10th Annual Lantern Festival, Los Angeles CA, 5 March 2011
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 The
Chinese American Museum sponsored the 10th annual Lantern Festival on 5
March 2011. Located near Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, the
event was a fun mixture of cultures. I decided it'd be fun to wear my
black lucha libre hoodie.Shaolin martial artists from Bruce Wen and Associates prepare for the stage on what was a gorgeous Southern California day. |
 I
love hanging out with other artists, including photographers, and belong to
a couple of photography groups that meet to photograph events or even simply
discuss photography. I met the night photography group, but also ran
into Chris and James and several others from the street photography group. |
 Many
people, including some with monkey backpacks, turned out for the Lantern
Festival. |
 Chinese
folk dance performers from the Hope Dance Studio. |
 Nice
baby clothes. |
 More
fun kids. Apparently the Lantern Festival attracts a lot of fun kids. |
 Lanterns
in the alleyway near the Chinese American Museum. |
 Sometimes,
the most interesting aspects of a festival do not occur on the stage. |
 Near
the front of the stage at the Lantern Festival. |
 Chinese
shadow theatre, a beautiful marionette show, which enthralled the audience. |
 An
er-hu player takes the stage between shadow puppet plays. |
 Another
view of the er-hu player at the Lantern Festival. |
 More
beautiful shadow theatre. Absolutely gorgeous, it was difficult to rip
myself away from the performance. But I also was fascinated by what
was going on behind the scenes. |
 Shadow
theatre masters behind the screen. |
 In
the middle of her performance, the artist communicates with one of the three
other marionette masters. |
 The
Silver Dragon Stage Parade, signaling the end of the Lantern Festival. |
Ken's photos of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung
San Suu Kyi, as well as photos of Peru, Burma, India, Morocco, China, Thailand,
Ghana, Ecuador, and elsewhere, have appeared in many books, magazines,
websites, and galleries. Visit the
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