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From October 3 to November 26, 2023, the Gerador temporarily moved to a 5-story building in central Lisbon to to Premier a Season of live initiatives that made you think.
It was two months of events with a diverse cast , but with the action taking place in a single location: number 7 on Rua de São Marçal, in Lisbon, next to Praça das Flores.
Journalism , reflections on collective colonial memory , cinema , and culture were some of the themes that entered into the narrative.
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Free entry initiatives where we consider themes such as journalism, collective memory, Portuguese cinema and Lusotropicalism
The pilot episode of the Season has a luxury cast. We debut the Magazine Gerador 42 with the wording of the Gerador and an augmented reality creation of ±MoreLess±, from the cover of this edition, also signed by the artist.
The action unfolds and we think about journalism in a debate with Miguel Crespo (Iberifier – Iberian Observatory of Digital Media and Disinformation), Paula Cardoso (Afrolink) and Pedro Coelho (SIC).
We surprised everyone in the final scene, with Gonçalo M. Tavares coming to talk to us about artificial intelligence, the theme that captivates issue #42 of the magazine.
Manifest is a transnational project focused on the importance of art for collective memory and aims to disseminate new artistic perspectives that address the theme of the transatlantic slave trade.
Following an artistic residency in Lisbon, this season sees 12 international artistic projects showcasing their work in the first public showcase .
Visit the residence, learn about the work of the different collectives and watch the various presentations that will fill this afternoon.
The seventh art plays a central role in this program, in partnership with the Portuguese Film Academy. We open with a debate in which André Tecedeiro , Ary Zara , Ciomara Morais, and Paula Cardoso , jury members for the "Pitch Me!" initiative, reflect on the importance of promoting diverse narratives in Portuguese audiovisual media.
The narrative continues with Gonçalo Galvão Teles and Pandora Cunha e Telles , protagonists of the Pitching masterclass: training where you will learn more about the art of presenting a screenplay idea. This is followed by a live interview with the president and vice-president of the Portuguese Film Academy, Paulo Trancoso and Carla Chambel . We conclude with a showcase of short films revisiting the 10 years of Sophia Estudante.
From 15 PM to 19:30 PM, you can still enjoy the Afrolink Market.
Lusotropicalism is the myth that extols Portuguese colonization and the name of the project Gerador which addresses the way Portuguese society views this period.
On this day we open doors to reflection on this topic, starting with the presentation of the library of resources that Gerador created based on the report «Restitution to former colonies: the struggle for the liberation of memory and identity». These are books, films, essays, and others that reflect on the importance of reparation actions towards people subjected to slavery and colonialism. The researcher Kitty Furtado part of some of them to reflect, more broadly, on the issue. See here.
The day continues with a curated event by BANTUMEN . We welcome journalist Beatriz Neves , Celestino Bastos (Biso movement) and Ruben Sanches (Efeito Dominó association) to a debate moderated by Marisa Rodrigues about how colonial ideology shaped and continues to shape Portuguese society.
Composer and instrumentalist Soul closes the program with a concert not to be missed.
This episode features a special guest cast member: Sounds of Lusophony and is divided between the Season space Gerador and the incredible Noble Hall of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.
The program features a unique concert by Selma Uamusse and guests , a concert by the Percussion and Wind Orchestra , as well as a conversation about the importance of improvisation in community building , and a game to practice improvisation with Carlos Martins , a jazz icon and leader of the Sons da Lusofonia project.
The Pontos de Cultura Festival celebrates the culmination of Encontros D'Improviso, the project that brought together personalities such as Sam The Kid, Estraca, Sandra Baldé, Mariana Duarte Silva, João Fiadeiro or Riot to reflect on how music plays an important role in citizenship and inclusion.
