Attendees of the 2018 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival hula hoop, chalk sidewalks and watch street performances in the Festival Arts Village on Sept. 28. [Establishing / Opener]

PHOTOS BY ANDREW WILLIAMS

LotusFest

ABOVE Viking Kittens, an orchestral trio, gives a live street performance for attendees of the 2018 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival outside of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Sept. 28. [Mid-range / Interaction]

FAR LEFT Maria Laroia-Nguyen (pictured) hula hoops with Anna Jassim in the Festival Arts Village during LotusFest. Laroia-Nguyen and Jassim are both juniors from Signature School in Evansville, Indiana, and said that their school has taken a field trip to LotusFest every year for the last 15 years. [Action / Interaction] LEFT Matt Vargas plays with his corgi Walter in the Festival Arts Village and tries to prevent him from eating chalk. Vargas, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, said that he comes to Bloomington often to visit his girlfriend who is an IU student. [Differentiation]

LEFT Blockhouse Studios does a LotusFest themed 360 degree projection mapping display on the Monroe County Courthouse. The display was visible until midnight and featured intricate details of the courthouse’s architectural features. [Environmental / Detail]

TOP The Lotus Festival Parade marches from 4th and Washington to the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre. [Action] BOTTOM LEFT Jupiter & Okwess invite women up on stage to dance with them in the Alchemy/Old National Bank Tent. Jupiter & Okwess performed high-energy Congolese soukous. [Interaction]

BOTTOM RIGHT Aynur performs Kurdish music in the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre. [Portrait]

Rewind Music Studios leaves its doors open for attendees of the 2018 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival and fills the Festival Arts Village with music from live performances on Sept. 28. The shop is located next to the Festival Arts Village which features a variety of LotusFest street activities. [Closing]