Forward: This year, the festival goes to the movies before the elections – TVI24

The Feast of “Forward!” this year comes just weeks before the elections – which have not yet scheduled, but will surely between late September and early October. As is expected, the event will reaffirm the electoral program of the Portuguese Communist Party. But also goes to the movies. And not only.

Do you know why? The usual symphonic concert Friday, after the opening speech of the communist secretary general, will be booked this year to the seventh art, including pieces of music of Star Wars, Apocalypse Now (Ride of the Valkyries) or hero movies Indiana Jones.

“It is dedicated this year to a theme not very usual -. The party goes to the movies, but will not see movie will hear cinema”

The explanation was given by one of the responsible of the event, Ruben de Carvalho, central committee member of the PCP. He also pointed out, according to Lusa, the presence, over the weekend of “names that are usual, some of them almost born at the party, as in the case of Xutos (and kicks), the Expensive Soul and others, of all musical areas. ”

This 39th edition will be held from 4 to 6 September, as always in Seixal. The poster includes names like Xutos and kicks, Expensive Soul, Fausto, Dead Combo, Linda Martini, Capicua, Terrakota or sticks, among other artists.

In the Central Area, will feature “a major exhibition.” “The strength of the people – solutions for a Portugal with a future,” seek “synthesize the proposals for a real alternative, patriotic and left-wing politics, able to break with the right policy that, by the hand of PSD, CDS and PS, led the country one of the darkest periods of its recent history, “said Alexandre Araújo, national secretary of the Central Committee of the PCP and top leader of the communist party, at a press conference.

To Araújo, “the right of national decline and policy is responsible that you can not deceive, the governments of the PS, PSD and CDS, as you can not hide their intention to pursue the same path increase exploitation and social regression. ”

In addition to the policy of the central exhibition space, the event organized by the PCP in Quinta da Atalaia, Amora, will feature the biennial of visual arts, which will include for the first time, an urban art exhibition .

Andrew “Trafic” Silva, David Jae, Fat Letters, Ricardo Romero or Sen Silva are some of the names of “street art” already confirmed.

The enclosure of the Feast of the “Avante!”, Whose pass for three days costs 23 euros until September 3, rising to 34 euros later, will have, as always, numerous pavilions with cuisine from around the country , theatrical activity, sports, literary and many debates to the closing remarks on Sunday, before the evening concert, again by Jerónimo de Sousa.