Culture

The 27th edition of the cycle "Jazz in the Park" kicked off on 7th July. Rui Eduardo Paes is in charge of the programme and the cycle for the entire month of July features three concerts, including two international projects and one national performance.

The Paralelo Programme in the context of Carla Filipe and Ulrich Loock's exhibition, "O ontem morreu hoje, o hoje morre amanhã", kicks off Friday, 6th July with the screening of four films by Steina and Woody Vasulka, presented by Margarida Mendes, at 10 pm. Entrance is free.

Ingmar Bergman was born 100 years ago, on 14th July in Uppsala, in Sweden. Porto and Lisbon are preparing a tribute to one of the greatest filmmakers of the Twentieth century, from 11 October till 15 November 2018.

Following portfolio assessment and appreciation of the work presented, the jury of the first edition of the Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize has announced its decision. The four jurors unanimously agreed to appoint Mariana Caló and Francisco Queimadela for the Art Prize Paulo Cunha e Silva.

Porto Puppet Theatre features the performance "Pelos Cabelos", at the Teatro de Belomonte. The show will be on stage from 1 till 8 July. The starting point of this performance is the artwork by João Vaz de Carvalho. The consequence is a performance full of strange characters, of absent and hallucinated looks, where mood and nonsense merge to enliven puppets.

Porto Municipal Gallery features the curatorial project on different ways of living the night, as of 30 June. Artists Carla Filipe and curator Ulrich Loock were invited to develop an exhibit on the social projects in clubs and pubs as an escape from daily life.

The film "You're Welcome", by German Director Rebecca Panian, was awarded Best International Fiction, at Porto 7 - International Short Film Festival. This film is based on a true story. A young woman, Olivia, wants to enjoy a peaceful moment, drinking her coffee but she sees herself in the middle of a situation where people start to stir up hatred against refugees - what do you do?

The greatest architectural showcase will take place on 30 June and 1 July in Porto, Gaia and Matosinhos, in 2018. The theme for the 4th edition of Open House Porto 2018 is "Industrial Architecture" and this year Open House Porto "intends to make people look at architecture as a whole, not building by building but rather how a city is organised and created", curator and architect Inês Moreira highlighted.

Álvaro Siza Vieira was awarded the Medal of Merit of Porto University. The Portuguese architect, internationally recognised and one of the largest global references of Porto Architecture is the third entity to receive this elevated distinction, by the "genius of his architectural oeuvre".

The Jazz Orchestra of Porto takes part of the Cultura em Expansão Programme, on 16th June to talk and hear about jazz, sonorities and stories to share with Pasteleira residents, starting at 9.30 pm.