Tribute to local composer Doming Lam

Interview by William Chan        Prolific Macau-born composer Doming Lam passed away on January 11. He was 96.One of the first of a few Chinese music composers who have appeared in the classical music encyclopaedia “Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians”, Lam was named one of the five Asian composing masters by music circles in Tokyo in 1999 and had contributed to numerous entities such as the Sino-British Orchestra, Hong Kong’s now defunct Rediffusion, Hong Kong

March 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Lúcia Lemos exhibits photos of 20 artists for Int’l Women’s Day

Artist and photographer Lúcia Lemos is showcasing photographs in an exhibition titled “20 Women Artists of Macao” at the H2H Gallery on Estrada de Nossa Senhora de Ka Ho for International Women’s Day.International Women’s Day is celebrated tomorrow, according to the UN Women website.Lemos is also the founder and coordinator of the Creative Macau-Centre for Creative Industries and the festival director of the Macau International Short Film Festival.According to a statement from the

March 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Hugo Teixeira presents ‘Involuntary Landscapes’

Involuntary Landscapes, a photography exhibition by artist Hugo Teixeira, is being held at Creative Macau on the ground floor of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) until Saturday.Through the exhibits, a statement from the gallery said, Teixeira, who is a linguist by training currently teaching at the University of Macau (UM), attempts to construct a “historical and cultural consciousness” that was lost when his family emigrated from Portugal to California in the 1970s.The works feature photos

March 2, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local group presents ‘ecological dance’ on Guia Hill

Local art organisation Four Dimension Spatial staged a performance called “Expressive Sight: Take Root” recently as part of its “Deconstruction of Subjectivity” series around the Guia Hill area.The Macau Post Daily published an exclusive interview on February 15 about the three-day performance (February 17-19).Dancer Guo Rui said in a brief interview before the performance that the work took the format of a guided tour, aiming to combine the experience of observing the ecological sights

March 1, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Sands Gallery displays 60 works by Zhaoying Zhang & Sisi Wong

An exhibition titled “Illumination – Zhaoying Zhang & Sisi Wong Dual Solo Exhibition” is currently showcasing nearly 60 works by the two artists at Sands Gallery, a permanent art space on the 6th floor of the The Grand Suites at Four Seasons.According to a statement by the gallery, Zhang and Wong were first-prize winners in the painting and photography categories respectively in the “Time is on My Side – 2021 Greater Bay Area Young Artists Scheme” launched by Sands China in

February 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local artists hope viewers ‘fall in love with’ the art of theatre

A local play, Zheng Family, will be staged from tomorrow to Sunday this week, and members of the cast said in an interview with The Macau Post Daily in their studio on Avenida Almirante Lacerda last week that they hope the public will appreciate the art of theatre through their performances.The play’s writer, Mok Keng Fong, said he wrote the play to portray a family of YouTubers to reflect the current phenomenon of people being deeply affected by the social media and mobile phones.Mok said

February 23, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Coco Zhao to bring his jazz to Macau

Interview by William Chan         The “Coco Zhao Jazz Concert” will be held at the Grand Auditorium of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), singer Coco Zhao (趙可) confirmed to The Macau Post Daily in an online interview last week.The septet comprises Zhao, saxophonist Wilson Chen, trombonist Hu Qingwen, guitarist Lawrence Ku, pianist Huang Jianyi, double bassist Joseph Han and drummer Charles Foldesh. Coco Zhao and his six-piece band will aim to recreate the 1920s

February 22, 2023 | BY admin

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Local artist Lai Sio Kit exhibits his perspective on nature in white

An exhibition titled White Shade – Exhibition of Works by artist Lai Sio Kit is being held at the H853 Art Space in the H853 Fun Factory of the Lisboeta Macau resort in Cotai, with the artist giving his take on nature through the artworks.According to a statement from the gallery, Lai attempts to observe nature “from a wider perspective”. The statement added that the artist’s creative process has shifted to forests and running water, and his works aim to show an awe for nature and the

February 21, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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5 artists depict Macau in their own style in ‘A Quintet’

Five artists are showcasing their works in an exhibition that is being held at the 10 Fantasia gallery titled “A Quintet”, which depicts Macau in the artists’ own styles.According to a statement from the gallery, the artworks were done in watercolours, acrylics, sketch, charcoal, pastel and colour pencil. The statement noted that the artists include teachers, civil servants and designers. They are art lovers, with some who have participated in solo or joint exhibitions.Through five

February 16, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Portuguese lensman’s exhibition shows glimpses of Macau’s past & present

An exhibition and photo documentary project titled “O que foi não volta a ser...” by Portuguese photojournalist Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro is being held at the H2H Gallery on Estrada de Nossa Senhora de Ka-Ho, enabling the past and present to meet through 18 images of Macau.The title is translated as “what was doesn’t come back”.According to a recent statement by the gallery, Pinheiro acquired or borrowed old photographs of Macau from between 1930 and 1990. The photos were captured in

February 14, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Principal guest conductor Yeh Tsung helms Macao Chinese Orchestra

Interview by William Chan        Yeh Tsung, who has joined the Macao Chinese Orchestra (OCHM) as the principal guest conductor and artistic advisor recently, told The Macau Post Daily last month in an online interview about his experiences and perspectives – as well as visions for leading the Macao Chinese Orchestra.Born in Shanghai in 1950, Yeh started to learn piano at the age of five and studied Piano and Conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory for 14 years. Yeh then

February 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Local artist shares passion for watercolours

Last week at the sitting-out area of Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, local artist Inês Chan I Lei sat with her watercolours working on a scene from a trip she had recently taken, with The Macau Post Daily interviewing Chan to learn more about her and her passion for art.Pursuing a passion26-year-old Chan has been painting for eight to nine years and has participated in over 20 exhibitions. She knew she wanted to pursue art while she was still in primary school. She would learn watercolours when

February 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau’s first-ever queer film-fest aims to change public’s view of LGBTQ: organiser

As coming out as a sexual minority is still regarded a social taboo by some in Macau, the organiser of the first-ever Macau International Queer Film Festival (MIQFF), Jay Sun, told The Macau Post Daily during an interview yesterday in a café in Areia Preta district that he hopes the public will have a different view of gays after seeing the films in the ongoing MIQFF.The MIQFF, themed as “Let’s Get Beautiful Together Queens!”, which aims to connect civil society with film art, started on

February 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Award-winning local artist’s work on display at Taipa Houses

An exhibition titled “Flu; ID” is being held in the Nostalgic House at the Taipa Houses museum complex in Taipa, showcasing five pieces from award-winning local artist Lo Ho Ieng.Lo, according to a statement about the exhibition from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), was born in Macau in the 1990s. She made her debut in the local art scene by participating in the “Collective Exhibition of Macao Visual Arts” in 2020, where she won the “Grand Prize of Jury Award” and the

February 3, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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