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Managing the World Stage

by MEGAN SHINDLER

Heavy rain clouds quickly receded leaving behind

an ivory sky and the festival grounds came alive

with quiet anticipation.

Heavy rain clouds quickly receded, leaving behind an beads and carrying large drums and a gamelan set from
ivory sky, and the festival grounds came alive with quiet Kuala Lumpur. Heading south, with The White House
anticipation. From center stage, I watched children to their back, came a dance ensemble clad in neon blue
make their way toward me with a deep sense of purpose from Knoxville, Tennessee. As young performers from
in their eyes. From the direction of the Old Executive over 50 different countries converged in Washington,
Office Building, came a group of twelve, young, DC to revel in a moment on The World Stage, I felt the
Ugandan boys from the Greenhill Academy in Kampala. universe align beside me.
Coming north, from the Washington Monument, came There was one performance that particularly
a troupe of Malaysian teenagers adorned in feathers and captivated the audience, moving them onto their feet

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