete/Greece)
Parangal (Philippines)
Peninsula Ballet Theatre (American)

Not in show order. Subject to change.