Lunar New Year Online 2022
East Meets West Show
EAST MEETS WEST: WOOD YOU LIKE THIS DANCE? Connecting eastern and western cultures and art forms to create balance and harmony.
Part 1 Chapters:
00:00 Taniwha Loong - Tanemahuta Gray, Amanda Noblett, with performers from TE ROOPU TAHIWI, TE RA WALDORF SCHOOL, WCSCC DRAGON AND LION DANCE GROUPS, CHINESE OPERATIC SOCIETY & SHAOLIN NAM PAI CHUAN KUNGFU SCHOOL
06:17 Five Elements Theory "Wu Xing" - Wellington Shaolin Kung Fu, WCSCC Dragon Dance Troupe, & TCNZ
11:31 Wood You Like This Dance? - Stan Chan
16:38 Robbie Williams - TCNZ
20:07 Dylan Thomas - Tarrant Dancers
Part 2 Chapters:
00:00 Mark de Clive-Low - Daniel Belton & Airu Matsuda (Good Company Arts)
05:13 Victoria Beckham - ODA Dance Studio
08:39 Andrea Corr - TCNZ
11:00 Clazzi - Lyu Dance Studio
14:07 Enter The Dragon - WCSCC Dragon Dance Troupe & TCNZ
Water Tiger Show
Water / Part 1
New Year greetings from Mayor Andy Foster
WCSCC Lion Dance Group
ODA Dance Studio / Year of the Tiger dance
ODA Dance Studio / Jazz dance - Emergency
ODA Dance Studio / Folk dance - Embroidered shadows
WCSCC Chinese Dance Group
Sebisori Korean Drumming Group
Wellington Chinese Language School / William Li - erhu
Wellington Chinese Language School / Raymond Wong - erhu
Water / Part 2
LYU Dance Studio / Chinese dance - Mangzhong remix
LYU Dance Studio / K-pop - Ambush on all sides
Narukami Taiko / Yataibayashi
Oriental Voice Chorus / Children’s choir
Oriental Voice Chorus / Adults choir
Oriental Voice Chorus / Camille Zhou
WCSCC Dragon Dance Group - Senior
Fire Tiger Show
Fire / Part 1
New Year greetings from Mayor Andy Foster
WCSCC Dragon Dance Group - Junior and Intermediate
Shanwen Tan / Lyrical dance - Remember Me
Molihua Dance Group
Narukami Taiko / Tenchi
Tang Dynasty Ensemble / Jasmine Flower
Tang Dynasty Ensemble / Jambalaya
Tang Dynasty Ensemble / Story of a Little Town
Fire / Part 2
NZ Filifest Cultural Dance Group / Tinikling
NZ Filifest Cultural Dance Group / La Jota Moncadeno
NZ Filifest Cultural Dance Group / Paligo-Banga
VietNZKids
CCCWLG / Guzheng - Love My China
OrientXpress
t.wei Artist Spotlight
Hear all about the inspiration for the artwork which formed the core of the festival’s visual identity, including the Waitohu flags in Frank Kitts Park - straight from the artist, t.wei’s mouth!
Taikoza Wellington
The loud beating of drummers from Taikoza Wellington keep the sounds and spirit of Taiko alive while warding off evil spirits to clear the way for good luck and fortune for the Year of the Tiger
Elements of the Tiger Trail
Michelle Kan from Fish and Swallow goes on a tiger trail to tell the story of five tigers, five elements (Water, Wood, Earth, Fire, Earth and Metal) and five artists that led to the creation of the ‘Elements of the Tiger’ for the 2022 Lunar New Year Festival (proudly supported by Resene Paints and Confucius Institute at Te Herenga Waka).
inkLink Painting
Get up close with Stan Chan in his studio in Left Bank, Cuba Street for a quick masterclass in the traditional art of Chinese brush painting using this year’s animal in the Zodiac - the tiger.
Daniel Belton
TIGER a high energy opus - bridging the past to the now for positive change in our world. Orange is the new Black!
Password to access on Vimeo: TIGER
The tiger has incited a sense of both awe and admiration throughout history - the prowess, ferocity, beauty and a harmony of opposites comes to mind with this powerful animal totem. Full of life, Tiger embodies spirit, the drive to achieve and make progress and are thought to control the wind. They are considered sacred, standing for courage and long life. Tiger is a fast-paced and fluid solo dance film, featuring Airu Matsuda cut to new music by jazz pioneer Mark de Clive-Lowe, featuring Taonga Pūoro musician Al Fraser. The work references the great sister peaks of Mt Fuji and Mt Taranaki, showcasing dancer Matsuda with de Clive-Lowe’s exuberant sound.
TAIAO (POIPOI) a digital prayer for healing for Papatūānuku. It is a call to Nature, a reminder and a protection blessing to all life, all beings, and our Mother Earth.
Password to access on Vimeo: TAIAO
“You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. In that insight of inter-being, it is possible to have real communication with the Earth, which is the highest form of prayer” Thich Nhat Hanh
Taiao (POIPOI) brings together Māori, Chinese and Tibetan cultures. A dakini (Tibetan: khandro) is a tantric deity described as a female embodiment of enlightened energy. In the Tibetan language, dakini is rendered Khandroma which means 'she who traverses the sky' or 'she who moves in space'. Sometimes the term is translated poetically as 'sky dancer' or 'sky walker'. Taiao in te reo Māori translates as Nature or Environment. This edition of the film is framed by an ancient traditional Chinese bowl outline encapsulating the dance within the lobe design.
ABOUT DANIEL BELTON & GOOD COMPANY ARTS
Good Company Arts, founded by Arts Laureate and artistic director Daniel Belton and producer Donnine Harrison create dance theatre works and films featuring human movement with fine arts.
Project based and working from Dunedin, New Zealand - the group has an international reputation for innovation with choreography, visual art, design, new music, animation and film.
The company brings artists and technicians together to produce distinctive stage and screen projects that have been presented in theatres, art galleries, museums, cinemas, media facades, city architecture and for a variety of platforms with international festivals, interactive installations, seminars, workshops and web showcases.