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A Year of Blessings
‘A Year of Blessings’ celebrates and examines Chinese cultural traditions through an audio play series for young audiences. Each episode teaches us about a Chinese holiday and its cultural practices. The five holidays are: Chinese New Year, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Winter Solstice Festival.
A Year of Blessings
蝦仔 Little Shrimp (Cantonese)
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A brave Little Shrimp with a big heart takes us on a musical adventure through the underwater and underworld to connect with friends, family, and ancestors on Qing Ming, the tomb-sweeping holiday.
A Year of Blessings’ Episode 2: ‘Little Shrimp’
‘Little Shrimp’ is devised and co-written by Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Natalie Gan, Howard Dai, and Robyn Jacob
With performances by
Little Shrimp - Derek Chan
Cousin Mantis Shrimp - Johnny Trinh
Auntie Lo - Mitchell Hung
Mo - Rose Pichler
Mom Shrimp - Agnes Hui
Curry Squid Server - Jenny Zhou
Big-Headed Shrimp - Kevin Lam
Gramma Shrimp - Elaine Tsang
DJ Rockfish - Penelope Choi
Lobster Bisque - Penelope Choi
King Crab - Angus Yam
Lobster the Mobster - Kenny Poon
DJ Jellybelly - Olivia Poon
Translation by Olivia Poon
'Little Shrimp Theme Song', 'I’m Late', 'The Goodbye Song', composed and performed by Robyn Jacob
Sound Design and additional composition by Nancy Tam
Additional sound design by Howard Dai
Mixed and mastered by Ira Jordison
Illustrations by Cherry Lu
Recorded at Monarch Studios, Vancouver, BC
‘A Year of Blessings’ is devised and co-written by Five Blessings, Amanda Sum and Kristin Fung
Five Blessings
Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Robyn Jacob, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai
Charlie Cooper - Associate Producer