Arts | Nearly 90 percent of Fringe tickets sold

Overall sales for the 16th Macao City Fringe Festival have reached nearly 90 percent of available tickets, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement.

Tickets were sought after from the opening day of sales, when tickets sold out for half of all shows, including “Antiwords”, “Mobile Kitchen,” “Zuò Zuò Tea House,” “In Good Hands,” “5 Women” and “Funeral for the Living.”

Other shows, such as “The Smooth Life,” Give It a Shot Series productions “I Met Cats” and “The Day Can’t See the Dark Night,” “Bubble,” “Seven’s Up” and “The Other Side of the Sacred” were also sold out.

According to the IC, a number of performances in this year’s edition of the festival include interactive segments that count on the participation of the public.

In addition to the highly acclaimed shows, the outreach activities of the 16th Macao City Fringe Festival also received numerous applications.

Among these activities, the “Workshop for Specific Social Arts Workers” was one of the most sought after.

Through puppet-handling techniques, teachers encouraged participants to explore the use of puppets as a tool for communication and the possibilities of using them in education and counseling.

The very first “Sharing Session on Asian Arts Festivals – Arts Festivals in the Cities” gave local arts professionals and groups a chance to learn about different fringe festivals and artist-in-residence schemes, and to become more aware of different regions’ large-scale arts festivals.

Organized by the IC and co-organized by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, the 16th edition of the 10-day festival featured 23 shows, in a total of 70 performances.

According to the statement, organizers will continue to offer pioneering and interesting performances to residents and tourists to expand the development space of local arts professionals and promote the region’s cultural and artistic assets.