The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government presents the 20th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) to be held between 2 and 30 May, 2009.
Featuring more than 30 performances by artists from Portugal, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, Canada and Singapore, 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, dance, music, opera, cinema and multimedia arts, in a selection extending as well to lesser-known Chinese traditions like Qinqiang opera and Guangdong folk song.
Tonight, at 8 p.m., the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium raises the curtain to disclose Quorum Ballet, a Portuguese dance company recently awarded as the best contemporary dance company in the first edition of the Portugal Dance Awards.
