Saturday 11 February Arts, Crafts and Activities Atrium, Ground Floor MORNING SESSION 10:30AM 12:30PM Flour and Water Heroes Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, watch as one of China s present-day dough artists work their magic For the Love of Knots Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, join us to explore the ancient art form of knot making NIGHT SESSION 5:30PM 8:30PM Grand Foyer, Ground Floor Zodiac Face Painting What year were you born? Which Zodiac are you? Find out here and with the help of Carmel and her team, become your Zodiac!
Master Calligrapher, Mr. Leo Lee Join Calligrapher Leo as he demonstrates and teaches how to write in Chinese calligraphy. Brought to us by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of Auckland Chinese Zodiac Lantern Trail Museum Galleries All day Seek out the Chinese Zodiac signs represented in our Musuem collections. Solve the clues and be in to win a Chinese New Year prize pack! Find the link at: Game Zone Kai Room, First Floor 1:30PM 4:00PM and 5:30PM 8:30PM The Game of Qi Join the Confucius Institute of Auckland as they teach the ancient strategy board game, Go. Māori Court Mandarin Tour Māori Court, Ground Floor 1:30PM and 3:30PM Join one of our wonderful volunteers for a guided tour of Māori Court in Mandarin Visit the Ticket Desks for more information
Performance Stages Atrium Stage, Ground Floor Sichuan Gong Fu Cha Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, join us for a special martial arts performance involving the incredible skill of pouring tea The Art of Toffee Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, come watch a talented toffee artist in action, creating beautiful designs that look too good to eat Nair Ensemble Celebrating the New Year Mongolian-Style Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, don t miss the Nair Ensemble as they showcase traditional Mongolian instruments and throat singing to celebrate the Chinese New Year, Mongolian style. Join one of the Confucius Institute s Guqin performers as they share incredible music on the traditional string instrument NIGHT SESSION 5:30PM 8:30PM Watch as a performer from the Confucius Institute of Auckland plays a traditional string instrument, the Guqin Rock It! Musicians, producers, rappers and singers who participated in Auckland Museum s Rock It Youth Holiday Programme are here to show us their stuff Front Museum Stage, Outside NIGHT SESSION ONLY 5:30PM 8:30PM ColourChina Dance Group Don t miss the ColourChina Dance group as they welcome the Year of the Rooster with a variety of vibrant and colourful traditional dances Taoist Tai Chi Jump in and give Tai Chi a go with the Taoist Tai Chi Group of Auckland as they demonstrate the ancient movements Macang Dance Company
Auckland Museum is proud to host the Macang Dance Company as they celebrate the Year of the Rooster. Brought to us by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of Auckland The Legend of Tang Dynasty by Vivi and Candy The two dancers are both students from the University of Auckland who have a great passion in dancing. Tang Dynasty was the top great prosperity period in Chinese history. The huge amount of dances and music in that period created splendor pages in our history records Sunday 12 February Arts, Crafts and Activities Atrium, Ground Floor MORNING SESSION 10:30AM 12:30PM Flour and Water Heroes Supported by Asia New Zealand Foundation, watch as one of China s present-day dough artists work their magic For the Love of Knots Supported by Asian New Zealand Foundation, join us to explore the ancient art form of knot making NIGHT SESSION 5:30PM 8:30PM
Grand Foyer, Ground Floor Zodiac Face Painting What year were you born? Which Zodiac are you? Find out here and with the help of Carmel and her team, become your Zodiac! Master Calligrapher, Mr. Leo Lee Join Calligrapher Leo as he demonstrates and teaches how to write in Chinese calligraphy. Brought to us by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of Auckland Chinese Zodiac Lantern Trail Museum Galleries All day Seek out the Chinese Zodiac signs represented in our Musuem collections. Solve the clues and be in to win a Chinese New Year prize pack! Find the link at: Game Zone Kai Room, First Floor 1:30PM 4:00PM and 5:30PM 8:30PM The Game of Qi Join the Confucius Institute of Auckland as they teach the ancient strategy board game, Go. Māori Court Mandarin Tour Māori Court, Ground Floor 1:30PM and 3:30PM Join one of our wonderful volunteers for a guided tour of Māori Court in Mandarin Visit the Ticket Desks for more information Performance Stages Atrium Stage, Ground Floor Sichuan Gong Fu Cha Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, join us for a special martial arts performance involving the incredible skill of pouring tea
The Art of Toffee Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, come watch a talented toffee artist in action, creating beautiful designs that look too good to eat Nair Ensemble Celebrating the New Year Mongolian-Style Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, don t miss the Nair Ensemble as they showcase traditional Mongolian instruments and throat singing to celebrate the Chinese New Year, Mongolian style. Join one of the Confucius Institute s Guqin performers as they share the incredible music on the traditional string instrument NIGHT SESSION 5:30PM 8:30PM University of Auckland Hanfu Performance Han Cultural Club from the University of Auckland showcases Hanfu, traditional Han clothing through music and dance Watch as a performer from the Confucius Institute of Auckland plays a traditional string instrument, the Guqin Front Museum Stage, Outside NIGHT SESSION ONLY 5:30PM 8:30PM Macang Dance Company Auckland Museum is proud to host the Macang Dance Company as they celebrate the Year of the Rooster. Brought to us by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of Auckland The Legend of Tang Dynasty by Vivi and Candy The two dancers are both students from the University of Auckland who have a great passion in dancing. Tang Dynasty was the top great prosperity period in Chinese history. The huge amount of dances and music in that period created splendor pages in our history records University of Auckland Hanfu Performance Han Cultural Group from the University of Auckland showcases Hanfu and traditional music and dance from the Han Chinese ethnicity on the front steps of Auckland Museum. Rock It! Performers who participated in Auckland Museum s Rock It Youth Holiday Programme are here to show us their stuff