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Children participate in last years Mid-Autumn festival activities at Gateway Theatre
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Celebrate Mid-Autumn festival at Gateway Theatre
Published 4:00 PDT, Tue August 29, 2023
Last Updated: 4:02 PDT, Tue August 29, 2023
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This Mid-Autumn Festival, Gateway Theatre invites families to an exciting in-person event to celebrate this popular Chinese holiday. Launching its 2023/2024 season on Saturday, September 24, Gateway is hosting a Family Fun Mid-Autumn Celebration and an exclusive live reading of The Legend of Whooshhh, episode 5 of A Year of Blessings audio play series.
“The Mid-Autumn Festival honours the full harvest moon as a symbol of prosperity, togetherness, and homecoming. Families gather to share food, admire the full moon, light lanterns, and enjoy mooncakes,” says Yanting Qiu, Gateway Theatre’s community engagement producer. “Come join us for a day full of fun activities and mooncakes for the whole family.”
Kid and parents alike will enjoy the entertaining audio play reading of The Legend of Whooshhh, a playful story of three chum salmon, Eunice, RoRo, and Mabel heading upstream from the ocean to their home. With rising temperatures and lowering water levels, the Three Chums rely on their enduring friendships, new connections, the myth of Chang Er, and the legend of The Whooshhh — the salmon cannon — to get them safely home. The audio will be brought to life by local Asian artists Stephanie Wong, Angela Chu, Harmony Yen, Raugi Yu, and Cindy Kao. Created by Five Blessings Collective and co-produced with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, this audio play immerses young audiences and their families to enjoy and explore the wonders and meanings behind the traditional Chinese festival in a fun an entertaining way.
Following the live reading of the play, families can gather in the lobby to make their own lanterns and other themed crafts. All attendees will receive a delicious mooncake to eat or take home, kindly donated by Anna’s Cake House.
Adds Qiu, “we hosted a similar even earlier this year celebrating Lunar New Year, which was a huge hit! As the event was sold-out, we highly recommended getting tickets early.”
This event is most suited for ages 6 to 12, but all children accompanied by an adult are welcome. Patrons have the option of selecting the morning event starting at 10 a.m. or the afternoon event starting at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for $10 each, and all guests aged 3 and up require a ticket. Ages 2 and under are free if they share an adult's seat. For those bringing children aged 2 and under who do not need their own seats, please email boxoffice@gatewaytheatre.com.
For more information on the family fun event and the audio plays, visit gatewaytheatre.com/events/family-fun-mid-autumn-celebration/
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