Aaron Smith | IDS
Insun Park & Generals performs on stage Oct. 3, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival at Fountain Square in Bloomington. Insun Park & Generals fused old music with new futuristic tunes.
Jack Jernigan | IDS
Jacopo Ventura plays the guitar Oct. 4, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington. Ventura is Italian and founded his band with Lorenzo Testa.
Katherine Maners | IDS
Enrique Chi sings and plays guitar with the band Making Movies during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival on Oct. 2, 2026, in Bloomington. The band was nominated for a Latin Grammy for its collaboration with Rubén Blades in 2019.
Harshini Muthuraman | IDS
Pahua performs Oct. 1, 2026, at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival in Bloomington. The singer and producer was born and raised in Mexico.
Katherine Maners | IDS
Performers dance Yakshagana during the Traditional Arts Indiana Heritage performance in the Arts Village at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival on Oct. 2, 2026, in Bloomington. The performance was free to the public.
Aaron Smith | IDS
Hahyungki Baek plays the bass Oct. 3, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival at Fountain Square in Bloomington. The quartet was led by singer and dancer Insun Park.
Anya Minekus | IDS
Insun Park & Generals perform inside Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Oct. 3, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival in Bloomington. The band played Friday and Saturday night.
Anya Minekus | IDS
An aerialist performs her routine during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival on Oct. 3, 2026, on West Kirkwood Ave in Bloomington. A crowd gathered around to watch the performances.
Katherine Maners | IDS
Arun Ramamurthy plays violin with the Arun Ramamurthy Trio during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival on Oct. 2, 2026, at the First Christian Church in Bloomington. The trio is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Anya Minekus | IDS
Festival-goers dance on the street during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival on Oct. 3, 2026, on West Kirkwood Avenue in Bloomington. The festival hosted over 40 events in six different locations.
Anya Minekus | IDS
Hahyungki Baek plays the bass on Oct. 3, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival inside the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington. Insun Park & Generals has become known for mixing the Korean mask dance and electronic punk.
Aaron Smith | IDS
Making Movies performs at the Lotus Fest on Oct. 3, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival in Bloomington. Making Movies, a Latin-infused Rock band, has performed on NPR’s “Tiny Desk”.
Jack Jernigan | IDS
LaTonja Degraffenreid sings and dances during the show Oct. 4, 2026, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington. Degraffenreid had one solo during the concert and sang vocals throughout.
Katherine Maners | IDS
A performer plays Shurpanakha in a Yakshagana dance during the Traditional Arts Indiana Heritage performance in the Arts Village at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival on Oct. 2, 2026, in Bloomington. Shurpanakha was portrayed as a demoness who falls in love with Rama after encountering him in the forest.
Harshini Muthuraman | IDS
Festival attendees applaud after a performance by Pahua on Oct. 1, 2026, at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival in Bloomington. The singer incorporated Latin American influences into her electronic-folk music.
Anya Minekus | IDS
Lead singer Diana Sánchez and bass guitarist Daniela Vergara perform at Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Oct. 3, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival in Bloomington. The Colombian band played for an hour inside the theater.
Aaron Smith | IDS
Insun Park & Generals performs the traditional South Korean gangnyeong mask dance on Oct. 3, 2026, during the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival in Bloomington. Park mastered the dance, which is historically dominated by men.
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