Featuring more than 30 performances by artists from Israel, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada and South Korea, the Festival season would not be complete without the ever-present spirit of performers from Macao and Mainland China, as well.
In a clear show of support for local talent, Macao artists are given the opportunity to début works reflecting the region’s own performing arts scene, while on the international front, the Festival reaffirms itself as a window to the latest creative trends to emerge on stages the world over. The programme brings together theatre, multimedia arts, dance and music in a selection extending as well to lesser-known Asian traditions like Indian classical dance.
The Aluminum Show, a unique performance from Israel combining movement, dance and visual theatre, opens the Festival on 1 May at the Macao Cultural Centre's Grand Auditorium. Through the use of special effects, creative mechanics and acrobatic dance, inanimate objects come to life with energy, emotion and even personality, as silver-coloured industrial materials create a luminous and reflective world.
To enhance the development of local arts the Macao SAR Cultural Affairs Bureau, organiser of the Macao Arts Festival, is now inviting the submission of proposals for locally designed performances from all arts organisations registered in Macao. The deadline for submission of proposals is 30th September, 2011, and the selected performances will be staged in the 23rd Macao Arts Festival, to be held in May of next year.
