MGM Cotai Resident Show: 2049
Thursday, 19 December 2024 11:49![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elusivekMacau 2049
I have no idea how the whole show relates to "2049", but 2049 is going to be a touchy year for us in Macau.
Like Hong Kong, after the handover (Hong Kong 1997, Macau 1999), China promised 50 years of no change, and so for Macau 2049 would be the end of that.
My internal joke is, Macau had changed pre-1999 already, so of course after 1999 there can be no changes up to 2049. But anyway. Anyone can see the changes are ongoing, meh.
The show's mostly some sort of... technology showcase and whatnot. Dancing robots, flashing lights, impressive screen, that sort of thing.
But a lot of the installations are like, one-purpose only. As in... say these panels, these were part of the ceiling, and the panels got lowered to reflect lights for a light show.
Interspersed with the technology show was some folk music, minority culture dance/songs, and some people hanging-from-wire dancing.
A lot of these are just lip-service for the government. Say those mid-air acrobatic shows, usually the people are from overseas (Russia, Romania, etc...) but, there was one Macau person. You can see that being less skilled, but they HAVE to to have someone from Macau. Lip-service for the government, we are developing Macau people skills to take on these jobs too.
So, the show was interesting enough, but I wouldn't pay to watch it LOL. I got in on a pre-show for staff ticket, accompanying my friend who works there.
I have no idea how the whole show relates to "2049", but 2049 is going to be a touchy year for us in Macau.
Like Hong Kong, after the handover (Hong Kong 1997, Macau 1999), China promised 50 years of no change, and so for Macau 2049 would be the end of that.
My internal joke is, Macau had changed pre-1999 already, so of course after 1999 there can be no changes up to 2049. But anyway. Anyone can see the changes are ongoing, meh.
The show's mostly some sort of... technology showcase and whatnot. Dancing robots, flashing lights, impressive screen, that sort of thing.
But a lot of the installations are like, one-purpose only. As in... say these panels, these were part of the ceiling, and the panels got lowered to reflect lights for a light show.
Interspersed with the technology show was some folk music, minority culture dance/songs, and some people hanging-from-wire dancing.
A lot of these are just lip-service for the government. Say those mid-air acrobatic shows, usually the people are from overseas (Russia, Romania, etc...) but, there was one Macau person. You can see that being less skilled, but they HAVE to to have someone from Macau. Lip-service for the government, we are developing Macau people skills to take on these jobs too.
So, the show was interesting enough, but I wouldn't pay to watch it LOL. I got in on a pre-show for staff ticket, accompanying my friend who works there.
