Between the Guadiana and the Mother Church, the 2nd edition of Futurama Festival landed in Mértola on a memorable night. Lulled by the epic melodies of Bach and the traditional Alentejo songbook, John Romão's new creation, "Corrente", sounded over the waters of the river words that tell the time of the bodies, the flows, the violence, the freedom. Poetry continued to echo through the city, later, in the voices of the 7 choral groups of Cante Alentejo that, in the second edition of Cantexto, interpreted 7 new modas written by contemporary Portuguese authors and set to music by Ana Santos, Celina da Piedade, and Paulo Ribeiro.
Now, on June 9th and 10th, the Futurama Festival is heading to Castro Verde to heat up another weekend of festivities, art, and culture. On Friday, Mafalda Matos and students from Castro Verde's High School present "Observatório em formas", an installation that will make us experience the town and its contours with a new and more attentive look. The evening is a tribute to the present and future of Cante, with the second performance of Cantexto - always an impressive and moving concert.
On Saturday, Colectivo Til invites the entire Castro Verde youth community to discover the municipality's new skate park, a participatory construction developed from the group's residency at Futurama, curated by Jesse James. At the end of the afternoon, we get to know the proposal of the Ambassadors, who are preparing a Roma music concert and a Talent Show of the Baixo Alentejo. "Romance", by the multi-awarded Portuguese playwright Lígia Soares, closes the programme in Castro Verde with a theater play that promises to give the audience something to talk about. Not to be missed!
