Salir do Tempo – Medieval Arts Festival once again transforms the town of Loulé, between 9 and 11 September, into the stage of a journey into the past, with a historical recreation of the medieval period.
With this year's commitment to boosting the event as a Festival of Medieval Arts, the program presents proposals in the areas of music, theater, dance, street entertainment or exhibitions, all with the stamp of the Middle Ages, where the visitor will feel intervening in their own History, between tomorrow and Sunday.
In addition to the arts, a medieval market will be recreated on the site, where several merchants will be present with their stalls of traditional products such as honey, cork, basketwork or dried fruit, and artisans with their crafts, working live.
Gastronomy is another strong point of the event. In the catering area, food is served on wooden boards and drinks in clay cups, according to the “label” of the time. The Festival opens at 19 pm and admission is free.
Salir do Tempo Program
Daily:
Strella of the Day (Medieval Festive Music) – The group specialized in an innovative interpretation of alto music: a medieval term in which the telluric force of bagpipes and percussion, as well as others, acquires its maximum prominence.
Golden Guilds – Group of historical entertainers with varied experiences and participations in the area of medieval historical recreation in Portugal and abroad and with a passion for Medieval History. They recreate and explain what they do, linking academic knowledge to their experience from the XNUMXth to the XNUMXth century, with greater incidence in the reign of D. Dinis. Guilds because they recreate crafts that have existed as medieval guilds, guilds of masters.
The Chuplas – A deambulatory show, with characters from the Kingdom of Los Chuplas who roam the world in search of a great achievement. Lovers of the purest grape nectar and fermented barley, eternal lovers of other women, Los Chuplas seeks to create memorable moments for visitors, using a very close interaction with a strong playful-comic component.
The 3 Cultures – Educational project aimed at adults and children aged 6 years and over, focusing on the three religions and cultures that shared the geographical space of the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period – Christians, Muslims and Jews. Reference is made to the similarities of the three cultures mentioned, as well as to different aspects and sectors of knowledge developed by these cultures: medicine, alchemy, cartography, mysticism, literature, liturgy, etc.
Alcalde Fernandes – Accompanied by a merchant, a page/musician and a ballerina with the animals (dromedaries), they work specifically with original materials such as outdoor tents, rugs, lamps, glass and iron candlesticks, forge lanterns, Shishas (pipes), tables , puffs, blankets, boules, fabrics, tunics and jilabas so that you actually have a complete sense of the environment that was lived.
artfalco – In order to raise awareness and make everyone aware of an ancient art that had fallen into oblivion, ArtFalco was born. Founded by Miguel Gomes, it was born from an old passion for the environment and the need to bring nature to everyone, in a playful and interactive way.
Crafts in the Middle Ages – In the Middle Ages, trade was scarce and currency rare, with the practice of “bartering” (exchanging goods for work) being common. During this period, Guilds (artisans' associations) appeared and with them great innovations, modernizing production methods and adding new tools and new techniques to crafts. Here, some trades are portrayed, such as the shoemaker, the barber, the tinsmith and the potter.
Satori Artistic Association – Street entertainment group that presents a show of juggling, fire and knives, in choreographies inspired by the medieval period.
Echoes Project – Dance group integrated in the social project of the First Childhood Home, presents a show that will recreate medieval dances.
Music
9 September – Sharq Wa Garb (Arabic medieval music + oriental dance)
The show Sharq Wa garb is designed to bring the audience closer to classical compositions from Morocco, Turkey, Syria and Egypt (Samai, Wasla, Moaxaja, Mawals, Taksims…) as beautiful as they are unknown to Westerners, as well as the beautiful music that was made in the glorious time of flowering of art and culture in Al-Andalus, a tradition that has been preserved to this day in the various countries of the Maghreb.
10 September – Cuarteto Aquitania (Jewish-Sephardic medieval music)
This group performs a Jewish-Sephardic music program with historical instruments. The program Aquitania presents, sung in Ladino, is of the profane genre, which illustrates the uses and customs of this community up to the period of the expulsion of the Jews in 1492. All this vast collection has been transmitted by oral tradition, from generation to generation.
11 September – Trovas D'Amigo (Christian medieval music)
The Trovas D'Amigo is a music group specialized in the Galician-Portuguese medieval repertoire. This group is driven by the great aesthetic and historical interest for this specific time. They are melodies full of images and poetry that remain current in your message. The repertoire is made up of Cantigas de Santa Maria and Cantigas de Amigo (the most important European sources of medieval music). These two sources provide an inexhaustible source of themes.
11 September – Eduardo Ramos (Arabic music)
Eduardo Ramos is a singer and plays Arab lute and other Arab instruments. Currently, he is dedicated to the study and interpretation of medieval Iberian music from the XNUMXth century, as well as Arab music and Sephardic Jews from the West and East, being one of the forerunners in the dissemination of this music in Portugal.
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