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