Location: Evergreen Culture Center, Coquitlam
Exhibition opening: May 21st 2025 4pm-8pm
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Registration & Check-In
4:00 PM – 5:11 PM: First Session
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM: Opening Remarks from MCs,
Introduction of VAHMS
Land Acknowledgement: Maryam Rostamy
4:12 PM – 4:15 PM: Kumala: The Opening Dance
4:16 PM – 4:22 PM: Filipino Dance and Kudyapi,
Traditional Filipino Instrument by Mayo Landicho
4:23 PM – 4:31 PM: ‘Song of the Yue Boatman’ by
Geoff Schellenberg and ‘Wishing You All the Best’ by
Geoff Schellenberg and Tamar Simon
4:33 PM – 4:41 PM: Peking Opera: MU Guiying Takes
Command by Vancouver Jing Yun Opera Association
4:42 PM – 4:50 PM: Punjabi Folk Songs ‘Lathey Di
Chadaar’ and ‘Maaye Ni Meriye Shimley’ by Indian
Singer, Arvind Kaur
4:51 PM – 5:01 PM: Persian Poetry Display by Toward
the Future Institute
5:02 PM – 5:08 PM: Urdu Prose Recital ‘Sur O Sher Ka
Sangam’ by Shah O Shab
5:09 PM – 5:19 PM: Traditional Indian Dance by Mirchi
5:19 PM | Closing Remarks by MCs and announcement for
the audience to visit Studio A.
5:19 PM – 6:00 PM | Break time with drinks and snacks
*5:50 PM | Evergreen crew announces that guests should
take their seats for the second half.
6:00 PM – 6:10 PM | Speech by VAHMS President and VIPs
6:10 PM – 8:00 PM | Second Session
6:10 PM – 6:20 PM: Traditional Persian Vocalist &
Musical Instrumental ‘Pir e Farzaneh’ and ‘Ghet’eh Zarbi
Birjandi’ by Rasan
6:22 PM – 6:28 PM: Uyghur Dance: Maqsim Layip
6:30 PM – 6:36 PM: ‘Listening to the Rainfall on the
Mountain Mist’ on Guqin, Traditional Chinese
Instrumental by Linmin
6:37 PM – 6:43 PM: Peking Opera: The Gentle April
Breeze Brings Warmth by Vancouver Jing Yun Opera
Association
6:44 PM – 6:53 PM: Punjabi Folk Songs ‘Murr Wataanaa
Nu Kali’ and ‘Charkha Mera Ranglaa’ by Indian Singer,
Anjali Sharma
6:54 PM– 7:00 PM: Traditional Korean Dance: Janggu-
Chum by Min Lee from Charm Dance Company
7:02 PM – 7:09 PM: Classical Dance: Drunken Spring
Breeze
7:10 PM – 7:16 PM: Traditional Persian Dance – Baroon,
Baroon by Vancouver Pars National Ballet
7:17 PM – 7:23 PM: ‘Delyar’ and ‘Bella Ciao’ by Persian
Singer, Azita Ebadati
7:25 PM – 7:30 PM: Traditional Persian Dance – Sarve
Naz by Vancouver Pars National Ballet
7:31 PM – 7:36 PM: Han Dynasty Dance: The Pan Drum
Dance by Juno Dance Academy
7:37 PM – 7:49 PM: Chinese Peking Opera: Peking Opera
Medley by Vancouver Jing Yun Opera Association
7:49 PM | MC invites all Artists on stage for group photo
8:00 PM | Final Closing Remarks by MCs