episode three 三
BAND OF DRAGONS
SYNC, OAR, SWIM
“We follow the drum
Our hearts beat together.”
Star athlete Faye, a 5th-generation dragon boat drummer, has a secret passion for playing music in the band, Skyhorns. When the Skyhorn’s biggest gig yet–opening for Manta Del Rey–falls on race day of the Dragon Boat Festival, our hero is faced with an impossible decision: fulfill traditions, or forge a new path. Faye seeks wisdom from the immortalized Chinese poet, 屈原 (Qu Yuan). With so much on the line, how will our young dragon choose? Will they sync, oar, swim?
Band of Dragons: Sync, Oar, Swim is devised and co-written by Derek Chan, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai, Amanda Sum, and Nancy Tam.
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with performances by
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Heidi Damayo
FAYE
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Aidan Chan
DEVON
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Katrina Teitz
ARIA
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Amy Amantea
COACH
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Derek Chan
QU YUAN
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Robyn Jacob
DJ JELLYBELLY
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Conor Wylie
LOGAN LONGAN
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Nancy Tam
DIM SUM AUNTIE CAT
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Howard Dai
NOODLE GUY
credits
Band of Dragons: Sync, Oar, Swim is devised and co-written by Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai, and Amanda Sum.
The Dragon’s Heart (Band of Dragons), We are the Skyhorns, and why??? (Ask the Water), composed and performed by Robyn Jacob
Sound Design and additional composition by Nancy Tam
Mixed and mastered by Ira Jordison
Illustrations by Cherry Lu
Associate producing by Charlie Cooper
Additional voice acting by: Cindy Kao, Stephanie Wong, Kimberly Ho, and Jasmine Chen
A Year of Blessings is co-produced by the Five Blessings Collective, Gateway Theatre, and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre.