The Global Village Showcase features highlights from AIDS 2020: Virtual’s selection of international cultural performances, as well as exclusive interviews with performers and commentary by special guest host, Jennifer Hopelezz of the House of Hopelezz. AIDS 2020: Virtual’s free virtual Global Village is open to members of the public from Monday, 6 July through to Friday, 10 July, featuring over 160 activities from live workshops to on-demand sessions, cultural performances, networking zones, NGO booths, and art exhibits. Find out more at https://www.aids2020.org/. Featured Acts (in order of appearance): House of Hopelezz http://jenniferhopelezz.com/ San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus https://www.sfgmc.org/ UTENA Reducing HIV transmission through puppetry, Zoe, the puppet, engages children in schools and open community spaces in Kenya with facts, myths and misconceptions of HIV and AIDS through humor. A joint collaboration with Utena, SIDAREC and Slum Child foundation. Thomas Buttenschøn https://www.thomasbuttenschon.com/ Kolkata Rista http://www.kolkatarista.org/ Dalliances https://sebamalaarts.wixsite.com/thepomdapexperience/dalliances Aluta NHI This performance demonstrates how hip hop music, led and driven by the affected population of youth, propels and drive messages about HIV prevention in the era of social media with a focus on health as a human right. T and the Southern Time Band https://southerntimeband.com/ Ragamenco RagaMenco is a collaboration of Spanish and Indian musicians (including two HIV research scientists) from the Bay Area. Hard Bop Collective A San Francisco-based jazz quartet featuring Daniel Casares (tenor saxophone), Jordan Samuels (Guitar), Tomoko Funaki (bass), and Austin Harris (drums), joined for this special performance by Peter Hunt (trumpet), an HIV researcher at UCSF. The Medea Project https://themedeaproject.weebly.com/