America's Largest International Festival Brings the World Together.A different kind of foreign policy is on the agenda for representatives of 14 countries gathering at this year's World-Fest in Branson Branson, city (1990 pop. 3,706), Taney co., SW Mo.; inc. 1904. The primarily residential city's economy is based on tourism, especially to theaters offering live, often lavish country-music shows. , Mo. The annual celebration at Silver Dollar City theme park brings together more than 200 entertainers from five continents for what is being billed as "America's Largest International Festival." World-Fest runs from April 7 through May 15. "Whether it's folk dancers from the Philippines, a brass band from Russia or acrobats from Kenya, these people love to entertain," says Rex Burdette, Silver Dollar City's World-Fest coordinator for 11 years. "And World-Fest brings in varieties of performance arts that most Americans have never seen before, performed by those who are among the best in their countries." Everything from popular Irish music and dance to the more obscure folkloric sport of Italian flag throwing The art of flag throwing dates back to medieval guilds. A guild's banner or flag was considered a symbol of purity, and as such it was not allowed to touch the ground. There a two major categories of flag throwing: classical and acrobatical. is on display. Several groups are appearing at World-Fest for the first time, including Germany's high-flying Zebra Stilentheater stilt stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the flamingo. jumpers
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