Macau-produced musical ‘Xian Xinghai’ to tour Chinese mainland, amplifies cultural footprint

Interview by William Chan        The celebrated biographical musical, “Xian Xinghai” (星辰大海·冼星海), produced and first performed locally in 2023, is currently touring the Chinese mainland this and next month. Audiences in Chengdu, Heyuan and Zhuhai, Shunyi District in Beijing and the cities of Jinan and Dezhou in Shandong Province will be able to experience this original production from Macau that has become a cultural talking point in the rest of China.In an

November 13, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Honor & Distinction’ exhibition celebrates sport and Macanese athletes

Interview by Rui Pastorin         The “Honor and Distinction – Memories of Macau Sport and Macanese Glory” exhibition launched last night at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, highlighting Macanese* athletes, their achievements in their respective sports, and their legacies.Organised by Associação dos Jovens Macaenses (AJM – Macanese Youth Association) and sponsored by the public Macau Foundation (FM), visitors to the exhibition will be greeted by

November 12, 2025 | BY admin

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6 religious communities showcase art at Macau's Kun Iam Temple

A variety of artworks are being jointly presented by six religious communities in Macau, featuring works ranging from various styles of paintings and calligraphy to sculptures, all displayed together in harmony at Kun Iam Temple.Organised with the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and displayed across two floors, the exhibition is entitled “Silent Radiance of Unity - Macao in Harmony”, with the religious communities presenting the exhibition being Buddhism, Catholicism, Taoism, Protestantism,

November 11, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Radiant Blue’ merges tradition and innovation at Macau's FRC gallery

The solo exhibition “Radiant Blue” by local artist Hu Jiawen (胡嘉雯) continues this week at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery in Nam Van, inviting exhibitiongoers to explore exhibits made between traditional painting and contemporary experimentation.According to a recent statement from the gallery, Hu aims to present an artistic journey that examines imperfection, transformation and memory through a series of works blending ink, blue printing, and burnt gold leaf. The

November 7, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau college bands celebrate Lusofonia with vibrant performances: Review by William Chan

Review by William Chan        The two-weekend “2025 GEG Lusofonia Festival” at Taipa Houses concluded on Sunday, once again celebrating the culture of Portuguese-speaking communities in Macau through a vibrant programme of activities, cultural booths, gastronomy, dance, and music performances.Over the six-day event, spanning two weekends, both local artistes and performers from Portuguese-speaking countries showcased their talents at the Amphitheatre of the Taipa Houses

November 6, 2025 | BY admin

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AFA Autumn Salon exhibition presents extensive collection of Macau works

The 16th edition of the AFA Autumn Salon is taking place at Casa Garden until December 7, marking its return to the venue* and showcasing the works of a number of participating artists from or based in Macau.Themed “Own Our City, Own Our Art”, the exhibition is organised by the Art For All Society (AFA) in conjunction with Lisbon-based Fundação Oriente (“Orient Foundation”), which has its local headquarters at Casa Garden.From various styles of paintings and photography to sculptures

November 5, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Genetic Duration’ at Macau’s Tak Sang Pawnshop presents works of 9 artists

Casa de Penhores Tak Sang (德生大按) is the site of an Art Macao exhibition entitled “Genetic Duration”, with nine artists transforming the spaces within the erstwhile pawnshop through paintings, photos, videos, sculptures, among a variety of artworks. “Casa de Penhores” is Portuguese for pawnshop. Curated by veteran artist Guilherme Ung Vai Meng, who is also one of the artists showcasing their works at the exhibition, the atmospheric event allows members of the public to

October 31, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Vocal Association returns with fresh voices & traditions

Interview by William Chan        The Macau Vocal Association (MVA) announced a vibrant return of its annual Macau Vocal Festival in November, highlighting a renewed commitment to both its established traditions and innovative approaches, music director Mars Lee Siu Hong said in an online interview with the Post last week.This year’s festival boasts an expansive programme – two recitals, an opera talk, two opera excerpt concerts, and a vocal masterclass – designed to

October 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Int’l Manga Artists’ Exhibition Macau 2025 opens

The “International Manga Artists’ Exhibition Macau 2025” opened on Thursday at the city centre’s Livraria Portuguesa (“Portuguese Bookshop”), bringing together more than 30 comic artists from across the globe to celebrate creativity and cultural exchange through the art of manga*. According to a statement provided by the Association of Promoting Macau Comics and Animation Cultural Exchange (APMCACE), the exhibition is organised by the former and sponsored by the Cultural

October 27, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Artletics’ exhibition blends sport & sculpture at Macau's COD resort

Currently on view at integrated resort City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai, the exhibition “Artletics” by French artist Laurent Perbos* transforms everyday sports into contemporary art, aiming to offer exhibitors an experience that connects athletic movement with aesthetic expression.Drawing from the ancient Greek ideal where art and athletics reflected one another, the exhibition reinterprets modern sports through Perbos’s signature concepts of “displacement” and “distortion,”

October 24, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Belgian vision meets Macau movement at T Theatre

Review by William Chan        Belgian artistes Tuur Marinus and Flup Marinus, in collaboration with a team of six Macau dancers, presented an innovative re-creation of their two contemporary works, Still Animals and TH LNG GDBY, at Macau’s T Theatre in one show. The event, organised by the local art collective Four Dimension Spatial, ran on Friday and Saturday night, with a rehearsal performance held last Thursday, which I had the opportunity to attend.Still

October 23, 2025 | BY admin

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CCCN Macau presents ‘Dreaming in Frames’

“Dreaming in Frames — Solo Exhibition of Véronique Wong” opened on Saturday at the Cardinal Newman* Centre for Culture and Arts Performance of Macau (CCCN Macau), aiming to trace the local artist’s creative journey from the 1970s to 2007 through more than 35 works spanning painting, video, and documentary.Véronique Wong’s full name is Véronique Wong Chio Peng.According to the information board at the entrance to the exhibition, the exhibits explore Wong’s multifaceted practice

October 22, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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23 shutterbugs continue to present works in ‘Halftone Exhibition ‘25’ in Macau

The “Halftone Exhibition ‘25” continues to display photos of various genres, with exhibitiongoers able to view them at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery until Saturday.Presenting their works, which are both in colour and black and white, are 23 members of the Halftone— Macau Photographic Association, from Macau and elsewhere in China, as well as Portugal.The 23 photos displayed range from those shot in a studio to those taken while out on busy streets and quiet scenes in places of

October 21, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Art Macao host ‘Since it is•The Future: Media Art Exhibition’

On Saturday evening, the opening ceremony of the Art Macao Collateral Exhibition, titled “Since it is•The Future: Media Art Exhibition,” was held at the Cardinal Newman Centre for Culture and Arts Performance of Macau (CCCN).Part of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025”, the exhibition is co-curated by local curators Willa Chan (陳穎藍) and Ha Tin Cheong (夏天翔). It brings together the works of four local artists under the narrative framework of “post-apocalyptic

October 16, 2025 | BY William Chan

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