The “Light up Macao 2024 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region”, will be held from 7 December 2024 to 28 February 2025, according to the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO).
Themed “Symphony of Time and Space” the event will dazzle the city across 2024 and 2025 for 84 days, with local, Hong Kong and the mainland artists, as well as overseas artists, together with international teams, creating a symphony of exquisite light art across time and space, weaving a kaleidoscope of flagship installations, artistic installations, illuminations, interactive installations as well as mapping shows into one dazzling cityscape, the tourism office revealed in a press conference yesterday.
The event promises memorable nights with residents and visitors on major festive occasions, including the Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macau SAR, Winter Solstice, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, Chinese Lantern Festival and Valentine’s Day, according to the press conference, which was attended by MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Deputy Director Ricky Hoi, as well as representatives of various co-organisers and event partners.
The press conference also pointed out that the teams in charge of this year’s installation design and mapping shows embrace both local creative power and international vision. They comprise 18 artists and design teams, some of whom are from eight UNESCO Creative Cities of Design in the Mainland and overseas.
The artists and design teams of Light up Macao 2024 come from Macau, Hong Kong, the mainland and elsewhere in Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America and Latin America. There are artists and teams from eight Creative Cities of Design – Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Nagoya (Japan), Mexico City (Mexico), Montreal (Canada) and Sydney (Australia) — as well as Macao, Hong Kong, Portugal and New Zealand.
Some of the artists and representatives of design teams, including Zhu Xi (Shanghai – Creative City of Design), Lei Wei (Beijing – Creative City of Design), Miss Elephant (Hong Kong – Sustainability Art Hub) and João Jorge Magalhães (Lisbon, Portugal), also shared the design concept of their artworks at yesterday’s press conference.
Organised by MGTO, Light up Macao 2024 is a collaborative project between different governmental entities in partnership with integrated resort enterprises with the aim to create a prestigious nighttime event, promote the concerted development of “tourism+ events”, widen Macau’s offerings as a world centre of tourism and leisure, as well as brighten the SAR’s golden calling card as an international metropolis.
The co-organisers are Municipal Affairs Bureau, Economic and Technological Development Bureau, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Sports Bureau, Marine and Water Bureau and Macao Science Center, with the city’s six integrated resort companies being the event’s partners. For more information about Light up Macao 2024 visit the event’s website.
Source and Images: MGTO
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