The MassKara Festival in Bacolod City
MANILA, Philippines — The Hong Kong Tourism Board invited the Barangay Granada MassKara Dancers of Bacolod to take part in a series of Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong.
The reigning champions of the MassKara Street Dance and Arena Competition will be joining the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade, which is marking a return after five years this February 10.
A record 13 local and 16 international performing groups from 12 different countries and regions will take part in the Night Parade, including Japanese all-female pop dance group Avantgardey, Spain’s Light Dancers, Germany’s Universe of Lights, and the Tibet Chamdo Troupe.
“MassKara is all about the vibrant colors and energetic routines,” said the group’s choreographer Jordan Toles Casabuena. “We can’t wait to bring this unique and proudly Filipino performance to Hong Kong. It’s about time that the City of Bacolod spreads its culture far…
