Performing Arts
Every year, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival has featured an increasingly diverse array of cultural entertainment representing the Denver metro area's wide-ranging Asian Pacific Islander communities.
According to the 2000 Census, Colorado's APA community was the second fastest-growing ethnic population in the state in the last decade. And the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival's Performance Stage reflects the diverse cultural traditions that enrich the region.
Over the years, we've showcased the driving sounds of Japanese Taiko drum music and exciting contemporary Indian dance interpretations; a Tibetan flute master jamming with West African drummers; and graceful traditional Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese dances.
But we've also featured contemporary performances by Asian American performers, including singer-songwriter Wendy Woo, a favorite of Denver Mayor Hickenlooper, with her band, and rock and blues artist Dwight Mark.
This year will be no different: Come to the Sixth Annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival and enjoy a superb mix of traditional and contemporary artists on the Performing Arts Stage.
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is proud to look to the future strength and talent within our community, not just to the powerful traditions of the past!
2007 PERFORMERS
Here were the performers from the 2007 Performing Arts Stage sponsored by SCFD Denver Tier III:
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Yuying Chen Chinese Pipa music hongqing_chen@hotmail.com |
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Christina Yeh Dance Studio Traditional Chinese dance christinayehdance@yahoo.com |
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Denver International School Chinese children's chorus jianlin1231@yahoo.com |
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Denver Taiko Japanese Taiko drums www.denvertaiko.org |
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Dwight Mark Blues, folk and rock music www.dwightmark.com |
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FACC Performance Group Traditional Filipino dance v_lippert1@msn.com |
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Gamelan Tunas Mekar Balinese/Indonesian music www.tunasmekar.org |
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Halau Hula O Na Mauna Pohaku Traditional Hawaiian dance www.maunapohaku.org |
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Hawaiian-Way Serenaders Traditional/Contemporary Hawaiian music www.hawaiianway.com |
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India Association of Colorado Traditional Indian music and dance asthanaraj@yahoo.com |
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Jambalaya Sistah's Drum & Dance Ensemble African drum and dance www.ladydrummer.com |
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Khongorzul Ganbaatar Mongolian long song singing khulan@coloradomongols.org & B. Munkhtuvshin Mongolian Morin huur (horse-head fiddle) music Honorary Consul of Mongolia 303-832-6511 |
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Li Meng Accordion - Chinese and Western music meng@colorado.edu |
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Lotus Dancers Traditional Vietnamese dance sangkdao@gmail.com |
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Mirai Daiko Japanese Taiko drums www.miraidaiko.com |
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Mongolian Cultural Center for the Arts Traditional Mongolian mask dance erdensyren@yahoo.com |
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Mudra Dance Studio Classical, folk and contemporary dances of India mudranamita@comcast.net |
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National Martial Arts Academy Traditional Chinese Kung Fu performance jerrysilva@comcast.net |
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Pacific Pride and Island Hearts Polynesian music and dance ppih@hotmail.com |
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Polynesian FIAFIA Polynesian music and dance polyfiafia@msn.com |
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Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu Association Lion Dance and Kung Fu performance www.shaolinhungmei.org |
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Team Highflyerz Acrobaticized martial arts teamhighflyerz@yahoo.com |
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Thai Harmony Traditional Thai music and dance thaiguy23@aol.com |
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Tribung Pinoy Band Filipino rock music donrobinson23@yahoo.com |
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Joshua Vang Hmong eclectic dance hlub526@yahoo.com |
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Wendy Woo Trio Funky rock music www.wendywoo.com |
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Wu Fei Chinese Zither (Guzheng) music www.wufeimusic.com |