The main performance will take place at the Turkiston Winter Hall on April 14 at 19:00. Additionally iLuminate will perform and serve as judges for a dance contest at the Youth Palace on April 12 at 19:00.

Founded by dancer and software developer Miral Kotb, iLuminate enables performers, choreographers, engineers, technicians, stylists and artistic directors to produce explosive performances with customized wireless lighting programs. The results are extraordinary lighting effects choreographed with phenomenal dance moves that take viewers on an exhilarating ride.

Since launching in 2009, iLuminate’s patent-pending technology has been used in numerous performances by Grammy-winning superstars such as Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera and The Black Eyed Peas. It has also been featured on hit television shows including America’s Got Talent (in which the dance troupe took third place last summer), Dancing with the Stars and The X Factor, as well as such awards shows as the American Music Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards, BET Awards and the Nickelodeon Awards.

In addition to the public performances, the artists will have master classes/jam sessions at State School of Choreography, Pop Circus College and Zlotnikov Dance Center. iLuminate will also perform in Samarkand during their tour.

This is iLuminate’s first tour of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) in the framework of the U.S. State Department’s Arts Envoy Program. Arts envoys share the best of the U.S. arts community with the world to foster cross-cultural understanding and collaboration and to demonstrate shared values and aspirations. American arts professionals – including performing artists, visual artists, poets, playwrights, theatrical and film directors, curators, and others – travel overseas to conduct workshops, give performances, and mentor young people. Programs seek to connect with international publics who might not otherwise have the opportunity to engage with American arts professionals.

U.S. Embassy Tashkent has partnered with the Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan Foundation and Zlotnikov Dance Center to present iLuminate for the first time in Uzbekistan.