Land Without Shadow: The 14th season of the festival begins February.
The complete program of the 14th edition Festival lands without Shadow, Music comprising, Heritage and Biodiversity of this issue, to be held in Lisbon, on 17 January, at the Hungarian Embassy in Lisbon.
The Lands without Shadow back 2018 to share the cultural and natural heritage of Alentejo and make known a territory of unique identity, which states as a remarkable destination for art and nature.
Approaching the Far: Tradition and Vanguard in the European Music (Séculos XVI-XXI) It is the theme of this 14th edition, whose program pays special attention to the fact that is celebrated 2018 the International Year of Cultural Heritage, whose anniversary the official program the Lands without Shadow associates, the invitation of the Ministry of Culture.
On this trip to knowledge through music, Hungary plays a role, starring, in the current edition of Lands without Shadow and, also, Visegrad Group, formed by Hungary, by Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. They are also invited, in 2018, the United States of America and Spain.
This year, the number of concerts increases, for the first time, for ten, with the incorporation of new municipalities, as banks, or Elvas, and return the other where the presence of Lands without Shadow was long claimed, as Mértola and Vidigueira. So, municipalities visited the festival this year are Vidigueira, Sines, Santiago do Cacém, Ferreira do Alentejo, Odemira, Serpa, Mértola, Canyons, Elvas and Beja, of 17 of the February 8 July.
The Lands without Shadow reveals, through its programming, What is most fascinating in the territories that visits, of historic centers to rural areas, wildlife to local traditions. Each end-of-week festival is characterized by making known in each municipality covered the three pillars on which this unique event in the world: heritage, music and biodiversity.
So, opens the door, exclusively, spaces usually closed to the public, through a guided tour by knowledgeable, nas Saturday afternoons; scheduled concerts also conduct themselves on Saturdays, at night, in churches and other monuments that stand at the book value and the acoustic conditions. And, on Sunday mornings, They take place voluntary actions to safeguard biodiversity in different natural spaces.
Founded in 2003, the project Lands without Shadow is a civil society initiative. Its promoting the Association and Cornerstone is a partnership between various entities, especially municipalities.
