Fore more info: http://www.turkishdaysinny.org/TimeSquare.aspxTimes Square-Parade of Anatolian Civilizations will take place on Monday, September 28th from Noon until 4pm at Times Square in Manhattan. Anatolian Civilizations will be presented by kings and queens with custom designed costumes along with symbolic tags and informative brochures. For the first time in the history of Times Square---- as it is the crossroad of the world today----the oldest military band the Ottoman Janissary Band with its colorful costumes and musical instruments will walk through the streets of Times Square. In addition, there will be live stage performances at the heart of Times Square such as Whirling Dervishes and Turkic Folklore teams. This event is supported by the Times Square Alliance. The goal of the event is to bring the historic multicultural texture of Anatolia in Turkey to the audiences in Times Square. In Duffy Square, the event will feature two different traditional dance groups, speeches and music from the Ottoman Janissary Band. The Janissary Band o f 25-35 musicians, folklore, dancers and 35 actors in traditional costumes of the Roman Empire, of Troy, Lydia Kingdom, the Hittite Empire, Byzantine, Seljuks and Ottomans will parade through the Broadway Plaza from 47th Street to 42nd Street. Each civilization will be represented with a king and queen and also two soldiers holding their tags and one soldier holding their flag. The tags and flags of each civilization after the parade will be placed into the flanjs that will be put to the various locations around Broadway Plaza. A detailed layout Plan of where each civilization will be standing is attached. We will than provide photo opportunities for tourists with each civilization six cultural booths for traditional handcraft demonstrations and four educational and informational booths will be set-up in the Broadway Plaza between 47th and 46th Streets.
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