El Museo Peabody Essex (PEM) trae una vez más uno de sus festivales anuales más populares: La celebración china del año nuevo lunar, que se llevará a cabo el próximo sábado 28 de febrero en Salem, Massachusetts.
Ese día habrá actividades gratuitas, incluídas las tradicionales danzas del león, música y tambores, y un conjunto de talleres de creación artística para todas las edades.
Además, será posible explorar una réplica de una casa china llamada Yin Yu Tang, que fue el hogar de una familia en la región de Huizhou por más de 200 años, y la exposición «Double Happiness: Celebration in Chinese Art», que exhibe obras de arte relacionadas con las festividades chinas y que explican el concepto de la «felicidad doble».
El Año Nuevo Lunar chino es una celebración de 15 días que marca el inicio del nuevo año. Cada año coincide con uno de los 12 animales del zodiaco y el de este año es la cabra. Las personas nacidas en un año de cabra se cree que son tranquilas, inteligentes, creativas y confiables.
AÑO NUEVO CHINO EN EL MUSEO PEABODY ESSEX DE SALEM
Sábado 28 de febrero, de 10am a 4pm
Todos los programas son gratuitos con la entrada al museo.
A continuación el programa de actividades:
10 am – 4 pm | DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY | Studio 1, Create Space
Lucky Lanterns
The Lunar New Year celebration in China ends with the Lantern Festival. Design your own with local artist, author and illustrator Jennifer DeCristoforo. She was inspired to develop the Lucky Bamboo Book of Crafts to share a connection with her adopted Chinese daughter’s native culture.
11 – 11:45 am | PERFORMANCES | Atrium
Gund Kwok: Lion Dance
Kick off PEM’s Lunar New Year celebration with a lion dance performance by Gund Kwok, the only all-women lion dance group in the country. The Gund Kwok Lion Cubs, a group of 6- to 9-year-olds who have mastered the lion dance skills, get the festivities started.
Noon and 2 pm | Chinese Dulcimer Guzheng Youth Band | Morse Auditorium
Join us for two 40-minute performances by young musicians who have mastered ancient Chinese string instruments. A nonprofit organization founded in 2007, the band promotes Chinese instrumental music and culture in the United States and seeks to improve children’s appreciation of Chinese music.
Noon – 12:30 pm and 2 – 2:30 pm | INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES | East India Marine Hall
Ribbon Dance
Watch professional dancer Liwen Wang demonstrate the art of ribbon dancing. Then join the fun and learn some moves as she invites audience members to take part in a short ribbon dance.
12:30 – 1 pm and 2:30 – 3 pm | INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES | East India Marine Hall
Boston Synchrony Chinese Percussion Ensemble
Learn more about Chinese percussion from musician, teacher and conductor Chi-Sun Chan. Then have a go on the gongs, cymbals and drums.
1-3 pm | GALLERY SPOT | Level 2 Gallery
Up Close with Silk
Drop by the exhibition Fish, Silk, Tea, Bamboo: Cultivating an Image of China to meet a museum educator and explore this elegant material.
1-1:45 pm | Chinese Folk Art Workshop | Atrium
Members of The Chinese Folk Art Workshop, all between the ages of 12 and 18, perform traditional Chinese dances. Also see another lion dance, drumming and the diabolo (a traditional Chinese yo-yo) in action.
1-3 pm | ART CART | Ground Level Gallery
Double Happiness: Celebration in Chinese Art
Drop by and get hands on in the galleries! Explore more with our interactive Art Cart. Touch objects, experiment with art-making techniques and discover stories about the art around you.
3 pm | FILM | Morse Auditorium
Little Shaolin Monks (2007, 45 minutes, in Chinese with English subtitles)
Recommended for ages 10 and up | Seats are first-come, first-served
Peek into the mysterious world of these 6- to 9-year-olds who live in the Shaolin Temple and practice the highest form of martial arts.
