Tai Chi for 1,000 was the culminating event for the public art project China on the Willamette, which was created by artist Horatio Law. The event evoked an image of what Portland might have been like had the thousands of Chinese railroad workers who once lived in Oregon been legally allowed to buy land and settle down in the state.
My role in China on the Willamette was to teach several public Tai Chi Chuan workshops and lead the form on the final day. Each workshop had about 20 attendees and approximately 200-250 people gathered to practice the 24-posture, Yang style simplified Taiji form in the park.
© 1996-2012 David Vanadia