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Event: News for Chinese Summer Cultural Festival
Date: Saturday August 3rd, 2013
Time: 12 noons to 6:00 pm
Location: Courthouse Square Redwood City
Event Description:
This is going to be the first annual summer Cultural Festival hosted by News for Chinese and City of Redwood City. It features 50 vendor booths including gifts, toys, music store, book shop, antique furniture, Chinese costume photo op, ping pong game, health food product, free health evaluation from Chinese acupuncturist, insurance, financial advice, dentist, and numerous community services. Hidden Dragon Kiosk by Crouching Tiger Restaurant in Redwood City will offer traditional Taiwanese night market delicacy: minced pork over rice, hand made Taiwanese sausages, fried rice noodle, pearl milk tea. The covered outdoor stage in Courthouse Square will present rich, cultural performances with folk dance, noodle pulling demonstration, opera mask changing, traditional art of storytelling, and Chinese orchestra music. A children’s play area will also be available. Come with the whole family to enjoy an afternoon of fun cultural enrichment.
Stage performance lineup:
12noon –12:30 pm Opening Ceremony
1:00 pm –1:30 pm Sichuan Opera Mask Changing,
Noodle Pulling Demonstration
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Classical Art of Storytelling by Chinese American historian Charlie Chin
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Jane Huang Dance
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm South Bay Chinese Orchestra
5:00 pm to 5:30 pm Studio One Karaoke Champions
Performance Description:
Sichuan Opera Mask Changing
Mask changing is a technique in Sichuan opera. The performer changes 5 or more masks that depict different emotions in rapid succession. The changing of mask itself takes less than a second, which maximizes the theatrical effect. The faces of the masks represent joy, anger, sadness, exultation, or surprise. Famous performing artist Jian Dong Zhang will be featured in News for Chinese Summer Festival 2013.
Noodle Pulling Demonstration
Hand pulled noodles are said to have much better biting texture than machine made ones. Master Chef from China Way will show off his life long skills of pulling noodle from a lump of dough to thousands of strings of noodle so thin you can literally thread a needle with it. Al Dente!!!
Classical Art of Storytelling
This isn’t your ordinary storytelling. Classical storytelling in China is a folk art performed in teahouses, private events of wealthy landlords. Charlie Chin the famous Chinese American historian uses simple props like a paper fan, a handkerchief and his immeasurable voice and performing talent to portray all characters within a story. The result is a storytelling session so mesmerizing you have to remind yourself to blink.
“Tale of White Snake and Green Snake” will be presented in English.
Jane Huang Dance
Jane Huang has 18 years of dance teaching experience. She is a member of the Chang-sha Dancers Association and the Hunan International Ballroom Dancing Association. Jane has performed professionally in more than 40 states and in internationally acclaimed venues such as Kennedy Center, New Walt Disney Concert Hall, Waterman Theatre, War Memorial Opera House. Jane utilizes scientific methods to train her students to build a solid technical foundation, at the same time inspires the creativity and artistic expression in performing style. On August 3rd, her students will present Little Flower Fairy, Xin Jiang Dance, Don Quixote, Mongolia Dance etc.
South Bay Chinese Orchestra
SBCO is composed of music lovers from all over the Bay Area. Its members are from all walks of life. By performing in numerous community events over the years, SBCO has successfully introduced Chinese folk music into the mainstream society. Audience will get a live experience of sounds and sights of traditional Chinese musical instruments like er-hu, guzheng, pi-pa, dizi, ran, dulcimer, drums. Four pieces will be presented on August 3rd, Gathering of the Heroes, Good Flower Full Moon, Golden Snake Dance, Three Six.
Studio One Karaoke
If one ask what is the one form of entertainment that best represent the Chinese pop culture? The answer is Karaoke. Driven by the endless needs for indoor entertainment, Karaoke machine was invented by the Japanese well over 20 years ago. In no time, the trend spread like wild fire all over Asia. Karaoke is enjoyed by young and old, from professionals to armatures. Studio One is a professional recording studio which offers voice training , stage presentation, performing style, as well as an agency to promote stardom. Two professional singers will be presented in this event, bringing the audience a taste of popular Mandarin songs.
