At first glance, ColorDance is a unique music & arts festival that incorporates many different "carnival style" attractions - in the past there have been horse rides, snake petting zoos, and slip n slides - but it really is SO MUCH MORE! ColorDance promotes the idea of Unity in Diversity, which is an incredibly important concept. By appreciating our differences, we may be able to enrich our intera
ctions with one another. We strip our minds free of judgment and predispositions and make connections that are only attainable in a state of oneness. It is rare that a group reaches this collective understanding and as a society, we strive to achieve this. At ColorDance, we accomplish this feat for one special weekend!
“Unity in diversity is the highest possible attainment of a civilization, a testimony to the most noble possibilities of the human race. This attainment is made possible through passionate concern for choice, in an atmosphere of social trust.”
-Michael Novak
ColorDance Music & Arts Festival was first inspired by the Hindu Festival of Colors (traditionally called “Holi”) and the music festival traditions born out of Woodstock ’69, but the brand has become to represent much more. Holi, also known as The Festival of Colors, is a Hindu spring festival that celebrates many common themes of peace, spirituality, and newness of life. During Holi, participants smear the now-well-known powdered colors across their faces and bodies, as well as friends. When the crowd throws the many different colors into the air in unison, their brief combination creates a visual stimulation that is nearly overwhelming. We adopted this "color play" as a physical representation of our underlying theme - Unity in Diversity
