GEG recently collaborated with its Music Partner, Macao Orchestra, and Green Partner, Green Future, to host the “GEG Rhythms of Nature Family Workshop” at GEG’s revitalization project, the Lai Chi Vun Shipyards area.
Eco Education Meets Family Fun
GEG recently partnered with its Music Partner, Macao Orchestra, and its Green Partner, Green Future, to present the “GEG Rhythms of Nature Family Workshop” at the revitalized Lai Chi Vun Shipyards.
Open to 30 family groups (around 70 participants), the full capacity workshop combined environmental awareness with hands on music activities, setting the stage for the upcoming BBC “Seven Worlds, One Planet Live in Concert” on July 12 at the Broadway Theatre at Broadway Macau.
Guided Eco Tour & Sustainable Design
An environmental educator led families through the Shipyards’ green features: natural ventilation systems, vertical greening, eco friendly materials (recycled wood, repurposed rubber), and the adjacent mangrove habitat.
These elements allow participants to appreciate the shipyards’ value from an ecological, environmental, cultural, and historical perspective.
The workshop began with an eco tour of the Lai Chi Vun Shipyards for children and parents to explore the site’s environmentally conscious design features.
The participating children and their parents learned to use materials recycled from GEG’s daily operations, including staff uniforms and chopsticks, to create handmade instruments such as shaker tubes and mini drums, gaining hands-on experience in upcycling and waste transformation.
Children and parents gathered at the stepped seating area, a multifunctional performance and leisure zone made from recycled wood, to enjoy a rhythmic percussion performance by musicians from the Macao Orchestra, who creatively used household items as instruments.
Participants were also invited to join a live jam session with their self-made instruments, creating a joyful and heart-warming atmosphere.
Upcycled Instrument Making & Interactive Percussion
Using recycled staff uniforms and chopsticks, children and parents crafted shaker tubes and mini drums, learning upcycling techniques.
Seated in the Shipyards’ stepped performance area—built from recycled wood—they then enjoyed a percussion showcase by Macao Orchestra musicians, who creatively played household items.
The session culminated in a lively jam, inviting families to perform alongside professionals.
GEG’s Ongoing Environmental Initiatives
As Macau’s first integrated resort operator to launch a “Bamboo as a Substitute for Plastic” programme—replacing plastic amenities with bamboo in 90% of hotel rooms—and steward of over 60,000 m² of green space at Galaxy Macau™, GEG holds the most EarthCheck certifications among local resorts.
Its hotels have earned multiple Macau Green Hotel Awards from the SAR Government’s Environmental Protection Bureau.
BBC’s “Seven Worlds, One Planet Live in Concert” will be held at 8pm on July 12 (Saturday) at the Broadway Theatre of Broadway Macau™.
Looking Ahead: BBC Live Concert
On July 12 at 8 pm, the “BBC Seven Worlds, One Planet Live in Concert” debuts at Broadway Theatre, Broadway Macau. The Macao Orchestra, conducted by Vanessa Scammell, will perform compositions by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea, accompanied by ultra HD BBC footage of Earth’s seven continents.
Jason Chan narrates in English, guiding audiences through a musical and visual odyssey. Tickets are available via Macau Ticketing Network: +853 2855 5555 or www.macauticket.com.
