dance / music / talk
PARAÍSO was born as the ideal place for new Afro-descendant and Lusophone music and artistic expressions. The Lusophone artistic universe can and must be one of the most important catalysts for social and cultural transformation in Portugal, a movement that has had an impact on the arts and social life of the country such as we haven’t seen in the artistic sphere for many decades. To celebrate the centenary of Amílcar Cabral’s birth, PARAÍSO invites artists from different artistic fields – from literature to contemporary dance, from music to performance – to present performances and talks that reflect themes linked to the history of the black movement in Portugal, the life and work of Amílcar Cabral, and innovation and tradition in Lusophone music.
In this new edition, PARAÍSO inhabits Theatro Circo and gnration, and for the first time goes out of doors to Livraria Centésima Página.
full programme
friday – 13 september
18:00 – talk – tribuna negra: origins of the black movement in portugal (1911 – 1933), by cristina roldão, josé a. pereira and pedro varela, moderated by marisa rodrigues (bantumen) – bookshop centésima página (free)
21:30 – dance – djam neguin: ami.lcar – theatro circo
saturday – 14 september
16:00 – talk – talks in paraíso: innovation and tradition in lusophone music, with berlok, mynda guevara, soraia ramos and wilds gomes – gnration (free)
17:00 – music – mynda guevara presents phoenix – gnration
18:00 – music – berlok – gnration
21:30 – music – soraia ramos – theatro circo
PARAÍSO programme is part of the official celebrations for the Centenary of Amílcar Cabral’s birth.
curated by nuno abreu
media partners antena 3, rtp, rtp áfrica and rdp áfrica
