In 2006, the Symphony launched what would become one of the most sensational events in the City’s panoply of annual Lunar New Year celebrations: a gala dinner, concert, and community festival played out between City Hall and the expansive lobbies of Davies Symphony Hall. The event contrasts the high elegance of the Imperial Banquet with the high energy of lion dancers, acrobats, and traditional Chinese street music – and the invitations and event materials bring together traditional forms rendered in unexpected, contemporary colors and typographical treatments.
