{"id":777014569,"date":"2024-04-09T08:40:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014569"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:21:34","slug":"mgm-china-announces-mgm-2049-residency-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-china-announces-mgm-2049-residency-show","title":{"rendered":"MGM China announces MGM 2049 residency show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MGM also kicked off its Global Recruitment Program with job opportunities in the performing arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.-\u00a0MGM China\u00a0and Chinese filmmaker <strong>Zhang Yimou <\/strong>have announced the staging of a show called MGM 2049 at the MGM Theater. The show, which will debut in December, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People&#8217;s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of Macau&#8217;s return to Chinese rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made during the MGM 2049: Symposium and Global Recruitment Program Kick-off Ceremony. According to a press release, MGM and Zhang aim to use technology to reinterpret traditional Chinese culture from a contemporary perspective.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MGM also launched a Global Recruitment Program to provide job opportunities for young people interested in performing arts.\u00a0The goal of MGM 2049 is to develop Macau as a city of performing arts,\u00a0promoting cultural tourism in the Greater Bay Area and Chinese culture globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pansy Ho<\/strong>, chairperson and executive director of MGM China Holdings Limited, said: \u201cMGM 2049 has cemented MGM\u2019s new milestone in cultural tourism. We are honoured that director Zhang has chosen MGM Theater as the stage where he works with first-rate international professionals to co-create his brand-new residency show in Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As the city enters a new era of \u20181+4\u2019 diversified development, the launch of this residency at this juncture proves Zhang\u2019s confidence in the future of Macau&#8217;s entertainment industry. We both endeavour to transform the show into a distinguished drawcard of cultural tourism.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgto-to-hold-five-international-roadshows-between-april-and-june\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MGTO to hold five international roadshows between April and June<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MGM also kicked off its Global Recruitment Program with job opportunities in the performing arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"MGM China, in collaboration with filmmaker Zhang Yimou, has announced 'MGM 2049,' a new residency show debuting in December at the MGM Theater in Macau. This initiative aims to promote cultural tourism and align with Macau's '1+4' diversified development strategy, celebrating significant anniversaries for China and Macau.","focusai_entities":"MGM China, Zhang Yimou, MGM Theater, People\u2019s Republic of China, Pansy Ho, MGM China Holdings Limited","focusai_location":"Macau, Greater Bay Area","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), operator_casino (0.85), marketing_crm (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Non-Gaming Revenue?","query":"What is the projected financial impact of 'MGM 2049' on MGM China's non-gaming revenue streams and overall EBITDA contribution, particularly in the context of Macau's '1+4' diversification targets?"},{"label":"Diversification Strategy Alignment?","query":"How does this significant investment in cultural tourism align with MGM China's broader capital allocation strategy for non-gaming assets, and what are the key performance indicators for measuring its success against regulatory diversification mandates?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[1618],"class_list":["post-777014569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-mgm-china"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777014569"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014590,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014569\/revisions\/777014590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}