The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), Integrated resort operator SJM Resorts and Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited will co-organise the Student and Youth Show cum International Youth Dance Festival from July 20 to July 25, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 1 and the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland on December 20.
DSEDJ Director Kong Chi Meng made the announcement during a press conference yesterday at the bureau in Nam Van.
Around 1,500 performers and more than 400 volunteers will participate in the event, including local teachers and students with 13 dance troupes from countries and regions in Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania, and other parts of Asia, presenting parades, flashmobs, as well as outdoor and indoor performances, according to yesterday’s press conference.
The event’s highlight programme, “Student and Youth Show in Celebration of Macao’s Return to the Motherland”, will take place on July 22, with more than 700 performers – formed by local teachers and students as well as youngsters from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) – to perform together, presenting drama, singing and dancing, Cantonese opera, Peking opera, and martial arts, according to the press conference.
Tickets for the event’s two indoor shows, “Student and Youth Show in Celebration of Macao’s Return to the Motherland” on July 22 and “International Youth Dance Festival 2024—Closing Performances” on July 25, will be distributed free of charge, and interested parties can register for the tickets on the DSEDJ website (www.dsedj.gov.mo) from 10 a.m. today to 6 p.m. on July 15, according to the press conference.
Each person is limited to two tickets per show, according to the press conference, adding that members of the public can also watch the two indoor shows through live broadcast online.
For more information on the event, members of the public can visit the DSEDJ website: www.dsedj.gov.mo, or call 2855 5533 during office hours for enquiries.
This poster provided by the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) yesterday promotes the upcoming Student and Youth Show cum International Youth Dance Festival from July 20 to July 25.
