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Spain Pavilion brings award-winning Flamenco dancer to Expo 2020 Dubai

Olga is a superstar in the dance world, known for her astounding technical abilities and versatility in Flamenco and Spanish classical dance. Here, she embarks upon a personal journey through dance based on memories and experiences from life. Unmissable.

Olga Pericet

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A superstar in the dance world, known for her astounding technical abilities and versatility in Flamenco and Spanish classical dance. Here, she embarks upon a dance journey from her experiences and memories.

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Immerse yourself in a showcase of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Be inspired by sustainable projects in science, technology, education and art.

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The Spain Pavilion at Expo 2020 is an open, eco-friendly exhibition that seamlessly blends ancient heritage and cutting-edge innovation.

An airy ground floor features several small, naturally cooled plazas that are ideal for relaxing or snacking on tapas. Venture underground into aroomy basement, and you’ll explore a “forest of the future” filled with thought-provoking exhibits on Spain’s contributions to global sustainability.


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Inspired by Spain’s age-old links to the Arab world, the Spain Pavilion takes the shape of a lively field of sheer, conical towers in hues of brick, orange, and saffron yellow. Visitors venture under this vast canopy of peaks, built from reusable materials including wood, iron and fabric, to explore a series of breezy plazas. The underside of each airy dome is decorated with unique textures that reflect their exhibits: swirls of woven straw, a green canopy of plants, falls of digital water, and more. One dome also shelters a tasty tapas restaurant.

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Spain: Olga Pericet (Oct 29th)

The New Zealand Kapa Haka or traditional Māori performing arts, forms a powerful and highly visual part of the New Zealand cultural experience. Kapa haka literally means to form a line (kapa) and dance (haka). Come and experience an authentic performance!

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An authentic traditional dance from New Zealand, known as the Kapa Haka.

The Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre is a performance space hosting cultural performances and live music for seated crowds, located in Al Forsan Park. The venue’s design features a model of two Ghaf trees that intertwine above the centre of the stage. 

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The Whanganui River is so important to New Zealand’s Maori people that in 2017, it was granted a special legal identity, giving it the rights of a citizen. Now, the New Zealand Pavilion offers a sweeping cultural tour narrated by the Whanganui River itself.

With a design inspired by the Maori tradition of hand-crafting containers to safeguard items of value, the pavilion leads you on a journey of conservation where the greatest treasure to be protected is our natural world. Immerse yourself in the river’s story, deepen the experience with the pavilion’s web-based app, and journey through a 10-metre-high “vertical river” of water droplets.


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The New Zealand Pavilion features a tall box clad in titanic wavy panels of chainmail-like architectural mesh called Kaynemaile. Its flexible façade pulses to evoke a living building and sits on a base crafted from New Zealand Abodo eco-timber. The ground floor’s wooden exterior lends a warm feel to the modernist design, welcoming visitors through a small gap beneath the mammoth Kaynemaile panels.

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TwoShields Production Company is a Native American Indian performers group from Salt Lake City, Utah that performs American Indian dance, flute music, hoop dance,  and workshops to a variety of audiences throughout the U.S.and abroad.

The group consists of numerous award-winning dancers and musicians including founder, Nino Reyos. Reyos, an enrolled member of the Pueblo Tribe, is a Native American Music Award Nominee and a current Grammy voting member.

TwoShields Production Company has performed at the opening ceremony at both the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2007 Deaflympics - both held in Salt Lake City, Utah.


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Come and experience fantastic Native American Indian dance, flute music, hoop dance and workshops led by the award-winning dancers and musicians that make up the brilliant TwoShields Company.


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From the 18th-century writers of the Declaration of Independence to the creators of today’s smartphones and social-media networks, innovation and love of liberty have always been at the very core of America’s identity. The USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 celebrates these twin national pillars with an immersive exploration of the past and future of the American spirit.

Hop on board a moving walkway and see the sights across several large exhibit areas. Attractions include dynamic digital presentations on America’s history of innovation, a fun ceiling-displayed science narrative, an enormous replica space rocket and much more.

The United States Pavilion centres on a broad façade decorated with a modular pattern of large white metal stars, evoking the American flag. A screen of lofty vertical metal slats stands perpendicular to the left edge of the structure, bordering a walkway that leads guests inside, while a wide roof screen overhangs the full length of the façade, providing shade.

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USA: TwoShields Production Company (Nov 30th)

A captivating performance from the Ballet Folklórico Iberoamericano del Paraguay, a group dedicated to celebrating Paraguayan culture through the medium of dance. Celebrating 26 years of performances this year, the group performs under the direction of Superior Professor of Dances, Nancy Cristaldo.

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Enjoy a captivating performance from the Ballet Folklórico Iberoamericano del Paraguay, a group dedicated to celebrating Paraguayan culture through the medium of dance. 

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One of this South American nation’s claims to fame is indeed huge: Paraguay is home to one of the world's largest dams, the Itaipú Hydroelectric Project. Itaipú’s generators supply nearly 80 per cent of Paraguay's electricity and 25 per cent of Brazil’s electricity needs. The Paraguay Pavilion details the strategic potential of water in the country when it comes to renewable energy as well as how Paraguay connects to the world via its rivers and food production. The pavilion also highlights its cultural riches, sustainable development, and fresh business opportunities.


Spain: Olga Pericet (Oct 29th)

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Spain Pavilion brings award-winning Flamenco dancer to Expo 2020 Dubai

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Spain Pavilion brings award-winning Flamenco dancer to Expo 2020 Dubai