Saturday, January 11, 2025

ART/CULTURE

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Musicians to perform jazz-funk on Saturday
Interview by William Chan         HornPsychos, a local music band, will perform in the Macau Art Garden this coming Saturday night featuring jazz-funk music, band member KC told The Macau Post Daily in an exclusive interview last week.HornPsychos is a recently formed local band comprising four horn players*, a bassist and a drummer. Most of the band members, who have known each other for some time and performed together before, have regular jobs, but they still come
January 5, 2023
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Local studio, choreographer & musician work on dance musical
Interview by William Chan        Florence Cheong Ut Ieng – local director, dance choreographer and artist – has told The Macau Post Daily about her collaboration with TDSM dance studio and musician Ari Calangi to create Dalia The Musical 2.0.The exclusive interview was held online last week.After Cheong had graduated from the Macao Conservatory as a dancer, she furthered her studies in Taiwan and the United Kingdom and since then has participated in various pieces as
January 4, 2023 | BY admin
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‘Visiting the Ruins of St Paul’sthrough Space & Time’ opens to public
The Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) “Visiting the Ruins of St Paul through Space and Time” Virtual Reality (VR) exhibition kicked off yesterday at the Ruins of St Paul’s.According to a statement by the bureau, the first phase of the exhibition, which will run from today through January 31, will open to visitors by appointment with free admission.The statement said that those aged above five can participate in the event after they have signed up for the first session of the
December 30, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei
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Macao Orchestra conductor shares ambitions & perspectives
Interview by William Chan        Lio Kuok Man, the Macao Orchestra’s (OM) principal guest conductor and artistic advisor, recently talked about his ambitions and perspectives for leading the local orchestra.The exclusive interview with The Macau Post Daily was held online.Educated at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, as well as Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory in the US, Lio is also serving as programme director of
December 29, 2022 | BY admin
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Lin Linfeng exhibits work in 'Corporality·Macao'
Local gallery Ox Warehouse is presenting the work of artist Lin Linfeng in an exhibition titled 3+0/0+0 Artist-in-Residence Programme: Corporality·Macao, at the Mong-Ha Villas in Avenida do Coronel Mesquita.According to a recent statement from the organisers, the exhibition is curated by Tsai Shih-Wei, who has a PhD from the Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 in Lyon, France, and is a planner and curator of Shuilin Arts Centre.The statement noted that Lin, who currently lives and works in Fujian
December 28, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Zhuhai music competition winners to perform Mozart concertos
The winners of the 4th Zhuhai international Mozart Competition for Young Musicians will be performing tonight with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SZSO), featuring Hunan violinist Li Jinzhu and Shanghai pianist Wu Younan, according to a statement by the organisers of the competition.The competition series and the concerts are organised by the Zhuhai Municipal People’s Government and Mozarteum University Salzburg.The Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians was initially
December 21, 2022 | BY William Chan
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Local trio showcase sketches in ‘Art on the Corner’
A three-person sketch exhibition titled “Art on the Corner” is currently showcasing 26 drawings by a trio of local artists at 10 Fantasia gallery, which is located in São Lázaro district.A recent statement from the gallery noted that sketching is helpful for the “cultivation of observation and aesthetics”, as well as being an “tool of expression” that factors in documentation and creativity. The three artists showcasing their sketches comprise Chu Pui Cheng, Mac Tac Tim and Ho Wan
December 15, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Soul fusion choir & jazz big band to deliver festive spirit
Interview by William Chan        Local director of Ocean Walker choir Addison Wong Kei Hong and Macau Jazz Orchestra conductor Alex Cheng Chun Chong have told The Macau Post Daily that the two music groups will collaborate and perform soul and jazz music on December 20, aimed at celebrating Christmas with the local community.The exclusive interview was held last week at the rehearsal room of the Macau Jazz Promotion Association (MJPA) in Areia Preta district.Wong is a former
December 14, 2022 | BY admin
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Local artists to tell stories with visuals & music
Interview by William Chan        Three musicians, an artist and a writer will join together to co-create the performance “Season f/w – Wander with the Wind” this coming Saturday, the performers told The Macau Post Daily at their practice room in Areia Preta district last week.The exclusive interview was with musicians Hong Iat U, Akitsugu Fukushima and Ivan Wing; artist Fan Sai Hong; as well as curator and writer Pal Lok.The Macau Post Daily published an interview with
December 13, 2022 | BY admin
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Mosaic artist showcases her art at 2 Taipa restaurants
Candice Cepeda is a mosaic artist from Manila who has brought her art to Macau by creating pieces for the Barcelona and António restaurants in Taipa.In a recent email interview with The Macau Post Daily, Cepeda explained how she got into mosaic art and her inspiration for some of her work.Cepeda said that she first became interested in mosaic art when “I found a ‘how to’ mosaic book in a local bookstore. It was the lone mosaic book on the bottom shelf of the Arts and Crafts section but
December 8, 2022 | BY Lesley Wells
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Restlessness: Macau Literary Festival explores women’s issues
This year’s Macau Literary Festival, the first part of which was held from Friday through Sunday at the Portuguese Bookshop, will continue with its second and final part this week from Friday to Sunday in Macau Art Garden, paying tribute to several literary geniuses from the past while showcasing the latest works by local authors, and a local female author spoke to The Macau Post Daily about women’s issues on Friday.The Script Road – Macau Literary Festival was founded in 2012 by local
December 7, 2022 | BY Ginnie Liang
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From music to academic: local scholar talks music culture at conference
Interview by William Chan        In an exclusive interview with The Macau Post Daily, Caspar Chan Ka Yin, a local researcher and former music student, shared his experience in moving from working as a musician to the life of an academic scholar, as well as about his research and participation in the Annual Conference of Macao Studies 2022, and the importance of searching for Macau’s identity.The interview was conducted at ORA Coffee Tap Seac last week.Chan is a Research
December 6, 2022 | BY admin
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Francisco Ricarte exhibits photographs in ‘EmCasa’
Portuguese architect and photography enthusiast Francisco Ricarte is showcasing 20 of his pictures in an exhibition titled “EmCasa” or “Homeland” at the Gallery of the Official Residence of the Consul General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong on Rua do Comendador Kou Ho Neng.Directly translated, “em casa” means “at home”.Organised by the “Casa de Portugal em Macau” (“Portugal’s Home in Macau”) community association, the exhibition was inaugurated yesterday.Ricarte
December 1, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin
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UM Symphonic Band plays rhythmic, dance music at outdoor gig
The University of Macau Symphonic Band (UMSB) performed six pieces of dance music with different music backgrounds at the Student Activity Centre (E31-Plaza) on Friday on Hengqin island campus.The Macau Post Daily published an interview with conductor Ng Sa and the band’s captain Michelle Lao Hio Chao on November 22.The band played music originating from Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla, fusion jazz musician Chick Corea, French classical composer Gabriel Fauré, US musician
November 30, 2022 | BY William Chan
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Coro Perosi holds celebratory anniversary concert
Coro Perosi (“Perosi choir”) sang three choral pieces by Lorenzo Perosi, as well as Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere Mei Deus, two choir members’ compositions, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s show tune “You’ll never walk alone” and Mendelssohn’s “As the Hart Pants” on Sunday night.The Macau Post Daily published an interview with the two conductors and three members of Coro Perosi on November 23.After receiving thunderous applause close to the end of the concert at St. Dominic’s (S.
November 30, 2022 | BY William Chan
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