The 19th Macau Arts Festival

By Elmo Hong

The 19th Macau Arts Festival (MAF), presented by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau Special Administrative Region Government, was held from May 1 to May 30, 2008.

The festival featured as many as 30 stage performances, Chinese opera, classical music, classical dance, ballet, drama by participants from Israel, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada and South Korea. Artists from Macau and mainland China also put on stage the most outstanding art items at the festival.

In order to bring Macau residents high-level art enjoyment, the venue covered all around Macau, including Macau Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium and Small Auditorium, Dom Pedro V Theatre, Lou Kau Mansion, Iao Hon Garden, Alegria Cinema and Brito Clementina Leitão Ho Theatre.

For more information, please visit its official website: https://www.icm.gov.mo/fam/indexE.asp