The beauty of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival lives on, online
Newly released drone film, along with virtual haiku readings and piano performances, preserve the magic of sakura season
Photo by Gary Dosa
With last of the late-blooming cherry blossoms now running their course, only a few different cultivars like ukon, shogetsu, and fluffy shiro-fugen will hang around for a while longer, possibly to outlast crab-apple trees.
The magic of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, however, lives on.
The annual festival has released the magnificent drone film, In Full Bloom, in partnership with Peacemaker Filmworks. Thanks to the team of Patrick Weir, Brad McGregor, Jonnie Broi, and Krisztian Kadar, the calming piece of cinema provides a whole new perspective of the city’s spring cherry blossoms.
A highlight of the fest that honours the Sakura is Christopher Gaze reading haiku. You can experience his readings underneath so many gorgeous blossoms whenever you need a lift.
And the special piano performance by Ken Hsieh and Rachel Wang that took place at Sakura at Home is available for home viewing. Hsieh is music director and conductor of the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra; Wang is a seven-year-old prodigy who plays the Fazioli with her teddy bear resting atop.
As the age-old saying goes, “there is no stranger under the cherry tree”.
This post was sponsored by the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival.