It was a joyful and vibrant weekend as local non-profit Mosaic America celebrated with their annual Mosaic Festival at Mexican Heritage Plaza on Sept. 30 – Oct 1, 2023. Co-Founders Priya Das and Usha Srinivasan received several commendations from officials to top off a weekend filled with the sounds of cultural collaboration across the arts community. Photos below are from Oct. 1, 2023.

Lara Ramirez, 7, practices La Negra Lorenza, a folk dance from Venezuela, before performing onstage with the group Dulce Tricolor Venezolano. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Anesa, 6, looks up at a family friend while sister Annie, 7, finishes eating a sweet treat. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
MC Alex Estrada, known as Thatfool Al, reads aloud raffle winners with the help of some kids. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Uma Jenaro Stevenson, 4, moves along with the Tai Chi performance on stage. Uma’s parents are from Argentina and Spain and chose her first name from their love Indian culture. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Members of Jeffrey Fung Tai Chi perform on stage. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Mia Burrell with Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí dances on stage. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Bryan Gisman with Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí performs on stage. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Mosaic Fellow Navia Natarajan removes her jewelry after her bharatanatyam performance. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Yinglai Santamaria performs Tambor Veleño, a dance from Venezuela, with the group Dulce Tricolor Venezolano. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
A dancer from the bellydance troupe House of Inanna chats with a member of the Women Empowerment Telugu Association (WETA). Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
California Assemblymember Ash Kalra speaks before presenting Mosaic America a commendation. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Santa Clara County Board Supervisor Cindy Chavez stands next to Mosaic America founders Priya Das and Usha Srinivasan after giving them a commendation. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Sachi Gupta, a senior dancer with Xpressions dance troupe, performs bhangra on stage. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Arturo Magaña, founder of Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí, performs onstage. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Arturo Magaña, founder of Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí dances with Srividya Eashwar, Director of Xpressions dance on stage. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local
Gurdeep Hira plays the dhol. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local

Sree Sripathy joined India Currents as a staff photographer and CatchLight Local Fellow as part of CatchLight's California Local Visual Desk program in June 2022. Reach out with story ideas or comments...