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c h i k k a
b u z z
It’s all
drama at
the Chinese
opera
Experience the city’s many
promised delights this month
MAY 1
THE 23RD MACAU ARTS FESTIVAL
Judging from the 300 performances by 33 acts from eight different
countries — including Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the US, Argentina and
Mainland China — this year’s Macau Arts Festival season is fantastically diverse. As it provides
a platform for homegrown talent to present outstanding works in the performing arts scene —
theatre, traditional and modern dance, Chinese and Western music — as well as the visual arts,
more than half of the events programmed this year count on the participation of local artists. On
the international front, the festival also provides the latest creative trends to emerge on stages
around the world. Until June 2.
www.icm.gov.mo/fam
MAY 13
THE ANNUAL PROCESSION OF OUR
LADY OF FATIMA
Marian devotees from around the region flock to this annual procession that begins at the Santo
Domingos Church and ends at the Penha Chapel, where an open-air mass is held. The event
commemorates the miracle of Fatima in Portugal in 1917.
Maytime in
Macau
MAY 18
INTERNATIONAL
MUSEUM DAY
The Macau Museum
(www.macaumuseum.
gov.mo)
is a cultural venue that includes a
vast number of objects of great historical
value. These pieces give you an intriguing
look into the way of life and cultures of the
various communities that have inhabited
the city throughout the ages.
In the mood for art? The Macau Museum
of Art
(www.mam.gov.mo)
is the largest
space dedicated to visual arts, with five
floors and seven different exhibition
galleries. Make time for the Gallery of
Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings, as well
as the Gallery of Chinese Ceramics, on
the fourth floor. It is where mainly Chinese
calligraphy, paintings and Shiwan ceramics
from Canton are displayed. The museum
also devotes entire galleries for temporary
exhibitions that showcase various artists’
collections from Macau and around the
world — definitely a must-see.
Cebu Pacific flies to Macau from Manila
and Clark.
www.cebupacificair.com