Year of the Snake
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Conductor and composer Eric Tuan credited the origins of his choral opera, “Echoes of Eureka,” with author Jean Pfaelzer’s book, Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans. He directed the 30+ members of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s choir at the Saturday performance. -
Conductor and composer Eric Tuan directed the 30+ members of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s choir at the Saturday performance of “Echos of Eureka.” -
The 30+ members of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s choir performed a shortened version of the choral opera, “Echoes of Eureka,” at the Fourth Annual Eureka Chinatown Street Festival – Year of the Snake on Saturday and performed the full opera on Friday and Sunday. -
The 30+ members of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s choir performed a shortened version of the choral opera, “Echoes of Eureka,” at the Fourth Annual Eureka Chinatown Street Festival – Year of the Snake on Saturday and performed the full opera on Friday and Sunday. -
The weekend premier in Eureka of the seven-movement choral opera, “Echoes of Eureka,” composed and directed by Eric Tuan, included two more performances elsewhere on Friday and Sunday. -
Conductor and composer Eric Tuan credited the origins of his choral opera, “Echoes of Eureka,” with author Jean Pfaelzer’s book, Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans (and acknowledged her in the audience). -
Humboldt Taiko (a traditional Japanese drumming group led by Gary Ronne) performed next with a lively set in front of the Carson Historic Museum. -
Humboldt Taiko (a traditional Japanese drumming group led by Gary Ronne) performed next with a lively set in front of the Carson Historic Museum. -
Humboldt Taiko (a traditional Japanese drumming group led by Gary Ronne) performed next with a lively set in front of the Carson Historic Museum. -
The traditional Humboldt Taiko drumming group led by Gary Ronne wrapped up its final set in front of a large crowd at the venue in front of the Carson Historic Museum. -
The We Fly High Lion Dancers’ performance involved the Year of the Snake, as this lion dancer encountered a snake resting on this large jar. -
The lion dancer captured the snake and then proceeded to “eat” the snake. -
After eating the snake, the lion dancer next proceeded to drink the intoxicating beverage in the jar which quickly led to it staggering around and rolling on the ground. -
The three lion dancers (with two humans inside) performed a lively and very skilled and athletic performance. -
Each lion dancer unfurled a large banner at the end of the performance. -
The three lion dancers (with two humans inside) performed a lively and very skilled and athletic performance. -
In a standard lion dance performance, children presented the lion dancers with lettuce which the lion dancers “ate” and then “spit” the lettuce out onto the audience. -
These Humboldt Lao Dancers paused for group photo after their performance. -
These members of the K-Pop/Hip Hop Dance club from Eureka High School followed with a contemporary dance performance. -
Children with the White Lotus Cultural Dancers ended the evening’s dance performances. -
Children with the White Lotus Cultural Dancers ended the evening’s dance performances. -
Children with the White Lotus Cultural Dancers ended the evening’s dance performances.
