“Can cultural organizations make Politics? Must?" This is the theme of the next debate at Acesso Cultura, to be held tomorrow, April 17, Tuesday, at 18 pm, with simultaneous sessions in São Brás de Alportel, Évora, Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Vila Nova de Famalicão.
This debate, with free admission, will take place at the Museu do Traje of São Brás de Alportel and counts, as guests, with Elisabete Rodrigues, journalist and director of Sul Informação, Gil Silva, director of Teatro das Figuras, Paulo Penisga, professor and Rui Parreira, archaeologist. Emanuel Sancho, director of the Museu do Traje will be the moderator.
“Can cultural organizations do politics? Must? The question could also be put this way: Can cultural organizations be neutral? Must? In cases where neutrality is defended, there seems to be some confusion regarding what is meant by “political” (and by “partisan”). There is still some concern regarding the possibility of alienating part of the public for defending certain political positions», explains Acesso Cultura.
On the other hand, «there are more and more cultural organizations that want to assume their responsibilities in what is thought, debate and practice within the scope of our common life in the city (polis) and in the world. Some see this as an obligation; others, a certain opportunism. Guardians do not always feel comfortable».
Therefore, those invited to this debate will also talk about these questions: “What are the risks for cultural organizations when taking one or another position? What are the expectations of citizens?”
Guests in the six cities:
ÉVORA, Regional Directorate of Culture (Rua de Burgos)
With: António Guerreiro, essayist and literary critic; José Alberto Ferreira, Art and Culture Center of the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation; Marcial Rodrigues, Pro-Évora Group; Ana Cristina Pais, Regional Directorate of Culture of Alentejo (moderator)
FUNCHAL, Headquarters of Dançando com a Diferença (Rua dos Barcelos nº 09 – Santo António)
With: Ester Vieira, ATEF, Theater Company and Oficina Versus Teatro; Maurício Reis, Porta 33; Paulo Esteireiro, Center for the Study of Sociology and Musical Aesthetics; Filipe Gonçalves, Journalist (moderator)
LISBON, José Saramago Foundation
With: António Pinto Ribeiro, researcher, cultural programmer; Emília Ferreira, National Museum of Contemporary Art – Chiado Museum; João Alpuim Botelho, Bordalo Pinheiro Museum; Mark Deputter, Culturgest; Maria Vlachou, Management and Cultural Communication (moderator)
Translation into Portuguese Sign Language: Cidália de Jesus (a collaboration with the School of Education of Setúbal)
OPORTO, Carlos Alberto Theater
With: Abel Coentrão, Bind'Ó Peixe – Cultural Association; Ana Luísa Castelo, PELE – space for social and cultural contact; Luiz Humberto Marcos, National Press Museum; Denise Pollini (Serralves Museum, moderator)
Translation into Portuguese Sign Language: Cláudia Braga (in partnership with Associação Laredo)
SÃO BRÁS DE ALPORTEL, Costume Museum, 18:30
With: Elisabete Rodrigues, Journalist; Gil Silva, Teatro das Figuras; Paulo Penisga, Professor; Rui Parreira, Archaeologist, (Emanuel Sancho, Costume Museum of São Brás de Alportel (moderator)
VN FAMALICÃO, Front Wing Municipal Gallery
With: Bruno Martins, Teatro da Didascália; Carlos Martins, Programmer at Guimarães European Capital of Culture; Emília Araújo, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho; Raquel Barbosa, City Council of Famalicão (moderator)
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