DOUBLE HAPPINESS

Detour This Way

A performance, research project, and visual album.

Sounding two parallel histories, Double Happiness: Detour This Way winds through the complexities of the Chinese diaspora by tracing migration paths of two families, connecting both shores of the Pacific using live music in a multimedia performance.

Double Happiness is led by

Nancy Tam & Robyn Jacob.

Since our first performance in 2020 at Left of Main in Vancouver’s Chinatown, Double Happiness has expanded to include an ever-growing list of new content. In 2022, get ready for a revamped live performance at Music on Main’s Modulus Festival, new records by Nancy Tam and Robyn Jacob & Only A Visitor (and enjoy their previously released album, Technicolour Education), and a visual album titled A Little Detour, supported by an array of collaborators, including filmmaker Daniel O’Shea, illustrator Kat Morris, and more.

You can find all the news and content here at happinesshappiness.ca.

HAPPINESS

timeline

Album (Nancy Tam)

A new album of Double Happiness music composed by Nancy Tam and performed by Nancy and her band.

TWINNED SPIRITS

Unceded Coast Salish Territories + Online

November 3

BANDCAMP

Music on Main’s Modulus Festival

Live multimedia performance featuring two bands, live Foley, animation, and more. Presented at the 2022 Modulus Festival by Music on Main.

LIVE PERFORMANCE

NOVEMBER 3-12

Left of Main (211 Keefer Street)

DETAILS

Visual Album

In association with re:Naissance Opera’s IndieFest, this is an online celebration of the sights and sounds of Double Happiness. Over 30-minutes of new video content, featuring musical performances and hand-drawn animation. Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Now fund.