33ʳᵈ Macao Arts Festival

Performing Arts Gala

19-21/5
18:00
Iao Hon Market Park


Duration: Approximately 3 hours, no interval

 

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Performance Schedule

19/5 (Fri)

Glove Puppetry Shows
Jinjiang Hand Puppet Arts Protection and Inheritance Centre
Category: Puppet Theatre

Rhythms of Portuguese Music
Casa de Portugal em Macau
Category: Music

Literary Classics
Macao Youth Cantonese Opera Culture and Art Development Association
Category: Cantonese Opera

Present*
Space for Acting
Category: Theatre

 

20/5 (Sat)

Glove Puppetry Shows
Jinjiang Hand Puppet Arts Protection and Inheritance Centre
Category: Puppet Theatre

Gallant Female Warriors
Macao Youth Cantonese Opera Culture and Art Development Association
Category: Cantonese Opera

Invitation from Hainan
Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province
Category: Dance, Music, Theatre

Have Sweet Dreams
Big Mouse Kids Drama Group
Category: Music Theatre

Rhythms of Portuguese Music
Casa de Portugal em Macau
Category: Music

 

21/5 (Sun)

Invitation from Hainan
Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province
Category: Dance, Music, Theatre

Tribute to Opera Legends
Macao Youth Cantonese Opera Culture and Art Development Association
Category: Cantonese Opera

Glove Puppetry Shows
Jinjiang Hand Puppet Arts Protection and Inheritance Centre
Category: Puppet Theatre

Have Sweet Dreams
Big Mouse Kids Drama Group
Category: Music Theatre

Present*
Space for Acting
Category: Theatre

 

*　Arts accessibility service for Present: sign language translation and audio description

Programme

Glove Puppetry Shows

Glove puppetry shows, also known as hand puppets, are popular across southern Fujian. They thrived during the Ming and Qing dynasties and were inscribed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006. Sung in the Quanzhou dialect using Nanyin music, Quanzhou glove puppetry features male, female, comic and martial roles. Among the repertoire of these performances are Tai Ming City, Fun of Tigers, Monk Fools a Unit Chief, Admiring Flowers and Calling the Roll in Yun’an.

 

Rhythms of Portuguese Music

This performance represents a journey through Portuguese music, enriched by dance. Apart from the traditional, popular and rock Portuguese music, a fado song is specially selected. In this concert, the music and songs are performed by traditional Portuguese instruments such as drums, cavaquinho (similar to ukulele) and the Portuguese guitar. Let’s dance and sing the Portuguese music and enjoy the moments of joy and fun in the community.

 

Musicians: Tomás Ramos de Deus, Miguel Andrade and Paulo Pereira
Dancers: Benedita Nunes, Clara Nunes, Victória Pereira, Ary Silva, Bianca Furtado, Silvino Pinho and Melissa Almeida

 

Literary Classics, Gallant Female Warriors and Tribute to Opera Legends

Cantonese opera was inscribed on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. To inspire teenagers to learn and continue the traditional art, this programme comprises three themes, one theme per day. “Literary Classics” will present four pieces: Driven to Join the Liangshan Rebels, Zhu Geliang Beheads Ma Su with Tears, Daiyu Burying the Flowers and The Injustice to Dou E. “Gallant Female Warriors” seeks to foster patriotism among teenagers through stories of national heroes, like Liu Jinding Battles at the Fort, excerpts from the modern opera Storm of the Countryside and Mulan Enlists in the Army. “Tribute to Opera Legends” pays homage to its predecessors with the Cantonese opera classic Three Generals Trapped at Mount Xiao.

 

Artistic Director: Lo Hang Peng
Stage Manager: Wan Wing Kee
Director and Playwright: Deng Zhiming
Tutor: Chen Riyun
Actors: Mak Hio Iao, Lei Wai In, Lei Chi Cheung, Ng U Seng, Ye Chi Meng, Chang Hoi Ieng, Lao Weng Lam, Lin Kai Le, Ou Ka Tong, Ho Cheok Sin, Ye Chi Ioi, Ye Chi Kio, Cheong Weng Ian, Kong Io Hei, Liang Cheng U, Sin Lok Io, Chan Un Hou, Liang Kuan U, Cheng Lucas Oliver, Ho Man Cheng, Lam Chon Hei, Choi Cheok Leng, Wang Man Pok, Wang Kuan Io, Liang Ian Tong, Wong Ian Wan, Chan Amorim da Silva Hung Chelsea, Lao Weng U and Lo Lam

 

Present

“When we live in the moment, is the moment a present for us?
Ruth feels content with what she has now, despite being aware of the dangers lurking nearby.
Runa is not content with what she has now, as she knows misfortunes never come singly.
One loses herself in the present, and the other worries about the future.
Past, present and future,
Good fortune follows disaster; disaster lurks within good fortune…”

 

Director and Producer: Dickie Cheong Tek Kei
Playwright: Chung Chi Ip
Actors: Ma Cheng I, Chan Chi Ieng, Cristal Wong and Chao Ka Io
Audio Description: Cheang Si Lai
Sign Language Interpreters: Sandy Lam, Joseph Lam and Vicky Kan
Set and Lighting Design: Tcalu Teng Ka Man
Makeup and Costume Design: Ho On Yee
Stage Manager: Alexander Iu Cheok Kit
Assistant to Stage Manager: Chao Ka Io

 

Invitation from Hainan

Themed around local customs, native sentiments and folk tunes, this programme showcases the characteristics of Hainan and its distinct ethnic culture, inviting the public to further experience, understand and develop an affection for the province. The performance includes Coconut Shell Dance by the Li ethnic group, female solo of the Li ethnic song Luoni Tune, song Shanlan Love featuring the Li ethnic wooden instruments, excerpts from the Qiong opera The Wilful Princess, and the Li ethnic song and dance piece Weaving the Moon.

 

Qiong Opera Actors: Chen Suzhen and Wu Duodong
Miao Singer: Zeng Ruoxin
Li Music Performers: Zhuo Yaowei and Shen Yan
Dancers: Ji Liqun, Liu Huiru, Wang Yizheng, Chen Wenxin, Huan Ying, Liu YunJing, Mo Hiuwan, Huan Lisa and Yang Jingjing

 

Have Sweet Dreams

Five students play idly in a park after school, relaxing after studying while also complaining about their teachers and parents – daily homework and housework have left them with no freedom. One day, however, they meet an old lady who helps them realise the life they have long been dreaming of…

 

Producer: Ivan Au
Director: Mabina Choi
Playwright: Kwok Ka Hei
Composer and Arranger: Ho Pak Wang
Lyrics: Ken Kwan
Actors: Ho Fat Iong, Cheong U Tang, Chan Nga Lei, Leong Kuo Io, Ung Hei Man and Che Chin Kio


 
Biographical Notes

Jinjiang Hand Puppet Arts Protection and Inheritance Centre

The centre was founded in 1953 and is responsible for protecting and passing down the art of puppetry. Glove puppetry of Jinjiang City was inscribed on the National List of Representative Elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China in 2006, and the Strategy for Training Coming Generations of Fujian Puppetry Practitioners was inscribed on the UNESCO’s Register of Good Safeguarding Practices for Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012. The centre garnered honours in the 9th Wenhua Prize and the Outstanding Show Award in the 3rd Ethnic Minority Art Festival of China, and has performed in different countries around the world.

Casa de Portugal em Macau

A non-profit organisation established in 2001, Casa de Portugal em Macau aims to preserve and promote the Portuguese language and culture, Chinese culture, and the city’s distinctive cultural heritage mainly through exhibitions, performances, festive celebrations, publications, videos and art education. Their band plays a variety of styles and is adept at performing pop music and the music of Lusophone countries.

Macao Youth Cantonese Opera Culture and Art Development Association

Established in 2016, the association has been actively running Cantonese opera training, exchange and performances for youths to preserve this genre of art and has organised a number of well-acclaimed Cantonese opera performances by teenagers.

Space for Acting

Founded in 2012, the Space for Acting is committed to creating original scripts and plays from Macao; promoting the development of local theatre culture; building a showcase platform for students and young people; providing opportunities for exchange and performance; nurturing playwrights, directors, and stage, lighting and audio professionals; facilitating training for announcers and voice actors; and promoting audio description services. The theatre company has also been promoting accessible plays in Macao over the years to foster cultural and art development and social inclusiveness.

Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province

The department consists of artists from different art troupes, including the Hainan Song and Dance Ensemble, Hainan Provincial Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble and Hainan Qiong Opera Theatre, and have performed on many occasions in Europe, Asia, Hong Kong and Macao.

Big Mouse Kids Drama Group

A non-profit organisation established in 2012, the Big Mouse Kids Drama Group aims to nurture artistic quality and creativity amongst children and teenagers, leverage the social function of drama by initiating exchanges with all walks of life in Macao, and promote various performing arts for the next generation in a systematic and well-planned manner through various outreach and theatre education activities. The group is dedicated to advancing in three directions: performances, education and training, and community development.



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