Drummond Money-Coutts brings magic to Macau

Interview by Rui Pastorin        English magician and mentalist Drummond Money-Coutts (aka DMC) is set to bring his tricks and illusions to Macau later this month, with shows scheduled to take place for his Macau debut at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) and Grand Lisboa from February 19 to 24.Celebrated in his craft and having had performances of various sizes across continents, magic lovers might know Money-Coutts for shows including the Netflix 2018 series “Death By Magic”,

February 12, 2026 | BY admin

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Encounter with Ei Wada in Macau: barcode scanner as musical instrument

Interview and review by William Chan        ProjectPlayaround Macau, the second three-day session of the TouchDesigner Performing Arts Workshop, featured a captivating performance and insightful interview with renowned Japanese sound artist, Ei Wada.I attended the first section on Friday, where Wada showcased his unique brand of electronic music, followed by an in-depth interview.Many, including myself, were first introduced to Wada through a viral video where he ingeniously

February 11, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau resort operator MGM Maritime Silk Road exhibition displays 30 original works

Integrated resort operator MGM’s National Art Funds-backed “Talent Training on the Cultural and Creative Design of Maritime Silk Road” exhibition has been open to the public since Friday in Barra, featuring 30 original works produced by trainees after nearly a year of study and field research. According to a statement by MGM last week, the exhibition is part of the “2025 National Arts Fund” arts talent sponsorship programme and was inaugurated on Thursday at the site of an

February 10, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau short ‘The Rhythm of War’ shines at Shandong film competition: director

Interview and review by William Chan        The local short film “The Rhythm of War” (烽火之聲), produced last year, recently won Best Film and Best Screenplay in the micro-film category at the 2nd Yellow River Estuary Revolutionary Movie Competition in Dongying, Shandong Province. Its director, Keo Lou, spoke to the Post in an online interview last week.“The Rhythm of War” is a 15-minute micro-film set against the backdrop of China’s War of Resistance

February 9, 2026 | BY admin

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68 artworks on show at Macau's GalaxyArt ‘Golden Fortunes’ exhibition

GalaxyArt is continuing to showcase the representative works of well-known artist Zhu Bingren in the exhibition “Golden Fortunes: the Macau Debut of Zhu Bingren’s Copper Art”. Showcased until April 12, the exhibition marks Zhu’s, a National-level Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Copper Carving, first large-scale showcase in the city. Entering the permanent contemporary art space located within Galaxy Macau in Cotai, gallerygoers will be able to explore five zones:

February 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau TouchDesigner workshop ignites local interest in interactive art skills

Interview by William Chan        ProjectPlayaround Macau, a six-day workshop organised by the Macao New Media Arts Association, kickstarted on Friday.* The first three-day session, the TouchDesigner Performing Arts Workshop hosted by Crystal Jow from the United States, concentrated on the widely-used TouchDesigner software, covering fundamentals, body and sound interactivity, and generative visuals. I attended the last section on Sunday afternoon at a commercial

February 4, 2026 | BY admin

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The art of pyrography at Father & Sons Art Gallery in Macau

Interview by Rui Pastorin        On most afternoons at 90 Rua do Seminário (三巴仔橫街), Wabbet Valde Cabungcal can be found sitting quietly inside his art gallery.Soft music plays as his steady hand takes a pyrography pen, carefully placing the heated nib on smooth plywood to burn shapes, figures and patterns onto it, just as he had done on a line of works hung on a wall opposite him, warm lights accentuating the intricacies in each frame.Here, at “Father & Sons

February 2, 2026 | BY admin

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‘Golden Fortunes’ exhibition kicks off at Macau's GalaxyArt

Artist Zhu Bingren highlights Macau as int’l window for Chinese artZhu Bingren is presenting his copper art in his first large-scale exhibition in Macau titled “Golden Fortunes: the Macau Debut of Zhu Bingren’s Copper Art”, which kicked off at GalaxyArt in Cotai yesterday morning. Zhu, who pioneers the molten copper technique, is noted in a gallery statement provided during yesterday’s event as a National-level Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Copper Carving, Master

January 29, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macao Orchestra brings ‘Peter and the Wolf’ to 13 schools in campus concert series

According to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday, the Macao Orchestra staged a series of campus concerts at 13 local schools in December and this month, introducing students to classical music through the symphonic work “Peter and the Wolf”*. Organised by the bureau and Macao Orchestra Company Limited, the concerts formed part of the “Music for Future – Music in the Campus” programme under the 2025–26 Concert Season, the statement said, noting that the

January 29, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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A dedication to music: journey of Macau conductor Vivian Ng & Cantate Chorus

Interview by William Chan    To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Macau, a sacred music concert will be held on February 7 at the Sé* Cathedral, featuring seven music groups from Hong Kong and Macau.One of the performing choirs is the Cantate Chorus, led by local conductor Vivian Ng Wai Hang; and her choir which only made its debut in November. In an exclusive interview earlier this month, Ng shared her motivation for founding the choir, her musical insights

January 29, 2026 | BY William Chan

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Ng Sekha’s ‘Between Plastic’ exhibition opens at Macau's FRC gallery

The solo exhibition “Between Plastic” by local artist Ng Sekha opened yesterday evening at the Rui Cunha Foundation’s (FRC) gallery, presenting painting, performance and installation works that explore “plastic” as both concept and material. The exhibition displays 19 oil and acrylic paintings, sculptures and glass installations created by Ng, whose recent practice has focused on examining plastic’s physical properties and its broader social, cultural and philosophical

January 28, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Beijing’s immersive drama team reveals vision behind ‘Farewell My Concubine’

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement this month that the immersive drama “Farewell My Concubine”, which is a part of the inaugural “Chinese Culture Performances Season”, will stage four performances from tomorrow through Sunday at Box II of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM)  in Nape. “Farewell My Concubine”, written by Nobel Prize laureate Mo Yan and produced by the Beijing People’s Art Theatre, breaks away from conventional narrative frameworks of

January 28, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Joint exhibition in Macau showcases characters by 2 local illustrators

Rui PastorinA collaborative exhibition titled “The Mysterious Visitor” is taking place on the first-floor exhibition room of the 10 Fantasia gallery, showcasing the characters created by local illustrators Aurelio Lewis (aka Oreo) and Joy Choi (蔡容容), who is also a graphic designer.On until February 28, the exhibition features “Bumbo”, a brown bear who likes food and exploration, and a poodle named “Little P”, with the sport-loving character described as being courageous and

January 28, 2026 | BY admin

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Creative team reveals vision behind ‘Operation Oops! A Musical’ to be staged in Macau

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement last week that “Operation Oops! A Musical”, an original comedy produced under the “Commissioning Performing Arts Productions 2024–2026” project, is slated to be staged over three performances from this Saturday through next Monday at the Small Auditorium of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.Adapted from the homonymous novel by Macau playwright Lawrence Lei I Leong, “Operation Oops!” tells the prize-winning story of a

January 27, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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