“Natural Arts”
Canada One Family Network
Presents
The 7 th AGE OF LITERATI Cultural Festival -- “Natural Arts”
Producer: Canada One Family Network
Funded by: Heritage Canada
The Government of Ontario
City of Markham
Central Counties Tourism
Sponsored by:
Diamond Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Community Partners & Performers :
Facility Sponsor：
Media Sponsor:
Greetings from the Mayor, City of Markham
Canada One Family Network
Presents
The 7 th AGE OF LITERATI Cultural Festival
“Natural Arts”
SCHEDULE
Activity I Open Ceremony & Elegant Gathering
Address: New Kennedy Square, 8360 Kennedy Rd. Markham
Date: October 1 st , 2022 1:00 -4:00 pm
Wang Wei –Tang Dynasty Poet Selected New Book Launching
Poetry recitation, Performing arts, Tea ceremony, etc.
Activity II Virtual Art Exhibition: Natural Arts
Activity III Virtual Poetry Recitation: Wang Wei and Tang Dynasty Poetry
Date: October 1 st , 2022 –
Activity IV Concert Natural Arts -From Tang Dynasty to Contemporary
Date: October 7 th , 2022, 7:00-10:00 pm
Address: Flato Markham Theatre，171 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham
Canada One Family Network
Presents
The 7th AGE OF LITERATI Cultural Festival
Activity I
Opening Ceremony & Elegant Gathering
Come and join us with well-known personalities for the opening ceremony. Make it an
auspicious event. Light refreshments will be offered to all guests in attendance. Come
and meet the VIPs and sponsors.
Date: October 1, 2022, Saturday Time: 10: 00 am - 16: 00 pm
Location: New Kennedy Square, 8360 Kennedy Rd. Markham
12:00 pm Sign-in
1:00 VIP Speech
1:30-2:00 New Book Launching
Selected Poems of Wang Wei
translated by John Warden with Daqi Dai
2:00-4:00 Elegant Gathering Seminar &Workshops, poetry recitation, tea ceremony, etc.
Co-organizer: Toronto Ya –Yue Art Center, Ontario Lake Institute, MK Vocal Studio,
Toma Dance Studio, Meimei Dance Studio, Global Youth Charity MC Club.
Facility Sponsor: New Kennedy Square
Activity II
Virtual Art Exhibition: Natural Arts
Date: October 1 st , 2022 - COFN is pleased to introduce traditional literati paintings and
calligraphies with poetry and lyrics from Tang Dynasty literati Wang Wei’s Selected Poems,
and Guqin melodies as background music, as an expression of natural arts. These are lost
mainly forms of "Literati Four Arts." This art exhibition introduces two masterful artists
with traditional literati styles.
Web broadcasting:
Activity III
Virtual Poetry Recitation: Wang Wei and Tang Dynasty Poetry
Date: October 1 st , 2022 - COFN encourages the younger generations to learn from literati
Wang Wei’s Selected Poems, and millions of literati poetry and lyrics from the Tang Dynasty
as an expression of the literati’s lifestyle. A hundred reciters participate in the activity. Some
of the outstanding reciters will do their performance on the stage in Flato Markham Theatre.
Web broadcasting:
~ “From Tang Dynasty to Contemporary” Concert ~
Performing Organizations:
Toronto Ya-Yue Art Center, Lat Yip Dragon & Lian Dance Group, Hong Feng Canadian
Chinese Orchestra, Happy Linda Dance Studio, Global Youth Charity MC Club.
The Natural Arts-From Tang Dynasty to Contemporary Concert presented to the audience in
the aesthetic atmosphere of the classical music of the literati era’s Tang Dynasty. The concert
introduces multicultural and powerful Tang style music & dance, poetry from Dun Huang
heritage to contemporary expression with the integration of literary aesthetics. It is a
gorgeous picture scroll of natural arts.
Address: Flato Markham Theatre，171 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham
Date: October 7 th , 2022
7:00-10:00 pm
Facility Sponsor：
City of Markham
Flato Markham Theatre
~Presentation Begins~
PART 1
PRELUDE
Opening Score ~ The Dragon-Lion Union
Act ~ Music and Dance: Lat Yip Dragon and Lion Dance Group
PART II
Tang Dynasty Music & Dance, Poetry
Tang Palace Night Banquet
Act ~ Music: by Toronto Ya Yue Art Center, Hongfeng Canadian Chinese Orchestra
Dance: Happy Linda Dance Studio
The Sky High and The Cloud Light
Act ~ Music: by Toronto Ya Yue Art Center
TaiChi Sword: Xiaoju Liu
Tang Dynasty Drum Song & Dance
Act ~ Music: by Toronto Ya Yue Art Center
Drum Song &Dance: Melody, Kenny Yip, Amira Chen
Intermission
PART III
Yang Gate Melody
Act ~ Music: by Toronto Ya Yue Art Center Guqin Charlotte Wu
Poetry Song: Yanyan Zhu
Five Melodies of Ya-Yue
Act ~ Music: by Toronto Ya Yue Art Center, Hongfeng Canadian Chinese Orchestra
Qing Ping Melodies \ Twenty-Four Hours
Act ~ Music: by Toronto Ya Yue Art Center, Hongfeng Canadian Chinese Orchestra
PART IV
The Spring in the Garden
Act ~ Music: by Toronto Ya Yue Art Center, Hongfeng Canadian Chinese Orchestra
END 终场 ~
Photos of Artists