Celebrate the Lunar New Year with an evening of cocktails and music from DJ Kai Song on Friday, February 9 from 5:30 to 8 PM. Enjoy the gorgeous Garden Court as you ring in the Year of the Dragon, mingle with friends, and make new connections at Asia Society!

Bo Law Kung Fu will perform a lion dance, and there will be fortune telling stations with Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith, authors of the Pocket Chinese Almanac. There will also be an opportunity to watch "Reimagined Volume II: Mahal", a virtual reality animated film directed by award-winning creator Michaela Ternasky-Holland.

Please register here. A ticket includes one drink, followed by a cash bar. 

Kindly note this event is only open to guests 21 years old and over. 

Music 

DJ Kai Song is an 19-year-old global music prodigy, producer, singer, and DJ who began his career at age 3. Throughout his 15 year musical journey, he’s DJ’d and performed throughout the US, Asia, and Europe, ranging from family-friendly events to nightclubs. His masterful, genre versatile mixes are widely renowned in the music and fashion industries, from opening for Tiësto at the ‘Thank You’ Festival to working with clients like MoMA, Red Bull, Childhood Foundation, Park Avenue Armory, Good Morning America, Swarovski, Etsy, Target, GenArt, Musica - Cipriani’s and many more!  

Kai’s classical music training started at age 5 on the piano and joined Brooklyn Youth Choir at age 6. He released his first mix album at age 8 and his first track, “I Just Wanna Dance” on Ultra Music. Now that Kai has graduated from high school, he’s following his passion for making music, and is working towards his debut album. Stay tuned for new releases!

As a half Korean, Kai is proud to be Asia Society NY’s resident DJ. For more info:  https://linktr.ee/kaisong   https://djkaisong.com/   

Featuring a VR Experience  

Reimagined Volume II: Mahal is a virtual reality animated film directed by award-winning creator Michaela Ternasky-Holland. Inspired by Philippine mythology, the narrative focuses on Apolaki, Mayari, Tala, and Hanan, the four immortal children of the recently passed creator god, Bathala. As each of these deities wrestles with the grief of losing Bathala, their all-powerful actions create ripples throughout the universe. As a noun, mahal is the Tagalog word for love but as an adjective, it transforms into the Tagalog word for costly or expensive. Dedicated to the director's late father, MAHAL is a story of how love comes at a cost.

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