News | NET-md doctoral students bring Portuguese music and artistic research to Latvia and Lithuania

Gustavo Afonso, Ana Barros, and Mónica Chambel, all doctoral students at INET-md, represented Portuguese music and artistic research at two European events held in Latvia and Lithuania at the end of November 2024.

On November 26th, the lecture-recital "Deconstructing staged approaches to 20th-century Portuguese music" occurred at the LMT kamerzāle of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (Riga, Latvia). This presentation explored the scenic recreation of 20th-century Portuguese works based on artistic research methodologies developed within ongoing doctoral projects at INET-md. The program included a recital featuring 20th-century Portuguese music, showcasing piano repertoire by Victor Macedo Pinto, three fado songs, and a song by Chico Buarque.

The doctoral students then participated in the IMPACT 2024 Forum (IMProvisation and Creativity In and Through Performing Arts), held from November 27 to 30 at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius. This event brought together artists and researchers worldwide to discuss creativity in the performing arts.

Three papers were presented during the forum:

Gustavo Afonso presented "Recreating Medea: dialogues between musical and theatrical components in a collaborative project", reflecting on the challenges and potential of collaborative processes in recreating this iconic work.
Ana Barros focused on the appreciation of women’s musical heritage with “Sons ocultos, sons revelados”: Unveiling Women’s Musical Heritage through Contemporary Recreation, emphasizing the impact of contemporary recreation in this context.
Mónica Chambel explored the work of Constança Capdeville with "E Vibrato (1986): Exploring boundaries in the recreation of Constança Capdeville’s scenic-musical.