This is an impressive week for the arts in Macao and the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Macao’s City Fringe Festival has kicked off, while the rest of GBA wows with world-class theatre and dance performances.
Among the highlights is the Meeting Mozart performance for kids, by musicians from the Sydney Opera House, while Matthew Bourne’s all-male cast of swans in Swan Lake in Guangzhou is not to be missed.
[See more: Viral Chinese rapper Skai Isyourgod will perform in Macao next month]
Read on to find out what else is happening.
Macao
The Monster immersive adventure theatre (City Fringe Festival)
Audience members are invited to imagine themselves as journalists discovering the truth about an urban monster through this free digital interactive theatre experience.
Venue: Starts from St. Lazarus’ Parish
Date: 8 to 9 September
Time: From 8 pm onwards
Wagyumafia takeover
Beefy Japanese restaurant collective Wagyumafia takes over MGM Cotai with a raucous three-day pop up guaranteed to take carnivores straight to wagyu heaven.
Venue: Grill 58 at MGM Cotai
Date: 12-14 September
Traffic light social
Meet new friends or spark a romance by getting matched up based on whether you dress in red, yellow or green. There will also be performances by local DJs, rappers and singers.
Venue: Bookand
Date: 13 September
Time: 7 pm to 1 am
[See more: The 2nd Macao International Shorts Film Festival takes place next month]
Fridays at Vida Rica Bar
Catch DJ Ziyang on the deck, playing his signature blend of soul, R&B, and a touch of hip hop coupled with cocktails and killer city views. At the Mandarin Oriental, Macau.
Venue: Vida Rica Bar
Date: Every Friday
Time: From 8:30 pm till late
The 2nd Macao International Shorts Film Festival
Check out films made by outstanding local filmmakers, international emerging directors and more starting this Sunday.
Venue: Cinematheque Passion and Galaxy Cinemas
Date: 14-21 September
Hong Kong
Li-Ning Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships
Top badminton players from all over the world will compete in this Superseries event which boasts a total prize money of US$500,000 (more than HK$3,900,000).
Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum
Date: 9 – 14 September
Elsewhere in the GBA
Spanish Iberian Dance Groupe presents Carmen
The Spanish Iberian Dance Groupe – one of the most influential and prestigious dance troupes in Spain – will be performing Carmen in Zhuhai.
Venue: Zhuhai Xiangshan Cultural Arts Centre 香山文化艺术中心
Date: 12 September
Time: From 7:30 pm
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
Premiering 30 years ago, Matthew Bourne’s version of Swan Lake is renowned for its audacious use of all-male swans and will be in Guangzhou for one weekend only.
Venue: Guangzhou Opera House
Date: 12-14 September
Time: From 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm
[See more: Acrobatic ballet show ‘Swan’ set to debut in Macao]
Ikuro Takahashi and Tabata Mitsuru’s China tour
These 80s Japanese psychedelic rock legends are coming to Guangzhou for one night only.
Venue: 光芒enlightening, Guangzhou
Date: 13 September
Time: From 8 pm
Sydney Opera House presents Meeting Mozart
This Mozart performance is designed for kids and whoever they want to bring along. Conducted in English.
Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Centre, Shenzhen
Date: 13-14 September
Time: From 10:30 and 2:30 pm
Greek National Opera presents La Traviata
The Greek National Opera comes to Shenzhen for the first time to perform renowned Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata.
Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Centre, Shenzhen
Date: 13-14 September
Time: From 7:30 pm
