Cambridge Plays - Chinese Crafting, Paper cutting, Dancing and Kung Fu Workshops

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sunday, July 16, 2023

Location:
Joan Lorenz Park, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA.

Contact:
edd@cambridgema.gov

Cambridge Plays - Chinese Crafting, Paper cutting, Dancing and Kung Fu Workshops

Enjoy a free workshop for adults and kids to taste Chinese traditional arts with the Chinese American Association of Cambridge.

On Sunday, July 16th, the activities include:

Chinese art and craft workshop: Kim is a passionate individual who loves art and crafts. She is excited to propose a captivating workshop that combines arts & crafts and Chinese culture to engage and inspire kids. Through hands-on activities and cultural exploration, children will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity while gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for Chinese traditions and artistic expressions.

Art of Nature Around Us - Chinese Papercutting: Zhonghe (Elena) Li is a multi-media artist who lives and works in Cambridge, MA. She practices and teaches traditional Chinese papercutting art, watercolor and mixed media. She is happy to offer papercutting workshops to the Cambridge community members on natural life forms found in Cambridge.

Chinese traditional dance workshop: Demonstration of four (4) typical Chinese classical dances, including Xinjiang, Margolin, Dai, Peacock. Eva Liu is the instructor of Cheongsam Show at the Cambridge Lunar New Year Celebration 2023. She will demo and lead Chinese dancing for all ages.

Kung Fu workshop: Mr. Zunlong Li, the master of Chaquan (a type of Northern Chinese martial arts), will teach some basic Kung Fu forms, also come and take a selfie with his guandao (or The Green Dragon Crescent Blade).

The crflibrary.org mobile lending library will bring Chinese kids picture books that can be borrowed home.

This event is free and open to all. If it rains, the event might be cancelled, please check CAAC's website for the update: 
https://caac-ma.org/?cat=7

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