The 30th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) Outreach Programme features 18 activities in six categories, including Talks, Pre-show Talks, Backstage Tours, Master Classes, Meet-the-artist and Community Screenings, thereby seeking to broaden music enthusiasts’ horizons.
Renowned Portuguese pianist Adriano Jordão, the leader of famous percussion ensemble Colin Currie Group, Colin Currie, the nationally acclaimed huqin master Xu Ke and the “queen of pipa” Zhong Hongyan, were invited to conduct master classes, offering learning opportunities to local musicians. The Talks will be conducted by the well-known Hong Kong literary and art critic, Chow Fan Fu; the Assistant Professor of the Chinese Language Department of the University of Macau, Tam Mei Leng; and the Co-Artistic Director of Hong Kong’s experimental art group Zuni Icosahedron, Danny Yun Ning-Tsun. Jazz guitarists Lawrence Ku and Eugene Pao will share experiences of this music genre as well as of funk and rock.
During the 30th MIMF, several pre-show talks and four backstage tours of the opera Turandot will be held, allowing the public to appreciate the wonderful costumes, props and sets used in the production. Between September and October, numerous community screenings will be held, followed by analysis and comments by film experts Leong I On and Chan Ka Keong.
In addition, as the Cultural Affairs Bureau specially invited the local and creative entity GUGUMELO Studio to design four types of “Gugumesic Postcards to the Future” in the previous edition of the Festival, over three thousand postcards with the public’s wishes were collected. On the eve of this edition, the Organiser has printed a “Scratch to win!” game onto the postcards and has attached a specially designed badge and invitation card with a 30% discount on tickets for the 30th MIMF, to be sent to music lovers. The two winners of the “Scratch to win!” game will be awarded two sets of free tickets for all performances of the Festival, and 30 participants will receive a “Gugumesic souvenir set” , celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Festival.
For more information on the activities of the 30th MIMF Outreach Programme, please refer to the respective Booklet or visit the Festival webpage at www.icm.gov.mo/fimm. Admission is free to most activities but the seats are limited. Registration is available through the webpage www.icm.gov.mo/eform/event. For enquiries, please call IC through tel. no. 8399 6699, during office hours, or email outreach@icm.gov.mo.