A dramatic performance of ‘Boatmen of the Canal’ by Macao’s Kao Yip Middle School Dance Team at a youth dance festival indoor performance on July 24. The dance tells the story of a group of ordinary boatmen during the revolution period, demonstrating the awakening and growth of the people at the bottom of society.
The Macao Youth Cantonese Opera Culture and Art Development Association, established in 2003 to foster young people’s interest in Cantonese opera, performs at the youth music festival on July 20
Performers from Italy’s Akragas Folk Dance Group do the ‘old tarantella and feast in the country’ at the indoor closing performance of the youth dance festival on July 25
The opening dance featuring representatives from all the groups taking part in the youth dance festival was a sight to behold in front of the Ruins of St Paul’s during the annual parade on July 20
Hou Kong Middle School Dance Team from Macao performs a dance during the youth dance festival parade
The Tokos Band from Hungary delight the crowds with traditional music from their homeland in an indoor youth music festival show on July 20
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Macao’s International Youth Dance Festival 2019 was a feast for the eyes, ears and soul when it took over the city for six days in the summer.
Every year, Macao’s International Youth Dance Festival makes for a colourful scene – but this year’s event, between 20 and 25 July, was special. The festival, which took place outdoors and in venues across the city, was part of the SAR’s first Art Macao, a large-scale cultural extravaganza over more than five months that celebrates art in all its forms, including exhibitions, music and theatre.
The dance festival’s theme was ‘Marvellous Dance for the Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Macao’s Return to the Motherland’ and young performers from countries covered by the Belt and Road Initiative staged some incredible performances for audiences. Sixteen dance groups from outside the SAR and 10 local troupes took part – with one highlight being a parade that started in front of the Ruins of St Paul’s and then moved through the city centre.
The event overlapped with the International Youth Music Festival, which took place between 17 and 21 July and included workshops, as well as outdoor and indoor performances by young musicians from 10 countries and regions.
A dramatic performance of ‘Boatmen of the Canal’ by Macao’s Kao Yip Middle School Dance Team at a youth dance festival indoor performance on July 24. The dance tells the story of a group of ordinary boatmen during the revolution period, demonstrating the awakening and growth of the people at the bottom of society.
The Macao Youth Cantonese Opera Culture and Art Development Association, established in 2003 to foster young people’s interest in Cantonese opera, performs at the youth music festival on July 20
Performers from Italy’s Akragas Folk Dance Group do the ‘old tarantella and feast in the country’ at the indoor closing performance of the youth dance festival on July 25
The opening dance featuring representatives from all the groups taking part in the youth dance festival was a sight to behold in front of the Ruins of St Paul’s during the annual parade on July 20
Hou Kong Middle School Dance Team from Macao performs a dance during the youth dance festival parade
The Tokos Band from Hungary delight the crowds with traditional music from their homeland in an indoor youth music festival show on July 20
TEXT: Matt Fleming
PHOTOS: Courtesy of Macao’s Education and Youth Affairs Bureau
