The 1st Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF) is about to come to an end with the “MICAF Fun Day” Arts Festival scheduled to be held at the Macao Cultural Centre’s (CCM) complex in Nape over to consecutive weekends from next week, while the closing performance, “Lu Duan”, the first children musical ever by the Palace Museum, will be held on 23-24 August, according to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).
MICAF is organised by IC and co-organised and supported by various other entities, with the carnival particularly co-organised by IC and Sands China.
The carnival will feature a main stage, central recreation area, splash area, bubbles area, workshop and games area, as well as food and bazaar area. Various performances will be held on the main stage, including the performance by Macau Youth Symphonic Band featuring a range of well-known music pieces from films by Miyazaki Hayao and Disney, freestyle jump rope, band performances, cheerleading and street dance, among others.
The outdoor screenings will feature a range of local and international animation shorts themed around cherishing life, innocence and fantasy worlds. Interactive performances will be staged in the central recreation area, such as magic, clown and stilt shows, while MICAF mascot will show up to meet the children.
In addition, Hong Kong singers James Ng and Yumi Chung will perform on 24 August and 1 September, respectively.
Children aged between 5 and 12 are welcome to participate in the party at the first-ever outdoor splash and bubbles area.
Registration for the activities scheduled for next weekend will be made available from noon tomorrow through the festival’s website.
Meanwhile, “Lu Duan”, will bring cultural relics to life through a perfect fusion of theatrical art, traditional culture and modern technology, as well as the application of augmented reality (AR) and holographic projection technologies, thus guiding children to explore the Palace Museum and experience the charm of Chinese traditional culture. Tickets for the two sessions of the musical are almost sold out with additional seats offered for the show on 23 August. Tickets are available from the Macau Ticketing Network.
For more information about the two programmes above visit the festival’s website.
Source and Photos: MICAF
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