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ESEA Culture Festival 2024
KBCE proudly presents the ESEA Culture Festival, celebrating the vibrant diversity of East and Southeast Asian heritage in Kingston.
The festival begins with the Autumn Moon Festival, a captivating event that blends delightful live performances, interactive demonstrations, and engaging audience participation. Across various countries, ESEA communities keep this cherished tradition under different names: the Moon Festival in China, Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong, Tsukimi in Japan, Chuseok in Korea, and Têt Trung Thu in Vietnam. To honour this tradition, we gather every September at the Ancient Market Place in Kingston to celebrate together.
Live Entertainment
- China – Traditional dance and Music by Kingston Chinese Association and contemporary dance by Oingyang Wang
- Hong Kong – Traditional and contemporary music by Eddy Tse a brew ensemble. Museed and Musical Kidz
- Japan – POP Music by Frank Chickens presented by Ura Matsuri
- Korea – KPOP cover dance by Team Hae and GPOP by Dream Maker (Choreographed and Instructed by Su Young Park)
Martial Arts Demonstrations
- China – Kung Fu by Kingston Tai Chi Class and Tai Chi by Master Jimmy Chow and students
- Korea – Taekwondo by Master Jong Ho Kim and Wild Tigers Taekwondo
Community Random Dance
Audience Participation Programmes
- Plant Based Lantern DIY run by Vegecoopia CIC
- Try on Korean and Chinese Costumes and have your photograph taken
- Hong Kong Street Food from Guru Kitchen, Moon cakes from Agape Kitchen, and Egg Tarts, Cakes, Buns and Milk Tea from Shalom Nouns Gong
Timetable
(subject to change)
| Performance Schedule | Participants | |
| 11:00 | Community Random Dance | Audience Participation |
| 11:15 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 11:25 | Chinese Music | Museed |
| 11:40 | K POP Dance | Dream Maker (Choreographer Su Young Park) |
| 11:50 | Chinese Martial Art | Tai Chi by Master Jimmy Chow and his students |
| 12:00 | K POP Dance | Team HAE (Dance Teacher: Su Young Park) |
| 12:05 | Japanese POP Music | Frank Chickens |
| 12:20 | VIP Speech | |
| 12:30 | Children’s Choir | Musical Kid: (Conductor: Miss Carol) |
| 12:40 | Chinese Traditional Dance | Kingston Chinese Association |
| 12:45 | Chinese Martial Arts | Kung Fu, Five Strand by Kingston Tai Chi Class |
| 12:55 | Community Random Dance | Audience Participation |
| 13:15 | Adult Choir | Kingston Chinese Association |
| 13:25 | Japanese POP Music | Frank Chickens |
| 13:40 | K POP Dance | Team HAE (Dance Teacher: Su Young Park) |
| 13:45 | Chinese Traditional Dance | Kingston Chinese Association |
| 13:50 | Korean Martial Arts | Taekwondo by Master Jong Ho Kim and Wild Tigers Taekwondo |
| 14:05 | Community Random Dance | Audience Participation |
| 14:25 | Chinese Traditional Music | Drumming by Eddy Tse@brew ensemble |
| 14:35 | Chinese Contemporary Dance | Whispering Dreams by Qingyang Wang |
| 14:45 | K POP Dance | Dream Maker (Choreographer Su Young Park) |
Children must be supervised by a responsible adult.
Links:
- Check for updates on Instagram @kbceuk