Family Discovery: Community in Dragon Boating
Date:
August 15, 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Location:
Chinese Canadian Museum
[51 E Pender St Vancouver, BC V6A 1S9]
Schedule:
11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. – English storytelling performance
1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. – Cantonese storytelling performance
Cost:
Included with museum admission
Join us for a special program inspired by our new exhibition, Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports, as we celebrate the vibrant culture, and enduring spirit in the sport of dragon boating.
Five Blessings Collective returns to the museum with their third episode of A Year of Blessings, an audio play series celebrating Chinese holidays! Join us for live performances of their play Band of Dragons, which follows Faye the dragon, a fifth-generation dragon boat drummer, as she navigates tradition and change.
Performances will take place in English and Cantonese, followed by special presentations by Dragon Boat BC exploring the Dragon Boat Festival, the history of racing, and the vibrant community that champions this cultural sport today. Visit dragonboatbc.ca/summerregatta for more info.
Part of the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Regatta
With the support of:
Celebration Partner:
Guest Speakers
Five Blessings Collective
Five Blessings is a collective of five Chinese Canadian performance artists—Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Robyn Jacob, Jasmine Chen, and Howard Dai—who create work across theatre, sound and music, movement, and performance. Made up of first- and second-generation settlers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, Five Blessings explores and celebrates the complexities of stories and traditions from the Chinese diaspora through song, audio plays, film, and stage works.
A Year in Blessings, Five Blessings’ five-episode multilingual audio play series, introduces young audiences to Chinese holidays through storytelling and sound.
Dragon Boat BC
Community, culture and competition: all in one boat. Dragon Boat BC is the non-profit organizer of North America’s flagship dragon boat festival and Canada’s largest paddling club, producing races and cultural programming centered around the traditional Chinese cultural sport of dragon boat. As Vancouver welcomes the world this year, we’re excited to welcome you to the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Summer Regatta on August 22 at Concord Pacific Place!
Visit dragonboatbc.ca/summerregatta for more info.
Family Discovery
Our monthly Family Discovery programs welcome visitors of all ages!
Turn your museum visit into a memorable experience with our Family Discovery days, with programs designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and connection across generations.
Our Family Discovery days often feature a vibrant mix of hands-on art-making, interactive story times, special museum tours, and engaging activities that celebrate Chinese cultural holidays and bring the themes of our current exhibitions to life.
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Family Discovery: Dragon Boat Festival at the Museum
Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with a hands-on zongzi cooking workshop and drop-in craft activity.
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July 1 at the Museum
Join us this July 1 in celebrating Chinese Canadian legacies and culture. From conversations around historical memory, creative crafts, and a special musical performance, there’s something for the whole family!
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Family Discovery: Community in Dragon Boating
Enjoy dynamic storytelling performances that celebrate the community and sport of dragon boating.
