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80 Anniversary NAFA 80
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ANNIVERSARY ARTS

FESTIVAL CONCERT
Celebrations On 11 April 2018, our spectacular

Arts Festival Concert opened with
the NAFA Orchestra performing
Debussy’s evocative Prélude à
l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to
the Afternoon of a Faun). During the
concert, they also played Brahms’
Symphony No. 2 and presented
a magnificent performance of
Beethoven’s intriguing Choral
Fantasy with the NAFA Chorus.
This was directed by guest
conductor Apo Hsu, with Chen
Yue (NAFA-Kris Foundation Fund
Concerto Competition 2018 Grand
Prize Winner) as piano soloist.
Photo credit: Clement Hong

NAFA ARTS FESTIVAL 2018

The eight-week Arts Festival, from 13 April to 3 June,
fostered an appreciation of the arts across all ages
and communities. The myriad of activities catered
to the young at heart, the silver generation, book
lovers, trendsetters and even cosplay enthusiasts.
On the opening weekend, celebrations kick-started
with a specially curated programme galvanised
by music and theatre performances, as well as In addition, various exhibitions featuring selected artworks by renowned
an arts carnival. The series of weekends which artists and students were held. These included NAFA Distinguished
followed were thematically organised with many Alumni and Cultural Medallion recipient Thomas Yeo, School of Art and
activities, including children’s art workshops, Design’s Class of 2018, students of the Centre for Lifelong Education
interactive floor mural painting, an outdoor movie and Junior Art students from the School of Young Talents.
screening for heritage buffs, a Harajuku-themed
fashion parade, a book fair and an Artist Makers The NAFA English and Mandarin Drama students enthralled audiences
Market. with their graduation shows. The Dance students showcased their
extraordinary talents through their annual performance Crossings.
The Arts Festival culminated with another series There were also two concerts showcasing the award-winning music
of festivities with visual arts as the focus. Over the students from the School of Music and the School of Young Talents.
closing weekend, visitors enjoyed a spectrum of art
making and creative workshops, outdoor animation
screenings and short films by NAFA students,
as well as a plethora of merchandise stalls.

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