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Macau Band Directors Association marks 30 years with anniversary concert
Interview by William Chan        The Macau Band Directors Association (MBDA) will mark its 30th anniversary with a concert featuring three French guest soloists and a broad cross-section of local wind musicians at The Parisian Theatre of The Parisian Macao integrated resort on November 7.Presented under the Sands China Performing Arts Programme, the concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. and is organised by the MBDA in conjunction with Sands China Ltd. The
October 14, 2026
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Mil-Homens presents beauty of sunset and moonrise in 21 photos at Macau exhibition
On Friday, Lisbon-born veteran photographer António Duarte Mil-Homens celebrated his 77th birthday, and coinciding with that was the launch of his latest photo showcase “Sunset, Moonrise…”Featuring 21 photos that were all recently taken in Portugal, those keen on seeing the lensman’s works can find them displayed on the first floor of the Glass House in Praça do Tap Siac (塔石廣場), a venue that compliments the pictures with a view of Macau’s own sunsets and moonrises.Through
October 13, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Packed Venetian Arena cheers non-stop NBA action in Macau
Photos taken by Rui Pastorin at The Venetian Arena in Macau on Sunday
October 12, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Mavericks, Rockets ready for Macau debut at Venetian Arena
NBA (the United States’ National Basketball Association) stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, alongside others, shared the excitement of bringing basketball to Macau as the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets prepare to face each other in The NBA China Games 2026 at The Venetian Arena tonight.Players from both teams spoke to the media yesterday ahead of the two preseason games, with several highlighting the opportunity to connect with local fans and experience the city and wider region.For
October 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo
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Expanded ‘NBA HOUSE’ fan event starts 5-day run in Macau
The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will be playing their off-season matches at the 14,000-seat Venetian Arena tomorrow and on Sunday for The NBA China Games, and in conjunction with the events, basketball fans and other visitors at The Venetian Macao will have a chance to take part in a variety of themed happenings at the free-admission, expanded “NBA HOUSE”.Taking place at the integrated resort’s Cotai Expo Halls A and B until Sunday, the 2026 edition is 65 percent larger than last
October 8, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin
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‘In Search of the Playwright’: A Macau theatre production investigates itself
Review by William Chan         “In Search of the Playwright”, created by local arts organisation PO Art Studio, initially presents itself as an immersive mystery. I attended the final rehearsal on September 24. The audience enters the shell of a theatre that was completely gutted by a fire in the 1980s that killed the entire cast and the theatre’s staff. The actors in the play are the ghosts of the cast members who perished. Divided into
October 7, 2026 | BY admin
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Bamboo Pagoda kicks off week-long run at Macau's Sai Van Lake
Interview by Rui Pastorin         In the midst of the noise and fast paced life of Macau, the creators behind the “Bamboo Pagoda” installation on the shore of Sai Van* Lake are hoping that the space can act as a temporary refuge to slow down, find peace, and reflect, all the while spotlighting sustainable practices.A week-long installation organised by Ephemera Public Space Cooperative, which has utilising and bringing back meaning to spaces that
October 6, 2026 | BY admin
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Macau's University of Saint Joseph (USJ) exhibition showcases 6 years of Communication & Media students’ projects
      Interview by Sherwin Hng     The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has opened an exhibition on its Ilha Verde Campus called “Greatest Hits”, showcasing 20 selected graduation projects produced by students of its Bachelor of Communication and Media (BCM) programme over the past six years.The exhibition, which opened last Wednesday, brings together works spanning photography, video, sound, interactive media, 3D modelling, and AI, providing a glimpse
October 1, 2026 | BY admin
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Artists present creative takes on Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns at Macau's Albergue SCM gallery
The Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on Friday, but the festivities continue at Albergue SCM’s* A2 Gallery through an exhibition highlighting some of the most important and characteristic parts of the festivity.Visitors to the gallery will find a variety of creative exhibits on display through next month for “Little Rabbit Lanterns - An Exhibition by Carlos Marreiros and Friends - Part 20 | Celebration of the 77th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China”, an annual themed
September 30, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Macau's Int’l Film Camp enables filmmakers to go further
Interviews by Rui Pastorin        After five days of the “International Film Camp”, the eight outstanding short film projects chosen by an expert panel of judges were unveiled on Tuesday night, with each creator going on to receive a total of HK$300,000 to make their visions come true.Sponsored by Sands China and organised by the Asian Film Awards Academy, the camp at The Venetian Macao in Cotai was held from September 18 to 22 and was themed “When
September 25, 2026 | BY admin
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Fostering Macau, Lisbon exchanges through art
Interview by Rui Pastorin        MyLand Culture’s “MACAO&” series made its debut last week with “Into the Radiant Darkness”. The first-ever stop of the project: Lisbon.The cultural exchange and initiative put together the works of Macau photographer Tang Kuok Ho with the kinaesthetic audio* scores of Lisbon dancer, educator and researcher Inês Zinho Pinheiro, with the exhibition held at the Portuguese capital’s “Procurator.arte”, a
September 23, 2026 | BY admin
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Discover happiness with ‘K-liens’ at Macau's 10 Fantasia exhibition
Several exhibitions are being held as part of 10 Fantasia’s annual Picture Book Festival at the gallery on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) until Sunday.Among them, “K-liens’ Mystery of Happiness” sees a total of 16 paintings and sketches in Room A on the first floor of the venue, with its “K-liens” bringing exhibitiongoers along as they embark on the search for the elements of happiness.The characters come from a picture book written by children’s literature author
September 22, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Review of Macau media delegation trip: Shanxi: A Living Fossil of Central Plains History
Primary revolution cradle & anti-Japanese key base    Review by Armindo Neves in Shanxi Two members of the Post team completed on Friday a five-day visit to Shanxi Province in Northern China as part of a Portuguese- and English-language media delegation organised by the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR.The itinerary spanned two key cities –Taiyuan, the provincial capital, and Datong, one of China’s nine ancient capitals –
September 21, 2026 | BY admin
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Nurturing Macau’s rhythm: Zé Eduardo on building a grassroots jazz culture
The Rui Cunha Foundation Gallery will play host to a showcase performance highlighting the results of the 12th Jazz Masterclass Workshop tomorrow.Behind this workshop is Zé Eduardo – born in Lisbon in 1952 and widely dubbed the “godfather of Portuguese jazz.” A regular visitor to Macau since 1996, and a regular interviewee for the Post, Eduardo has collaborated closely with the Macau Jazz Promotion Association (MJPA) since 2013 to cultivate local musical talent.My first interview
September 18, 2026 | BY William Chan
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Na Tcha parade brings customs, beliefs to Macau city centre
Yesterday morning saw hundreds of participants in a lively parade held for the “World Na Tcha Folk Belief Culture Festival”.Kicking off from the steps of the Ruins of St. Paul’s, down through Rua da Palha, and eventually ending in Largo do Senado, the colourful parade featured two of the city’s Na Tcha temples, along with other participants, celebrating the tutelary deity as they carried statues and two Na Tcha divine sedan chairs, performed lion dances and other festivities, to the
September 17, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin
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