It is said that those who live in the city of Barreiro spends part of the year looking at the other side of the river Tejo to Lisbon. But there are times when the positions are reversed. Like now, when it begins the Out.Fest, International Festival of Exploratory Music of Barry, which runs until Sunday.
It is a festival of the masses. But it is an event that over 11 issues was gaining your space today with a recognizable identity, based on exploratory music, and a national and international credibility sedimented. The organization belongs to the cultural association Out.Ra and programming is done in collaboration with producer only Son.
Over the years went by there names like Panda Bear, Sonic Boom, The Fall, RED Trio or Oneohtrix Point Never. This year’s poster is one of the most consistent ever, a mixture of emerging values, consolidated projects like Fennesz and Peter Evans and veteran people who remains very current as Faust.
Common to all is the restlessness, the will desbravarem new territories, to call in question, regardless of your approach be close to jazz, rock or folk, putting us, the viewers, too concerned. This is the root of the festival, tells us one of its directors, Rui Pedro Damaso.
“More than being concerned with schedule keeping in mind a particular genre, we are interested in the creative attitude that underlies it. Ie, we are interested in is to have artists with adventurous processes, beyond the music. “
This year’s edition features lines of continuity in connection with the recent past, not only musically, but also regarding whether the event is by scaling various places. “We are working to further diversify the spaces, to go in search of people. We want to reveal unknown aspects of the city, who lives here and who comes out. This spirit of discovery is central in all aspects. “
Over the years held concerts in more than 20 spaces. Some ready to receive music others suitable for the purpose. City with great tradition of associations, local authorities are some of these places that have been redeemed for the activities of the festival. But not only.
The Convent of the Mother of God of Verderena, the House of Culture of the Bay Tagus or the flag of Rail are other places that this year will receive concerts. “Identifying the spaces we can serve is a constant work” reflects Rui Pedro Damaso, saying that this dynamic ultimately contributes to the city to be known. “Right now we feel that the festival captures many outsiders as here. The past year has to realize that the presence of foreigners in the city grew. It was common, for example, to see reformed to serve as the connection point, giving directions to those people who came from outside. “
The Barreiro breathes music. Beyond Out.Fest, there is also the festival Barreiro Rocks, a school of jazz or recording studios. But then to say that the city is aware of this dynamic, or even pride, still going some distance. One thing is certain: the festival has tried to make his mark and his trail in the community beyond the days it happens
One way has been to establish workshops where many of the participants are local. “Last year we had the American musician Joe Morris to take a workshop at the School of Jazz, with many people interested, and working with kids from 7 to 9 years was performed by musician Philip Felizardo, who designed a course in creative listening. “This year there will be a workshop with the American singer Carla Bozulich and the end of it there will be a concert Saturday at the municipal theater.
“It will be a very special, almost existential thing. We already have the completed and more than half of the people are here, which makes us happy inscriptions. Not only is it important to create public. It is also important as creators generator. “
Some of the more challenging music made by Portuguese in recent years should also anything to Out.Fest. First editions, at this level, were important, contributing to reveal new names and relational networks. “One of the most memorable concerts happened in the 2nd edition, with the Portuguese Fish & amp; Sheep and Tropa Macaca, “recalls Pedro Rui Damaso. “It was a liberating and I and the people who were there, feel it intensely. Do not even know if the festival would continue and were moments like that that gave us encouragement. “
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