This Festival is the celebration of the word while creative unit, vehicle of thought and creation. The Festival takes place at Cais do Sodré (axis of the Street of São Paulo), between 2 and July 5, 2015 and is an open invitation to participation, transdisciplinarity, innovation, experimentation and creation.

During four days, the Festival offers the Silence Lisbon thought programming in conjunction with a variety of artists, producers, creation, dissemination and structures of social and cultural institutions, local, national and international.

The Festival is cinema, concerts, talks, performances, exhibitions, fairs, workshops and speeches. It’s on the street, on the façades, in galleries, in cafes, in clubs, at the Museum, in the square.

The Festival is the word spoken, written, designed, staged, sung, set to music, filmed and illustrated. Is an invitation to the city of Lisbon, is of all and for all.

Objectives:

1. To celebrate the Word as a unit of creation and knowledge and promote transdisciplinarity, with a clear bet on reflection, research, experimentation and artistic innovation, facilitating the creation of new ideas and their implementation through collaboration and active cultural participation.

2. Ensure a diverse and inclusive programming that promotes closeness and dialogue between audiences, artists, producers and cultural agents, fostering initiatives in which the public can have an active role in the construction and the creation of the Festival.

3. Develop and provide a model of community festival, stimulating new modes of cultural participation at the level of the neighborhood, contribute to the development of new dynamics of local proximity and promote a feeling of belonging, of community involvement and cultural solidarity.

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A program called LATA 65 proves that street art is fun for all ages.

Through the workshop, older people interested in learning about graffiti can take classes in the history of street art, learn how the art form has developed in Europe and master techniques such as tagging and stenciling. Armed with their new skills, they take to the street to create their own graffiti and work on group murals.

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“Lisbon’s rich musical identity is steeped in its cultural diversity, which in turn is a result of its colonial history. Centuries of rhythms and dances from Brazil, Africa, India and East Asia have found a second home in Lisbon. Music from Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) countries around the world can be found in every corner of Lisbon’s narrow streets and flea markets.

Following the revolution in 1974, which put an end to dictatorship in Portugal and started the colonial independence process, a great influx of people brought their records with them to Lisbon. Over the years, the records have remained in town with families, traders and collectors and some have found their way into markets and shops. What’s more, back in the heyday of vinyl, many records were actually pressed in Lisbon, making the city a unique location to find rare and unusual records.

Today, these older records along with other western music influences are helping shape Lisbon’s growing electronic music scene. A generation of music makers, who grew up in Lisbon, recognise the Brazilian and African collection, and play, sample, interpret and collect these records, thereby keeping their legacy alive. There’s a great selection of records to be found but as if often the case, you must dig deep to find them.”

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