Susan E. Wagner High School - "International Festival"

"International Festival"

The "International Festival" is a student-run production which showcases an assortment of food and a three hour show presenting the diversity of the school through a collection of dances, fashion, songs, plays and exhibitions from all around the world. It began in early 2000, and continues to be one of the best known shows at Susan Wagner HS. Beginning in the library, the show now takes place in the auditorium, attracting hundreds of people both nights on Friday and Saturday, filling the school with audiences. The festival has grown tremendously throughout the years, as students partake in dances of other cultures as well as their own. Tickets cost $10, while an additional fee of $2 was implemented this year for food. In previous years, the show was held during March; this year, it was held on February 11 and 12. Performances that were held during International Festival 2011 (and are subject to change next year) include: Fashion Show, Dance Team, Soca Dance, Anime Club, Sri Lankan Dance, Russian Dance, Asian Hip Hop Dance, Indian Dance, Cheerleading Squad, Christian Club Dance, Celtic Club Dance, French Dance, Spanish Dance, Wagner Steppers, Twirlers, Filipino Club Dance, African Dance Club, Belly Dance, Albanian Club, Team Infusion,

At the end of the performance, all performers come together to sing We Are The World to portray the unity that is engendered by Susan E. Wagner's International Festival. However, this year, Wagner students sang We Are The World to open the show.