New York Chinese Cultural Center – Lunar New Year celebrations at Brookfield Place
February 2nd, 2020 by Mr. C
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A Lunar New Year celebration to welcome in the Year of the Rat was held on Saturday February 1st at Brookfield Place in the Winter Garden in collaboration with the New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) and Arts Brookfield. NYCCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Chinese culture, heritage, tradition, and pride for the local and global communities of the Chinese at large. I’ve covered and been to a few Lunar New Year events held by NYCCC. Their performance is a dynamic and wonderful, radiant way to welcome in the new year! This year was no different as the program was a potpourri of tradition with a touch of modern featuring a Lion Dance parade, Chinese ethnic dances including a Xinjiang Folk Dance, Sichuan Face-Changing opera, Kung Fu, a Ribbon Dance, Chinese Fan Dance, and a Mongolian Bowl Dance as well as a 4 person band playing traditional Chinese music! Students from the school performed a piece called, ‘Welcoming the Year of The Rat’ as well as a set called ‘Singing for Spring celebration’. The colorful and vibrant performances was a spectacular way to usher in the new year with dance & music! I have to say, I haven’t been to the Winter Garden – World Financial Center/WTC area in quite a long time and I’m happy to report that the space is more than well managed! Renovations and amenities have made the whole area a joy to spend the day at! More importantly Arts Brookfield has brought in a sense of community with the cultural events they are curating in the Brookfield Place space.
To find out more about the New York Chinese Cultural Center and the classes they offer click here.
To keep up to date about events going on at Brookfield Place and Arts Brookfield, click here.
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Geoffrey Sant and the Ambassador of China in NYC
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