Photos by Lisa Aciukewicz (10 photos)

Several hundred people turned out at the elementary school last Friday for the first annual Festival of Cultures. They were treated to performances and to exhibits on countries around the world.

Deidre and Bridgette Kennedy perform an Irish step dance.

A performer from the Angel Chinese dance troupe pauses during a Mongolian folk dance.

Gabe Merrow creeps closer to the stage as he’s drawn in by the performances.

Joseph Kivaa of Kenya stamps passports as Ben Cadman and Karen Shuttle stand by.

A dancer’s feet are decorated with henna and send the sound of bells throughout the performance.

Sophia Collins gets her passport stamped by Koralia Franklin, representing Greece.

Marc Abouaf and Belinda Friedrich perform a puppet show with Czech marionettes.

Fifth-grader Anjani Hodgkins poses during a classical Indian dance in the Bharat Natyam style.

Colin Grant and Joanna Young sing “Sakura” with their third-grade classmates.

Girls from the Angel Chinese dance troupe peform a Mongolian folk dance, “On Horseback.”