If Imaterial unveils itself to us with each edition, showing its own will and natural growth, and its identity in a more defined manner, it is also getting closer to what we first dreamed of. Imaterial was born in Évora, in the aftermath of UNESCO's Intangible Heritage of Humanity classification for cante alentejano, but also in tune with the World Heritage designation for Évora's historic centre. And from the outset, the will has been to connect these two heritage dimensions, to establish a dialogue between music and the landscape (natural or built up), allowing the stories sung today to communicate with the stories that have spanned centuries and are imprinted on the city’s walls and its surroundings.

Cante alentejano is also, as we all know, about working in the fields, a song that frequently sings of wonder and connection to nature, that helps to ease physical aches and get through the workday. It is also a symbol of a music that, like so many of the traditions presented in Imaterial, is imprinted in everyday life, is part of our days not only as an artistic expression - it is more than that; it is intertwined with life, it speaks on behalf of peoples and regions, of social practices and local customs.

The search for a connection with landscape, as we imagined from the start, means that Imaterial still has the great Teatro Garcia de Resende as its main hall, but also suggests listening to some of its protagonists in places such as the Almendres Cromlech or Herdade do Freixo do Meio.

And in times like these, of increasing attempts to instill fear of the unknown, Imaterial is also hosting school sessions with musicians from different cultures and geographies who are visiting Évora these days. So that, from an early age, we learn to listen to those who have different voices. Those who listen only to themselves are missing out on the world.


CREDITS


IDEA AND CONCEPTION

Carlos Seixas e Luís Garcia

ORGANIZATION

Câmara Municipal de Évora and Fundação INATEL

ARTISTIC DIRECTION

Carlos Seixas

EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION

Câmara Municipal de Évora / GINDUNGO

PRODUCTION DIRECTION

Câmara Municipal de Évora / GINDUNGO / Fundação INATEL

Carla Raposeira
Francisca Lima
Marta Dobosz
Susana Picanço

TECHNICAL DIRECTION

António Rebocho
João Paulo Nogueira
Leston Design - Pedro Leston, Paulo Correia e Francisco Leston
Manuel Chambel
Pedro Bilou

FILM PROGRAMME CURATORSHIP

Lucy Durán

COMMUNICATION

Divisão de Comunicação Câmara Municipal de Évora
Creative Industries Programmes by SC - Sara Cavaco / Sara Espírito Santo (Sara Does PR)

TEXTS

Gonçalo Frota

SHOW HOST / VOICEOVER

Raquel Bulha

TRANSLATION

Paula Seixas

GRAPHIC CONCEPTION

vivóeusébio

VIDEO

GMT Produções

PHOTOGRAPHY

Joana César

IMATERIAL AWARD - SCULPTURE

Pedro Fazenda

SCULPTURE CONTAINER PRODUCTION

Helder Cavaca

PRODUCTION

Adelino Rodrigues
Aminata Barry
Ana Dias
Ana Duarte
Ana Malato
José Bugalho
Manuel Esteves
Maria Beatriz Silva
Margarida Mouro
Margarida Rita
Maria de Jesus Tenda
Patrícia Hortinhas
Patrícia Ramos
Paula Rodrigues
Silvia Rosado
Sónia Melro
Telma Oliveira

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Carlos Mavioso
Miguel Madeira
Paulo Carocho
Tomé Baixinho

EQUIPMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Carlos Remígio
Helder Moreira
João Matos
Leonel Latas
Nuno Urbano
Renato Rainha
Ricardo Patuleia
Rui Martins
Vasco Couto