Chinese New Year Celebration in LondonYEAR OF THE DOG

Sunday 18 Feburary 2018

PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE

GRAND PARADETRAFALGAR SQUARE & CHINATOWN

10:00 – 11.45 North of Trafalgar Square Commencing North of Trafalgar Square, ending on Shaftesbury Avenue (top of Rupert Street) in Chinatown at around 11.45AM, the Grand Parade will feature the largest gathering of Chinese Lions and Dragons in Europe, as well as seven traditional hand-crafted floats given to London Chinatown by the People’s Republic of China.

MAIN CELEBRATION ZONETRAFALGAR SQUARE

11:00 Screen Shows

Thanksgiving Ceremony

12:00 Firecrackers, Speeches & Lions’ Eyes Dotting Ceremony

12:50 Dragon & Flying Lions Danceby the Chen Brothers, Medway Dragon & Lion Dance Sports Association, London Chinatown Chinese Association Chung Ching Tong Dragon & Lions Team

13:15 Variety Show Cultures of China, Festival of Springfeaturing acrobatics and musical performances by the China Railway Art Troupe, Chinese National Symphony Orchestra, Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe and Chinese Air Force Art Troupe Artemisia, Hong Kong Traditional Music GroupTraditional Chinese Instrument performance including Guanzi, Zhong Ruan, Sheng and Chinese Percussion with influence from the Silk Road Nanjing Little Red Flower TroupeTraditional folk music and dances performed by children from Nanjing Little Red Flower Troupe PotluckHeadlining band from Jenova Music Festival, the London based band will play a special set of Chinese & Western pop songs

Year Of The Dog Audience Interactive Dance & Magic performance by Leon the MagicianSpectrum Radio brings us an audience interactive dance to celebrate the year of the dog together with a magic performance by Leon the Magician He Wu, British Chinese SopranoSolo performance by one of the greatest UK based Soprano from China Legend, HK Retro Pop BandVeteran pop & rock band from Hong Kong playing Chinese and Western popular hits.

Gok WanSpecial appearance by TV celebrity, DJ and fashion stylist Gok Wan with festive surprises. 17:30 Finale Extravaganza featuring Techno Lion Dance by LCCA Chung Ching Team & Chickenshed; Money God; special mixes in fusion by Andy Leung, Harry Shotta, Su Zixu & British band Transition; dances by Hangyu Zhou in collaboration with Wanlin Academy of Dance and Performing Arts to celebrate the Year of the Dog and the Golden Era for UK-China Relations, with spectacular lighting and special effects as well as the magnificent pyrotechnics. 18:00 End of programme

FAMILY & CHILDREN ZONELEICESTER SQUARE

12:00 - 17:00 Family and Children Friendly ShowJointly presented by the Chinese Culture & Education committee, YG Holiday, Macro Polo Academy and Sishu Chinese School, the colourful and fun show will feature performances by the Chinese Association of Woking, Dance Alley, Leon the Magician, Chickenshed Theatre and LCCA Youth Lion Dancers. There will also be a game and activity zone where you get a chance to try out with some traditional Chinese art craft, Chinese music instrument, brush painting and calligraphy, table tennis or simply let

your children try out some of the Chinese traditional costumes.

TALENT & COMMUNITY ZONECHARING CROSS ROAD

12:00 - 17:00 Music & Variety ShowVariety of performances celebrating the emerging talents from the UK and Asia. Featuring band such as Artemisia, UCL Chinese Orchestra, Retax, Hi-Fan Vocal Group; Singer-songwriter Le Fil; and Chinese community radio station Spectrum Radio. Witnessing some of the future ground-breaking work by these young talents. Spectrum Chinese Programme (558.net) will also bring fun and goodies to the audience. Supported by Jenova Music Festival.

MARTIAL ARTS & CULTURAL ZONESHAFTESBURY AVENUE

12:00 - 17:00 Martial Arts & Culture ShowMartial Arts Demonstration of various form performed by several Martial Arts Troupes including Jeffrey Alexander School of Martial Arts; Hin Wah Ving Tsun Wing Chun; Chinese Community Centre Tai Chi and Taekwondo Group. Also featuring classical music played by the Chinese Community Centre Chinese Orchestra. You will also get to meet DJs from Spectrum Sino Radio.

FOOD & CUISINE ZONETHROUGHOUT CHINATOWN

12:00 – 18:00 Festive Food, Lion Dance & Instagram Friendly OpportunitiesCheck out the special Festive menus at selected restaurants throughout the

Chinese New Year period until March. Instagram friendly photo opportunities with Chinese Zodiac Animals and the Lucky Money God. Three Chinese Lions dancing in Chinatown, on Gerrard Street, Wardour Street, Lisle Street, Newport Place and Shaftesbury Avenue.

Organised by London Chinatown Chinese Association3rd Floor 5 Newport Place. London WC2H 7JN www.lccauk.com | 020 7851 6686 | info@lccauk.com

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