Mooncake day 202111/10/2023 ![]() Through the power of storytelling, A Year of Blessings transports young listeners into a world brimming with cultural richness and vibrancy to captivate young minds and ignite their curiosity. About A Year of BlessingsĪ Year of Blessings is a five-part audio series created by Five Blessings Collective, Episodes in this series each celebrate a traditional Chinese festival. We are the creators of Double Happiness which includes the multimedia song cycle “Detour This Way” and its companion short film A Little Detour. Our work celebrates the complexities found within stories and traditions from the Chinese diaspora through songs, audio plays, film, and stageworks. We are Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Robyn Jacob, Jasmine Chen, and Howard Dai–five first and second-generation Hong Kong and Taiwanese settlers to Turtle Island. and throughout Canada.įive Blessings is composed of five Chinese Canadian artists from disciplines spanning theatre, sound and music, movement and performance. Her compositions, audio walks, performances, and collaborations have toured in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Norway, Hong Kong, the U.S. Nancy is a founding member of the Vancouver-based interdisciplinary performance collective A Wake of Vultures as well as the Toronto-based Toy Piano Composers collective. Her work is form-bending and dramaturgically rigorous. Nancy has a penchant toward listening to quiet sounds and observing quotidian performances. ![]() Her current research triangulates between sound, space, and body to investigate notions of horizontality and peripherality in the context of immersive spatial and sonic designs. Nancy works transdisciplinarily fusing sound and performance as primary media with a specialization in spatialized multi-channel sound performance for live and fixed media. Her practice is collaborative, often models after devised theatrical processes. ![]() Sound Artist, 譚亦斯 (Nancy Tam), works and lives on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Children aged 2 and under do not need to buy a ticket if they sit on an adult’s lap. If you are bringing children aged 2 and under who do not need their own seats, please let us know by emailing you wish to have a physical seat for them, please purchase a ticket.Īges 3 and up – $10 per person (includes $2.10 ticketing fee) TICKET PRICESĪll guests aged 3 and up will need to purchase a ticket. Seating is limited. It is a popular, happy time of year when families gather to share food, admire the full moon, light lanterns and eat mooncakes. This is when the moon is at its fullest after the autumnal equinox. The Mid Autumn Moon Festival honours the full harvest moon as a symbol of peace, prosperity and togetherness - all good things to celebrate! It occurs on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month which happens sometime between mid September and early October. Limited spots available – get your tickets today and celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with us! About Mid-Autumn Festival Created by Five Blessings Collective and co-presented with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, this audio play immerses young audiences and their families to enjoy and explore the wonders and meanings behind the traditional Chinese festival in a fun and entertaining way.įollowing the live reading, there will be themed crafts and a special mooncake to take home! The audio play will be brought to life by local Asian artists Stephanie Wong, Angela Chu, Harmony Yen, Raugi Yu, and Cindy Kao. With rising temperatures and lowering water levels, the Three Chums rely on their enduring friendships, new connections, the myth of Chang Er and the legend of The Whooshhh – the salmon cannon- to get them safely home. In this entertaining tale, three chum salmon, Eunice, RoRo, and Mabel head upstream from the ocean to their home. To learn more of these traditions in a fun, playful way, bring your whole family to Gateway Theatre for a joyful experience listening to a live reading of Legend of the Whooshhh. These sweet pastries symbolize unity and family togetherness with their rich fillings and intricate designs. The Mid-Autumn Festival is often referred to as the “Mooncake Festival” because of the delectable treat that takes center stage. ![]() Celebrate the Mid-Autumn moon with an afternoon of fun activities for the family.
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