House of Literature to hold parent-child activities next month
The “1st Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF)” will start its grand finale “MICAF Fun Day” Arts Carnival at the Cultural Centre Plaza from Friday to Sunday and from August 30 to September 1, welcoming children aged five to 12 to play in the outdoor splash zone and bubble zone party with their parents or guardians, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.
According to the statement, the event will feature a main stage performance area, a central sitting-out area, a splash zone, a bubble zone, workshops and games area, plus a food and market area.
From Friday to Sunday, the main stage will feature a local orchestra performing a number of Disney animated movie soundtracks, as well as street dance, skipping, band performances, cheerleaders, diabolo* performances, and Portuguese folk songs and dances, the statement said.
The event will also feature outdoor screenings of a number of international and local animated short films on the themes of embracing life, childlike innocence and the world of fantasy, with interactive performances such as magic, clowns and stilt walkers will be held in the central sitting-out area.
In addition, Hong Kong singer James Ng Yip-kwan will make an appearance on Saturday.
The activity will be free for entry, interested individuals can register for participation. One can also visit www.icm.gov.mo/micaf or contact the bureau on micaf@icm.gov.mo or 8399 6699 for festival details.
Macao House of Literature to hold parent-child activities
The bureau announced in a separate statement yesterday that the Macao House of Literature will launch three puppet performances for parents and children, as well as four lantern-creating workshops for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and all of the activities, which will take place next month, are free of charge.
The puppet theatre will combine puppetry and thematic guided tours, with a brand-new protagonist, a robot, taking participants on a journey through the various spaces of the literature house, interpreting a number of classic characters through interactive and interesting puppetry.
The three sessions of the puppet theatre will be held on September 7 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and on September 8 at 11 a.m., with an approximate duration of one hour, and targeting children aged 4 to 7 years old.
Meanwhile, the parent-child lantern creating workshops will be held on September 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. respectively, targeting children aged 5 to 12 years old.
Interested parties can sign up for the activities through the “Macao One Account” mobile app starting from 10 a.m. today.
Details of the programme can be found on the Macao House of Literature’s website at www.clm.gov.mo. For enquiries, one can call 8399 6211 during office hours.
*The diabolo is a juggling or circus prop consisting of a bobbin and two hourglass/egg timer shaped cups or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks. A large variety of tricks are possible with the diabolo, including tosses, and various types of interaction with the sticks, string, and various parts of the user’s body. Multiple diabolos can be spun on a single string, according to Wikipedia. The word’s etymology comes from the French word “diable”, which means “devil”.
This undated handout photo provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday shows the upcoming “MICAF Fun Day” Arts Carnival at the Cultural Centre Plaza. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. respectively, targeting children aged 5 to 12 years old.
