Korean Traditional Dance

The Woorigarak Korean Cultural Art Center will be performing traditional Korean dance at Lunar Fest NJ 2020.

Traditional Korean dance originated in ancient shamanistic rituals thousands of years ago. Over the years, it has benefited from regular support of the royals, academics and the government.

Woorigarak Korean Cultural Arts Center was established in 1998. Eunjoo Kang, its director, has been making an effort to preserve the culture and custom of traditional Korean dance and music.

We’re grateful that the festival is able to bring these diverse cultural performers, and we’re excited to share them with attendees.

New Star Arts Center

We are happy to announce that New Star Arts Center will be performing at Lunar Fest NJ 2020. 

New Star Arts Center, based in Flushing, N.Y., uses dance as a way to introduce Chinese culture to American audiences as well as a means to keep traditions alive in the Chinese community.  

New Arts Center will be performing traditional Chinese dances.

Lunar Fest NJ 2020 is happy to be able to share this cultural experience with its festival goers.

American Jiu Jitsu

American Jiu Jitsu will be performing a jiu jitsu demonstration during Lunar Fest NJ 2020.

American Jiu Jitsu (AJJ), which is based in Maplewood, N.J.,  is a unique, scenario-based self-defense art that teaches students to respond to realistic situations with minimal effort using principles of physics, balance, and knowledge of human anatomy.

AJJ draws from traditional martial arts such as Judo, Aikido, Daito-ryu, and Aiki jiu jitsu to teach students effective timing, and use of footwork and body positioning for prompt neutralization of an attack while avoiding use of strength against strength.

Matchpoint Table Tennis Center

We are happy to announce that Matchpoint Table Tennis Center will perform a table tennis demo at Lunar Fest NJ 2020.

Matchpoint Table Tennis Center is the newest professional table tennis academy in New Jersey.

 The center is owned and run by Coach Li, a former Chinese national team member and current U.S. National Coach. He has the distinction of training two U.S. National team members, the North America junior boys champion, the U.S. Open junior team and Hopes girls champion.

Don’t miss out on the fun!

New Jersey Tae Kwon Do

Lunar Fest will feature a performance of tae kwon do by New Jersey Tae Kwon do, a martial arts program in South Orange, N.J.

Taekwondo was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists who combined karate, the Japanese discipline, with taek kyon, a Korean form. It is a form of self-defense that engages the body and mind.

Lion Dancers NYCFAC

Excited to announce that the amazing New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club (NYCFAC) will once again be performing a lion dance at the festival. The group is a regular performer in New York City Chinatown and the tristate area. They kept the crowd riveted during Lunar Fest NJ 2018.

Here is video profiling some of the performers from NYCFAC.

Lion dancing dates back to the Tang Dynasty in China (600-900 AD). It was meant to ward off evil spirits, and welcome good ones. Lion dancing is very important to Chinese culture, and is often used to celebrate during Chinese New Year.

The performers at NYCFAC hold onto this tradition, and carry it on in America. Typically, two performers are in a single lion. The martial art of Kung Fu is the foundation of Lion dancing. Performers must be in excellent physical shape to create movements with the Lion, as the head can weight between 15 and 30 pounds.

Check out photos from NYCFAC’s performances:

The [mma] Project

The [mike and mike acoustic] project will bring its ever-expanding, eclectic musical repertoire to Lunar Fest NJ 2018.

Mike Choi’s The [mma] Project will be performing pop music (cover songs) at the food tent and on stage as well.  

NY Chinese Cultural Center Dancers

NJ Lunar Fest 2018 welcomes dancers from the New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) to the festival. Professional dancers from NYCCC will be doing a one-hour performance showcase, as well as a demonstration and workshop for attendees. The program will include:

• Er Hu Chinese instrument
• Sword and Fan classical dance
• Monkey King
• Mongolian folk Dance
• Shaolin Kungfu
• Xinjiang or other folk Dance
• Ribbon dance

NYCCC is a nonprofit cultural and educational institution dedicated to deepening the understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture in the global and local communities.

Check out these videos of the Center’s performances:

Chinese Ribbon Dance

Tibetan Folk Dance

Chinese Classical Dance