4 The Queens Courier • dragon boat • august 4, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com dragon boat festival Check out the music lineup at this year’s Dragon Boat Festival! Saturday, August 6, 2016 Chinese Music Ensemble of New York The oldest and only full Chinese orchestra in the United States will be performing from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The performance will feature will feature the younger members of the orchestra. The members of the orchestra can play almost every type of Chinese music on Chinese instruments. A small part of the ensemble will play selection of the orchestra’s complete repertory. You can visit their website at www.chinesemusic.com Opening Ceremonies All are welcome to the opening ceremonies of the 26th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. The opening ceremonies will go from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The opening ceremonies will include Lions and Dragon dancing teams, percussionists and invited dignitaries. Simon Yu’s Band: r.O.T.i (Resilience of the Intelligent) Hong Kong guitarist, Simon Yu and his band Resilience of the Intelligence (r.O.T.i) will be giving New York a taste of his form of funk rock. r.O.T.i will be performing from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Yu has collaborated with NYC’s best artist and has went on tour with Hip-Hop icon, Ms. Lauryn as a lead guitarist. Yu incorporates elements from Hong Kong into his music. You can visit his website at www.simonyuproduction.com New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC), Dance China NY America’s premier traditional Chinese dance company will be performing from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The New York Chinese Cultural Center’s performance will include renowned international artist, traditional performances and folk dances. The performances will take the audience to a place of colorful myths, historical drama and timeless beauty. You can visit their website at nycchinesecultralcenter.org Shaolin Masters Master Chaohai Lan will be leading Warrior Monks from the New York Shaolin Temple . The warrior monks will be showing off their martial arts skills from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The shaolin warrior monks have protected the Shaolin Temple from wars and riot since 495 AD. You can learn more at www.newyorkshaolintemple. com Storyteller Jonathan Kruk will be keeping the children entertained all day with “Dragon Tales” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 7, 2016 Chinese Traditional Ribbon Group Dance The Chinese traditional dance group, “Dance SensAsian” will be performing from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The performance will be followed by a short America Jazz Dance Solo by 12-year-old Derek Lee from Bayside, Queens. Derek Lee has recently won 2 awards in the Dance Masters of America competition. CASYM Steel Orchestra An orchestra with over 90 members will be performing from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The members range from ages 7-21 and will be presenting the sounds of the island with steel drums. 45 Riots The extravagant collection of NYC’s finest musicians, 45 riots will be performing from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 45 riots has a wide variety of musical talents ranging from current hits to classics songs. 45 riots has played in major areas all over the world and some members have won Grammys. You can see some of their work at www.45riots.com Rob Lok The extraordinary Rob Lok will be performing from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rob Lok has many talents and will perform them live. Rob Lok will be performing many different talents including dance numbers, juggling, circus acts even interactive comedy. You can visit his website at www. Roblokjane.com American Bolero Dance Company This production, directed Jonathan Kruk and choreographed by Gabriela Granados will be presented from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The American Bolero Dance Company will feature a variety of Flamenco, Spanish Classical and Folkloric Dance. You can see more at www.ambolero.com Shaolin Masters Master Chaohai Lan and the Shaolin Warrior Monks from the New York Shaolin Temple will return. The shaolin warrior monks that have protected the Shaolin Temple from wars and riot since 495 AD will be presenting their martial arts skills from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can learn more at www.newyorkshaolintemple.com Storyteller Jonathan Kruk will be keeping the children entertained all day with “Dragon Tales” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. s
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