RIO DE JANEIRO — Standing 9 feet tall, Raquel Potí regularly graces the front pages of Brazilian magazines and newspapers, and on Saturday the artist donned a lavish feathered costume and lacquered ...

As the flamingo puppets and their stilt-walking humans — members of the Dragon Knights performance group — enter the grounds of the Orange County Fair from their backstage area, adults pull out their ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Shynel Brizan remembers her first Kings and Queens of Carnival competition like it was yesterday. It was 2012. She was 19 years old and still relatively new to the moko ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A short video showing the Banna people of Ethiopia walking on towering wooden sticks is drawing attention ...

Delou Africa, presenters of DanceAfrica Miami, bridge gaps to preserve African culture with presentations of traditional African dance, drum, music, art, and history. Courtesy of Innovative Arts ...

NEW YORK-- West Indian American Day Carnival events return live to Brooklyn starting this weekend, and you won't want to miss one group of young people who bring new meaning to the phrase "holding ...

Parade candy is a delight for children. For performers strolling down Main Street U.S.A. this July 4th on 4-foot-high stilts, it’s an occupational hazard. “Bubble gum is the worst,” said retired stilt ...