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Café Amaretto takes to the stage to sing Latin tunes to onlookers. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

SHAE Movement African Arts bring African dance center stage as the crowd surrounds them.
(Photo by Juan Ossa)

AerialCLT brings elegant movement to the sky in their aerial dance performance. (Photo by
Juan Ossa)

Swats and Omega Sparx bring Nerdcore to BOOM with their energetic Hip Hop and Rock
performance. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

Dylan Ward takes listeners on a scientific sonic journey focused on the kaleidoscope-like angles
created by the gemstone tourmaline. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

Charlotte Cultural Collective lit up the stage by night with a performance celebrating Black
dance. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

Travis Williams brings a bit of that Arabic sound to the BOOM Intersection stage as he plays the
oud, an 11 string fretless lute mostly associated with traditional Arabic music. (Photo by Juan
Ossa)

Mr. Rocky Music plays the drums as he speaks into the mic to guide the crowd of kids to play
along with him on their instruments. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

Potions & Pixels brought an arcade to BOOM. Passersby could hop on a game and engage with
an interactive installation. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

Umayal Art brings the South Indian tradition of drawing Kolams on the ground to BOOM. It is a sacred geometry with dots and lines that represent our infinite nature and potential to become limitless, when we embody our oneness. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

Zulynette shows off the painting about Puerto Rican gentrification that she painted live during the festival. (Photo by Juan Ossa)

Poet Asha Sudra raises her voice to the crowd as she speaks about the exploration of the East
African Desi diaspora and the impact of the 1972 exile on future generations. ASHA takes the
audience on a storytelling journey of reflection and radical dreaming. (Photo by Juan Ossa)