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Seixal Cultural Forum returns in September with music and dance proposals

Manuel de Oliveira, with the concert Entre-Lugar, Dany Silva, and the Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo take the stage of the Municipal Auditorium of the Cultural Forum of Seixal in September.

«With a program that covers different artistic expressions, aimed at different audiences, the shows at the Municipal Auditorium allow contact with different artistic sensitivities and approaches, in addition to contributing, in many situations, to reflection and awareness regarding values that we understand as relevant. , namely democracy, freedom, the fight against inequalities, and the affirmation of the full exercise of citizenship», refers to the mayor of Seixal, Paulo Silva.

On September 9th (Saturday), at 9.30 pm, Manuel de Oliveira, known as «the Iberian guitarist», presents Entre-Lugar. He is one of the most prolific contemporary guitarists with a vast international career. His resume stands out in the international edition of the Amarte album and his presence in some of the most important European festivals – Emociona Jazz !! (Spain) and Couleurs Jazz (France), alongside names such as Brad Mehldau, Chick Corea, Mike Stern, and Richard Galliano, among many others, without forgetting, for example, that he conceived Os Nosso Afetos, a show for the opening ceremony of Guimarães 2012 – European Capital of Culture, with Cristina Branco, Chico César and Rão Kyao.

Manuel de Oliveira > Teatro Maria Matos ©Luís M. Serrão – iNeews < 2021.10.19

Dany Silva takes the stage at the Municipal Auditorium on September 16th, at 9.30 pm. Cape Verdean musician, singer and composer, born in Cidade da Praia in Santiago, Dany Silva has lived in Seixal for a long time. He is one of the pioneers of so-called lusophone music. His songs are part of our collective imagination, and his influence extends to the new generation of musicians.

On the 23rd of September, also at 9.30 pm, the show will take place with the Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo. Founded in 1998 by Vasco Wellenkamp and Graça Barroso, it was created as an original repertoire company, in the technical and aesthetic line of Ballet Gulbenkian. To date, he has premiered more than eighty works. Since its founding, it has performed not only throughout the country but also in the programming of several international theaters, such as Brazil; Italy; Spain; Austria; Germany; Luxembourg; USA; China; Israel; Netherlands, and South Korea.

Tickets cost 6 euros (with a 50% discount for residents, young people up to 25 years old, pensioners, and workers in Seixal municipalities).

Club Makumba > Womex 22 < Teatro Tivoli BBVA – 20221019

In addition to these shows in September and the SeixalJazz International Festival, from October 12th to 21st, there are several initiatives that make up the Municipal Auditorium’s program until the end of the year. The film concert «The Adventures of Prince Achmed», by Space Ensemble, within the framework of the Commemoration of World Music Day, the International Film Festival of Western Sahara, the concert by Monda, the theater plays «Por Todos as Medeias» , by Teatro das Beiras, and «Romeo e Julieta», by Teatro da Terra, the dance show A Coleção do Meu Pai, by Cláudia Dias, within the framework of the 187th Anniversary Celebrations of the Municipality of Seixal, the 40th. Seixal Theater Festival, concerts with Club Makumba, and Gospel Collective are part of the program until the end of the year.

Another highlight is the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the Cultural Forum of Seixal, on the 24th, 25th, and 26th of November, with the following program: Cineclube Seixal – screening of the project’s short films, by Rugas – Associação Cultural, Pedagogical Jazz Concert, by Isabel Rato Quinteto, concert with Nuno Silva Trio, concert for children with B Fachada and piano cine-concert with Filipe Raposo.

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