UNIVERSE OF SOLUTIONS
XVI UNESCO CRIATIVE CITIES NETWORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024OPENING EVENT - ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE
Artistic Direction Mikhail Karikis
Coreography Maruan Sipert
Video Art Maria João Salgado
Where do the answers to our greatest challenges arise? What extraordinary transformation occurs when we unite to confront our obstacles? Can we envision and build a Universe of Solutions? This heart-stirring interdisciplinary concert, weaving together music, dance, and video, presents the profound visions and dreams of young people invited by artist Mikhail Karikis. They courageously reflect on today’s pressing environmental and sociopolitical challenges, discovering the immense strength within themselves and their communities, and directing their focus toward a collective, hopeful future.
Conceived and directed by Karikis, the Universe of Solutions project is co-led by choreographer and performer Maruan Sipert, in partnership with photographer and visual Artist Maria João Salgado. This remarkable creative endeavor brings together 150 teenage dancers and musicians from Amarante, Barcelos, Braga, and Santa Maria da Feira, harmonizing their talents to forge an unforgettable and deeply inspiring experience.
Production Catarina Lopes e Maria Tavares
Schools involved Centro Cultural de Amarante, Black Soul Academy, Banda de Oliveira, Escola da Companhia de Dança da Arte Total, Conservatório Bomfim, Escola Artística Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian. (Amarante, Barcelos, Braga e Santa Maria da Feira)
Comissioned by Braga Media Arts
Presented at Theatro Circo
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