Asian Cultural Festival
The best thing about the Asian Cultural Festival's itinerary is that it's set up like an a la carte menu only better. A wide selection of events scheduled for April 23-27th range in price from $35 for the opening event to absolutely free. Hosted by Queens Theatre in the Park, the festival opens with Dulsori, a Korean ensemble, performing Binari: The Spirit of the Beat. Dulsori means "heartbeat of the land" making it a good opening act since it was created to summon the spirit of ancient festivals. Drawing on the traditions of Korean farmers who imitate the sounds of nature and praise natural forces with drums, Dulsori has been known to transfer this high-level energy to the audience. Free events include Eth-Noh-Tec, a storytelling duo of Robert Kikuchi Tngojo and Nancy Wang weaving spoken word, music, rhythmic dialogue with modern dance technique and traditional Asian instruments including Taiko drums and Shakuhachi flute. Their stories originate from China, Japan, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Queens Theatre is located in the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park (get off at the 7 line station of the same name) which was designed for the 1964 World's Fair. The Pavilion was converted to a theatre in 1972 and is now undergoing a $ 20.45 million transformation adding a new lobby, and a 75-seat cabaret performance space with full service café.
Flushing Meadows - Corona Park