Canada's largest Japanese-Canadian festival and the longest running community festival in Vancouver takes its 33rd annual gig to WOODLAND PARK (just off Commerical & Venables) this year as Oppenheimer Park is currently under renos.
This year's HIGHLIGHTS include the 2nd edition of the RHYTHM CLASH collaboration performance between NO LUCK CLUB, TOTAL CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE TAIKO & shakuhachi flute player ALCVIN RAMOS, SUNDAY @ 2pm
Also singing and drumming collaboration between Sawagi Taiko and First Nations performance group Tiqilap • Contemporary chamber music by Tiresias • Martial arts demonstrations • Screening of Empty Orchestra: video collaborations between karaoke singers and new media artists • Performances by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, dancer Aretha Aoki (BC/USA), Kokoro Dance (Vancouver), Performance duo Elfin Saddle (Montreal), and contemporary taiko performer Kenny Endo (USA) • Documentaries by Tadashi Nakamura • Literary readings by Asian Canadian writers • Historical Walking Tours...............and of course, the tastiest Japanese grub around!!
