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IWA CANALWAY CAVALCADE 2022


Awakening in Spring II Waves
Dream Time

30 April 2022, 2pm

Dream Location

Little Venice, London

Dream overview

About IWA Canalway Cavalcade 

Since 1983, this legendary event has brought communities together, transforming the heart of London's canal network. With over 100 colourfully decorated boats, arts, live music, refreshments, craft stalls, and family-friendly activities, the festival offers something for everyone to enjoy.

As one of the largest waterways festivals in the country, the Canalway Cavalcade is a cherished tradition within the local community. Boaters travel from far and wide to participate, and the event attracts visitors from across London and beyond.

 

​Canal Dream at the Cavalcade

This was Canal Dream's first year at the festival and the Inland Waterways Association awarded us the Marcus Boudier Trophy: 

About Awakening in Spring II Waves

Canal Dream presents Awakening in Spring II: Waves, featuring four performers and two musicians. Together, they bring to life two myths about rivers and clouds through an evocative blend of movement and sound.

Awakening in Spring
II Waves

Between the wind and the wind,
countless waves.
Between the mountains and the seas,
the clouds, and the rains.
Between the body and the mind,
the eyebrows and in-sights.
Between dreaming and awakening,
river blues of canal dreams.

Image by Vo Danh
Awakening in Spring
驚蟄

First pentad: The peaches begin to blossom.

Second pentad: Orioles sing clearly.

Last pentad: Eagles are transformed into doves.

一候桃始華,

二候倉庚鳴,

三候鷹化為鳩。

Jīngzhé, 驚蟄, is the 3rd of the 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around March 5 and ends around March 20.

The word 驚蟄 means the awakening of hibernating insects. Traditional Chinese folklore says that during Jingzhe, thunderstorms will wake up the hibernating insects, which implies that the weather is getting warmer.

Awakening in Spring 驚蟄

the myths of water

​洛神赋|The Goddess of River Luo

​洛神赋|The Goddess of River Luo

云中君|The Lord of the Clouds

云中君|The Lord of the Clouds
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Team

Director

Chuntian Hu

Ran Yan

Artist

 

Saxophone Nicholas hann
Guqin Freean


The Goddess of River Luo Jiyuan Zou

The Lord of the Clouds Ran Yan

 

Moving Sculpture Minghao Hou Rico Xie
Flower Installation Lplastudio

Photographer

 

Xiao Fu
Tse Yuchen
Yikai Shao
Adam Zhu
Linlin Jin
Lingying WU

 

Editor
 

Ran Yan

 

Visual Designer
 

Shiming Zhao

Special Thanks
 

Christine Smith

Mark Saxon

Tom Claydon

Kun Liu

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