Português
Marc Zegans is a poet and creative development advisor from California. He is the author of six collections of poems, two spoken word albums and theatrical productions.
09
Sep
Sep
“Saudade” is part of Collection 5, with text produced by André Silveira and performance in Portuguese by Brazilian actor resident in Dublin Rodrigo Ternevoy with the performance in English by Irish actor Barry John Kinsella.
28
Aug
Aug
Elly is a gaucho musician based in Dublin, Ireland for 5 years, where he has already released the EP “One the way home”, now releasing his new single “Flor de Primavera”
20
Aug
Aug
Leonardo Ramos is a photographer, musician and filmmaker. He is part of Harmundi, a Psychedelic folk music band, he sings, and plays a range of exotic flutes.
12
Aug
Aug
Pablo Santos is DJ, Music Producer from Brazil based in Dublin. He studied guitar at the Clube do Choro, in Brasília – Brazil. Some of his inspirations are the Bossa Nova, Elis Regina, Jorge Ben, Siba, Erykah Badu, Thundercat, Fela Kuti, and the rapper Kendrick Lamar.
13
Jul
Jul
In this edition of our Diaspora podcast, we chat with Alex Simiema. Alex is from Goias, in Brazil, he lived in Natal, Brasília, and also in California, London, France, residing today in Lisbon, circulating around Austria. A nomad? An explorer? Or is this would be a certain inquietude of an artist’s soul?
13
Jul
Jul
Fr. Kevin Keegan is from Derry, Northern Ireland. Today he is based in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Galway City, but he has his heart split between Brazil and Ireland. The first time he went to Brazil was in 1987, for a mission that lasted two years, however, he could be living there until now if his destiny hadn’t taken him to another path. Even though he now lives in his home country, he still remains immersed in Brazilian culture by working as an honorary consul for the Brazilian Embassy and helping the community to pursue their “Irish dream life.”
07
Jul
Jul
Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) was a Brazilian poet, playwright, and fiction writer. She was strongly influenced by James Joyce and Samuel Beckett, and this influence appears in themes and techniques that are recurrent in their work such as the flow of consciousness and fractured reality.
27
Jun
Jun
Renato Moraes (32) is from Pernambuco – Brazil and resident in Dublin, he was the director and photographer of the exhibition “Morros & Músculos” means “Hills & Muscles”, brought the concept of strength and perseverance of Brazilians, mixing photography with music and poetry in the Chapada Diamantina scenario.
27
Jun
Jun
“Red – photography of feelings during and after lockdown” will be showcased from June 29 at the Fabi’s Grill Restaurant from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm, in Dublin.
26
Jun
Jun
For this first post-confinement exhibition, the name could not be more explicit and will surprise art lovers, bringing a connection between Portuguese and Brazilian culture and with the harmony of artists with such different languages. Desconfinar-te will take place from June 25 at Mitó Creative Site, located at Rua de Arroios, 95 A – Lisbon
12
Jun
Jun
Dirce Waltrick Do Amarante translated Finnegans Wake into Portuguese and produced a theater play called “My Little Ireland”, that is an adaptation of some chapter of Finnegans Wake and of some letters exchanged by James Joyce and Nora Barnacle. The play is available to watch on Youtube Channel, and she will be “Indoors with Molly Bloom”, an online encounter with readings and talks from various languages, bringing the Joyce poetic spirit for Bloomsday 2020.
To know more about the reading of Ulysses organised by Sweny’s volunteers you can check out their Facebook page. Visit also the Bloomsday Festival website for more events.
09
Jun
Jun
“Without art, there is no discovery.”
We start our conversation in our mother tongue, Portuguese, and then swap language at 26 minutes. As the English language teaches us a lot about the world, working as a portal to new voices, habits and cultures, like in Kenya, a destination where Juliana went for a social project with African children and it did change her life forever.