Live talent to perform at Dragon Boat Festival
Head to Flushing Meadows Corona Park to see local bands, dance groups and more
The main stage at the Hong
Kong Dragon Boat Festival in
Flushing Meadows Corona
Park is packed with top-notch
talent and entertainment.
Here’s your guide to the
weekend’s performances.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Echo Music
Jam Band
The Echo Music Jam Band
is a collaboration between
musicians in the Echo music
scene and talented local
singers who together, showcase
the best of Pop, Rock,
Alternative and Metal Music.
Their audiences are always
captivated on their feet, never
knowing who or what they can
expect to hear.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. –
Opening Ceremonies featuring
Yee’s Hung Ga International
Kung Fu Association
The dragon dancing team
welcomes all. Together with
invited dignitaries, Yee’s
Hung Ga International Kung Fu
Association will offi cially kick
off the 29th Annual Hong Kong
Dragon Boat Festival in New
York.
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – New York
Chinese Cultural Center with
Dance China NY
Dance China NY, the resident
touring dance company at
the New York Chinse Cultural
Center, was founded in 1973
in NYC. Its dancers include
internally-renowned artists
from mainland China, Taiwan
and the U.S. Performing a vast
range of Chinese dance and
Beijing opera styles, Dance
China NY transports audiences
to a world of colorful myths,
historical drama and timeless
beauty, displaying a vibrant
vision of China’s ancient
indigenous folk creatures.
Noted for pieces with powerful
grace and contained elegance,
DANCE CHINA NY performs
regularly throughout the United
States for audiences of all ages.
www.nychineseculturalcenter.
org.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Rosedale
(Brian Wang)
Rosendale (Brian Wang) is a
singer and songwriter with a
soulful voice. His mammoth
EDM beats have propelled him
from an up and coming artist to
an international pop musician
with over 90,000 YouTube
subscribers. He will perform
some of his original songs.
2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – School of
Rock
The School of Rock House
Band is an audition-only band
and consists of some of their
most talented students.
They specialize in playing an
eclectic mix of classic rock
and contemporary hits. www.
schoolofrock.com
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. – NY Shaolin
Temple Kung Fu Association
This Shaolin Kung Fu team will
entertain the audience with its
kung fu demonstration fi lled
with punches and kicks.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Chinese
Music Ensemble of New York
Founded in 1961, the Chinese
Music Ensemble of New York is
one of the oldest and largest
Chinese orchestras in the
United States playing Cantonese
traditional music. They play
Photos by Dean Moses
practically every type of
Chinese musical instruments.
Their performance features
various traditional Chinese
instruments and a wide variety
of compositions, from ancient
Chinese to modern classical.
www.chinesemusic.org.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. –
Mariachi Aguila y Plata
Mariachi Aguila y Plata brings
you the most traditional and
cultural Mariachi music of the
tri state area. Their songs and
passion for music are felt in
every event we attend and leave
the guests wanting more. Viva el
Mariachi! Seguro Que Si!!
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Gong Music
Gong Music is a professional
Chinese music service platform
based in New York City. It
provides a dynamic stage for
Chinese music performance and
education, to promote Chinese
traditional music and develop
modern elements in folk music
to serve a diverse audience.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Bruce Katz
Band
Bruce Katz is a legendary
keyboardist (Hammond B3 and
piano) who has released 10 CD’s
as
a leader and has appeared on
over 70 other CD’s. His newest
CD, “Get Your Groove!” features
many new original tunes,
both vocal and instrumental.
It continues the evolution of
the band’s music from the
improvisational “jam blues” and
roots music he has explored as
a member of the various Allman
Brothers “family bands.”
2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Flamenco
Latino
Since its inception over 34
years ago, Flamenco Latino’s
professional company has
explored and developed the
genre known as Ida y Vuelta.
This “round trip” genre had
its birth during the late 18th
century, when Spain and other
countries in Europe were
infl uenced by Latino dance
music. Flamenco Latino’s
interpretation of Ida y Vuelta
has created many unusual
amalgamations referencing
mambo, cha-cha, danzon, bomba
y plena, cumbia and merengue.
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. – NY Shaolin
Temple Kung Fu Association
This Shaolin Kung Fu team will
entertain the audience with its
kung fu demonstration fi lled
with punches and kicks.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday – Master Storyteller
Jonathan Kruk
Jonathan has long enchanted
children with fi nger fables,
story theater, myths, medieval
legends and lore of the Hudson
River. A full-time storyteller
since 1989, he’s appeared at
thousands of schools, libraries,
festivals, and historic sites,
many in Queens. He will tell
Dragon Tales for children and
families, and story theater,
featuring how dragon boat
racing started.
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