Events
Sin Nian Tiger Party
Capital E, Civic Square
Sunday 7 February : 12 – 3pm
Free
Sin Nian (”sin ne-an”) literally translates to ‘New Year’ and is the Festival’s first event.
The lions are coming – and will be dancing up a storm! The junior lion troupe will follow the big bang booming firecrackers to scare away the bad spirits, clearing the way for good luck and fortune for 2010.
The Tiger is a strong, independent beast; AET and Capital E invites the whole family to share these traits with fun hands-on activities and craft projects. The feature activity in Civic Square is the construction of a giant tiger using balloons.
A kid’s day wouldn’t be complete without the ‘tiger’ games that everyone loves, like Pin the tail on the Tiger, Hungry Tigers, and Musical Tigers, complete with competition winners and prizes. Plus the stage entertainment always brings a smile to the young and young at heart.
See you at Capital E in Civic Square where you can have a whole lot of fun with the family!
Sin Nian Tiger Party Programme
(subject to change)
12.00 .. Firecrackers
12.05 .. MC Welcome
12.10 .. ACM Lion Dance Group
12.20 .. Capital E activities inside:
.. .. .. .. .. * Tiger balloon sculpture
.. .. .. .. .. * Chinese brush painting classes by Stan Chan
.. .. .. .. Civic Square activities outside:
.. .. .. .. .. * Make a tiger balloon face
.. .. .. .. .. * Tiger badges
.. .. .. .. .. * Decorate a mask
.. .. .. .. .. * Craft for your cat
1.15 .. Stage programme to be opened by Mayor Kerry Prendergast
.. .. .. .. Cutting the Cake
1.20 .. GeNeR8 - ‘The Eye of the Tiger’
1.25 .. WCSCC YYY - New Year songs
1.30 .. Stan Chan - Chinese brush painting demo
1.35 .. FANZ hip hop
1.40 .. Game - Pin the Tail on the Tiger
1.50 .. Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan School
1.55 .. Emerge - hip hop dance
2.00 .. Game - Musical Tigers
2.10 .. DBDC - hip hop dance
2.15 .. Arize Dance Crew
2.20 .. Game - Hungry Tigers (Chinese pork bun eating competition)
2.30 .. WCSCC Chinese Dance Group - Banana Boat Dance, Kun-fu Fan dance, Cantonese Hat Dance
2.45 .. Game - Tiger Says
2.55 .. WCSCC Chinese Dance Group - Celebration Dance
3.00 .. Tiger Party finishes
New Clothes for the New Year
Queens Wharf, Inside TSB Arena
Saturday 13 February : 1 – 3pm
Free
The Chinese culture is steeped in tradition and superstition. ‘New Clothes for the New Year’ highlights one of these traditions, of wearing new clothes to signify a favourable or fresh start to the new year.
A fusion of high street fashion and urban street dance, this event features New Zealand designers in a two-hour show. The designers are:
* Voon Designs
* Sophie Voon Bridal
* Zantis
* DeNada
* Natalie Chan
* Joss Contemporary Jewellery
* Overland Footwear
* Mi Piaci Shoes
* Addidas Originals Store
We’re also pleased to present a fabulous display of traditional Chinese costumes, including some rarely seen exquisite costumes from 56 ethnic minority groups that exist in China. This is brought to the stage with the assistance of Taipei Economic & Cultural Office, Wellington.
Presented by Jack Yan, publisher of New Zealand’s only international fashion magazine, Lucire, and Carolyn Enting, fashion editor of the DomPost, Saturday promises to be high voltage fusion of high-street fashion with urban-street dance.
This is a free event and will appeal to anyone who enjoys fashion, dance, music, and culture.
New Clothes for the New Year Programme
(subject to change)
1.00 .. MCs Jack Yan & Carolyn Enting
1.05 .. Firecrackers
1.10 .. WCSCC Lion Dance Group
1.15 .. Opening by Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon
.. .. . Shiseido NZ: Tatsuya Nagai, Managing Director
1.20 .. Natalie Chan with Jennifer Evans Dance Academy (ballet)
1.30 .. Seek - urban street dance
1.35 .. Voon - fashion
1.40 .. hip hop dance
1.50 .. Traditional costumes with WNCFA (Dai ethnic dance)
1.55 .. Traditional costumes (with commentary)
.. .. . Hip hop dance item leading into fashion - Adidas Street Wear
2.00 .. Seek - urban street dance
2.05 .. deNada - fashion
2.10 .. Seek - urban street dance
2.15 .. Zantis - fashion
2.20 .. Jennifer Evans Dance Academy (jazz)
2.25 .. Emerge - urban street dance
2.30 .. Natalie Foy - ‘Friends for Life’ song
2.35 .. Sophie Voon Bridal
2.40 .. Cheong sams with WCSCC Dragon Dance Group
2.45 .. WCSCC Dragon Dance Group
2.50 .. MCs Jack Yan & Carolyn Enting
3.00 .. Finish
Festival Day
Sunday 14 February
Free
Festival Day represents the finale to an energetic and broad-ranging festival, and presents local entertainment, together with community spirit and participation.
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Asian Market
TSB Bank Arena, Queens Wharf – 10am to 4.30pm
Jam-packed full of delicious tasting authentic Asian foods, traditional massage, crafts, merchandise, information stands, and much much more. Fab stage performances will entertain the crowd, including an eating competition fit for celebrating the Year of the Tiger!
Plus, on the Asian Market Stage, we feature for the second year running ‘Red Whispers’ a multi-media show that celebrates the talents of Asian ‘artists’ through the medium of music and dance.
Red Whispers Programme
(subject to change)
10.00 .. Asian Market opens
11.00 .. Stage programme begins - MC welcome
11.05 .. Opening address by Mayor (via multimedia)
11.10 .. WCSCC Chinese Dance Group - Celebration Dance
11.15 .. David Griffiths - HSBC CEO
11.20 .. International performers
11.30 .. Red Whispers
.. .. .. .. Jet Li (actor) : Shaolin Martial Arts Group
.. .. .. .. Li Cunxin : Jennifer Evans Dance Academy
.. .. .. .. Teresa Teng - Natalie Foy, song
.. .. .. .. Jay Chou (singer) - WCSCC Chinese Dance Group
.. .. .. .. Sharon Ng (designer) - Jess Loh, song
.. .. .. .. Luise Fong - Jennifer Evans Dance Academy
.. .. .. .. Bic Runga (singer) - Michelle Ny
.. .. .. .. Xue Xinran - WNCFA
12.15 .. ACM Lion Dance Group
12.25 .. Sapphire Wang - instrumental
12.30 .. Chinese Operatic Society
12.35 .. Stan Chan & Natalie Foy - Chinese brush painting demonstration with Jasmine Flower song
12.40 .. Musicians from Xiamen, China (2)
12.50 .. Chinese pork bun eating competition
1.00 .. Stan Chan - Chinese brush painting demonstration
1.10 .. Pin the Tail on the Tiger
1.20 .. Musicians from Xiamen, China (2)
1.30 .. Chinese pork bun eating competition
1.40 .. Artist, Mu Yuming - live painting of member of audience
1.50 .. Pin the Tail on the Tiger
2.00 .. International performers - musicians
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Street Parade
2pm - 3pm
Big-bang firecrackers can be hazardous so make sure you’re ready to block your ears! The Chinese New Year Festival Street Parade is not to be missed – the colour, excitement, cacophony, dragon dancing, beautiful costumed performers both local and international, little lions – we’ve got it all. Follow the purple balloon route, line the streets, wave a free flag, be prepared to entertained, and enjoy the action!
The parade route incorporates: Tennyson St to Cambridge Tce, onto Courtenay Place, turning down into Taranaki Street, heading straight towards Circa Theatre and Taranaki Wharf, continuing along the length of the Waterfront and finishing at Frank Kitts Park.
Street Parade Order
(subject to change)
1 Classic Hits FM
2 Banner holders
3 Firecrackers
4 Deputy Mayor Ian McKinnon
5 WCSCC Dragon Dance Group
6 WCSCC Dragon musicians
7 WCSCC YYY
8 WCSCC Chinese Dance Group
9 WCSCC Lion musicians
10 WCSCC Lion Dance Group
11 ACM Chinese Dance Group
12 ACM Lion Dance Group
13 ACM Lion Dance musicians
14 Wellington Chinese Language School
15 Poon Fah Association Lion Dance
16 Poon Fah Association Lion Dance
17 Chinese Operatic Society
18 Chinese New Friendship Association
19 Chinese New Friendship Association
20 HSBC
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Cultural Entertainment
Frank Kitts Park – 3pm to 4.30pm
You’ll be wearing red being the lucky colour especially for Chinese New Year, which encourages happiness and good fortune to those wearing it, and also so the MCs can spy you out and award random spot-prizes.
The Year of the Tiger Festival Day Cultural Entertainment is a showcase of local and international stage shows, lots of them with WOW-factor! Requirements for the Cultural Entertainment event are audience participation, having lots of fun, and being totally entertained.
MC’s are Lynda Chanwai-Earle, renowned poet, dynamic actor and highly regarded playwright, teaming up with Glenn Tims, our Chinese New Year veteran announcer.
The whole day promises to be filled with fun and excitement, with something new for everyone. Come and enjoy a day for all the family.
Cultural Entertainment Programme
(subject to change)
3.00 .. MC opening comments
3.05 .. Firecrackers
3.10 .. Poon Fah Association, GeNeR8 - The Eye of the Tiger
3.15 .. WCSCC YYY - New Year songs
3.20 .. WCSCC Chinese Dance Group - Kung Fu Fan dance
.. .. .. .. WCSCC Chinese Dance Group - Cantonese Hat dance
.. .. .. .. WCSCC Chinese Dance Group - Banana Boat dance
3.35 .. Musicians from Xiamen, China (2)
3.40 .. WNCFA - Beautiful Peacock dance
3.50 .. Natalie Foy - ‘The Moon Represents My Heart’ song
3.55 .. WCLS - Lian Xiang Dance
4.00 .. Falun Dafa Association - Traditional Chinese Drumming
4.05 .. ACM Chinese Dance Group - Baton Dance
.. .. .. .. ACM Chinese Dance Group - Dagger Dance
4.15 .. Mu Yuming - live painting of member from audience
4.20 .. Asian Fusion Dance Group
4.25 .. WCSCC Dragon Dance
4.30 .. Finish
Weather Cover
Listen to Classic Hits 90FM on the morning of the event.
In the event of bad weather:
Sunday 7 February: Sin Nian Tiger Party, same time
= The craft activities move inside to the CapitalE Playground
= Stage Entertainment moves to the main floor auditorium
Sat 13 February : New Clothes for the New Year, same time
= Full event relocates inside to the Asian Market stage, TSB Arena
Sun 14 February : Festival Day
= the Asian Market proceeds as per scheduled
= the Street Parade is cancelled
= the Cultural Entertainment remains as scheduled but relocates to the Asian Market stage, TSB Arena, Queens Wharf
