Lunar New Year: Year of the Wood Dragon
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 02/03/2024
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Musician Sonia Liu, will start the year off on a bright note by playing the Guzen, a Chinese plucked zither instrument. There will also be a special visit from Master Tek Siaw from Hsin-I Tai Chi Institute who will do a participatory Qigong demonstration.
In the Alma VanDusen Room on the lower level, the Vancouver Cantonese Opera will do a drop-in makeup demonstration followed by a Water Sleeve Dance performance in the Alice MacKay.
Schedule (subject to change)
11:30am – Doors open
12:00 - 12:30pm – Dragon and Lion Dance
12:30 - 1:30pm – Music with Sonia Liu (Chinese plucked zither)
1:30 - 3:30pm – Intro to Vancouver Cantonese Opera and makeup demonstration (Alma VanDusen Room)
1:45 - 2:00pm – Short break
2:00 - 2:30pm – Tea ceremony and sampling
2:30 - 3:00pm – Qigong with Master Tek Siaw
3:00 - 3:30pm – Water Sleeve Dance with Vancouver Cantonese Opera
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