until the 27 November, the Cante Festival takes place, in Serpa and Lisbon, destined to commemorate the entry of Cante in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The objective of this initiative is to publicize Cante and promote coexistence, sharing and exchanging experiences between singers and the public. All initiatives are free to enter. It is organized by Serpa City Council and the Cante Alentejano Museum, with the support of Casa do Alentejo in Lisbon and the Regional Directorate of Culture of Alentejo.
Starting the next day 28 October, the first initiative to take place will be a presentation of the CD “Alentejo Ensemble”, from the Rancho de Cantadores de Paris, which presents a set of emblematic Alentejo fashions, but with a contemporary look. The disc presents several currents, from the traditional a cappella, to new arrangements for electric instruments, passing by groups of young people and women, having been recorded by six members of the Rancho, which Carlos Balbino, Cécile Lasserre, Claire Mathaut, Estela Basso, Karim Abdelaziz and Julia Alimasi. Rancho de Cantadores de Paris is the first multinational singing group, where none of the members are from Alentejo and which only includes one Portuguese.
This presentation will feature the participation of the Choral and Ethnographic Group of Casa do Povo de Serpa, Ranch of Singers of Aldeia Nova de São Bento, Female Choral Group As Ceifeiras de Pias, Choral and Ethnographic Group of the Senior Academy of Serpa and Os Alentejanos
In the month of November, the Festa do Cante program includes two book presentations, the first by Simão Miranda, dedicated to Cante Alentejano, and the second by Dulce Simões, relating to cultural practices; a photography exhibition; a concert presenting the CD “Cantares do Alentejo”, work by maestro and composer Fernando C. Limpet for classical guitars, by Bracara Augusta Guitar Trio. In all parishes in the municipality of Serpa there will be a lot of Cante, by the municipality's choral groups. To round off the celebrations, an official ceremony will be held for the VIII Anniversary of the Inscription of Cante Alentejano on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
It is organized by Serpa City Council and the Cante Alentejano Museum, with the support of Casa do Alentejo in Lisbon and the Regional Directorate of Culture of Alentejo.
Morning 28 October, 19.00 hours/Serpa Municipal Cinema: Presentation show of the CD “Alentejo Ensemble”, from the Rancho de Cantadores de Paris. With the participation of the Choral and Ethnographic Group of Casa do Povo de Serpa, Ranch of Singers of Aldeia Nova de São Bento, Female Choral Group As Ceifeiras de Pias, Choral and Ethnographic Group of the Senior Academy of Serpa and Os Alentejanos
Morning 5 November, 16.00 hours/Museum of Cante Alentejano, Serpa: Presentation of the book “Pelos Trilhos do Cante”, by Simão Miranda, by Mariana Cristina Borralho. With the participation of Grupo Coral da Adega de Vidigueira, Cuba and Alvito and the Coral Group Os Alentejanos da Damaia
Morning 12 November, 16.00 hours/Museum of Cante Alentejano, Serpa: Presentation of the book “Cultural Practices in Raia do Baixo Alentejo, Utopias, Creativity and Forms of Resistance”, by Dulce Simões, by Paulo Lima and editor Fernando Mão de Ferro. With the participation of the Coral Group Os Arraianos de Vila Verde de Ficalho
Morning 18 November, 17.30 hours/Museum of Cante Alentejano, Serpa: Opening of the photography exhibition “Natureza Morta”, of J. M. Rodrigues
Morning 19 November, 16.00 hours/Casa do Alentejo, Lisbon: Concert presenting the CD “Cantares do Alentejo”, work by maestro and composer Fernando C. Limpet for classical guitars, from the Cante Alentejano com Erudição project, by Bracara Augusta Guitar Trio. With the participation of the Choral and Ethnographic Group of Casa do Povo de Serpa
Morning 26 November/Municipality of Serpa: Sing in the various locations of Serpa, by the municipality's choral groups
Morning 27 November, 19.00 hours/Municipal Cinema, Serpa: Official Ceremony of the VIII Anniversary of the Inscription of Cante Alentejano on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
With the participation of the Choral and Ethnographic Group of Casa do Povo de Serpa, Coral and Ethnographic Ranch of Vila Nova de São Bento, Choral Group The Arraianos of Vila Verde de Ficalho, Rancho Coral and Ethnographic The Peasants of Vale de Vargo, Rancho Coral and Ethnographic The Peasants of Pias + Vitorino, Rancho Coral Feminino Poppies do Enxoé, Madrigal Women's Choral Group, Flores do Chança Women's Choral Group, Female Choral Group As Ceifeiras de Pias + Ana Santos and Celina da Piedade, Choral and Ethnographic Group of the Senior Academy of Serpa + Theater group (In)Cena.
