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Lula Pena was in residence at Castro Marim during the second half of January 2023, under the scope of Filho Único's artistic curation, partner of the Particular Universal Project.

Lula Pena is a singer, guitarist, composer and Portuguese interpreter, shared treasure among all lusophones at heart, and author of a fascinating approach to global folk music, established in a singular artistic expression that weaves various diverse traditions of music, sound and poetry.

To conclude the residency, Lula presented her "research and composition in real time of a poetic-acoustic-instant for Strings", on the 28th of January at Centro Multiusos do Azinhal.

We had the chance to talk to Lula about the importance of artistic residencies, the symbiosis of collaborating with the natural world, and her recent connection with the lyre.

Maria Reis is the final artist in residence at Castro Marim under curation from Filho Único, one of the partners of the Particular Universal project.

Her solo discography includes “A Flor da Urtiga” (2021), in collaboration with the notable Panda Bear (from Animal Collective) and “Chove na Sala, Água nos Olhos” (2019), beyond the indisputable legacy of Pega Monstro, a band that she shared with her sister Julia Reis for nearly a decade. In 2022, she released “Benefício da Dúvida”, and toured it all over the country since then, helping further cement Maria’s place as one of the most singular songwriters in Portugal, moving with ease between pop, rock, experimentation and a very unique way of being Portuguese in plain 21st century - bringing into her urban living archaic forms associated with the countryside that fall into place, within her vivid lyrics, bringing new possibilities of feeling and meaning.

Maria Reis will be in residence in the small village of Odeleite, starting March 15th, developing new songs, and plays a concert on the 24th, at the beautiful Church of Odeleite.

The next artist in residence at Castro Marim as part of NyMusikk’s curation is the Norwegian Signe Lidén.

Oslo-based Signe Lidén works with the connections between place, sensation and sound. Through sound recordings, instrument building and personal interactions, Signe approaches each place as part of geological, biological and atmospheric processes linked to social and economic relationships, creating sound installations, videos and performances, as well as sound essays and archives.

In her residency in Castro Marim, the artist proposes to focus in particular on the subterranean and subaquatic sounds of the region, using a self-constructed instrument and special microphones to capture the resonances and vibrations caused by the tides and ocean currents throughout the territory of Castro Marim. 

The artist will present her practice on the 28th of February, in a session at Mercado Municipal. At the end of the residency, the subterranean sounds will be unveiled at a public showcase at Auditório da Biblioteca Municipal de Castro Marim, on the 10th of March.

Documentary Arts Workshop by Teatro do Vestido

Since March 2022, Teatro do Vestido has spent time in the Castro Marim municipality, observing, listening and studying. Searching to map out the territory, its people and their stories, the team wishes to contribute to a community archives of memories “small and forgotten”, accompanying the effort of local cooperatives in doing so.

The workshop “Resgatar Memórias, Inscrever Memórias” registers itself in this project of contributing to the artistic self-reflexion concerning the territory. Over the course of five days - between the 13th and 17th of February - the team comprising Teatro do Vestido - Joana Craveiro, Estêvão Antunes and Tânia Guerreiro - accompanied by the historian Alice Samara, will work with artists, investigators, teachers, art students and people generally interested in documentary research, to create artistic objects from ethnographic observations, by gathering life stories, objects, documents, as well as observing the landscape and the memories that reside in there.

During after-work hours, the workshop will be accompanied by sharing with the participants various methodologies and tools utilized by Teatro do Vestido in its creative practice over the last 20 years, namely in the field of documentary theatre, alongside theoretical and practical lessons regarding methodologies of oral history.

Inscrições abertas para interessados – sem requisitos específicos. Enviar inscrição e carta de motivação para geral@teatrodovestido.pt, 918388878, until 10/02/2023

We revisit Magdaléna Manderlová's residency, under the artistic curation of NyMusikk, the Norwegian partner of the Particular Universal project.

During her residency in Castro Marim, Magdaléna Manderlová delved into the Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo Antonio’s Marsh Natural Reserve, meeting with its particular ecosystem: the Guadiana’s estuary, the tides and the vast swamp-like systems that host hundreds of species of birds all year round. She talked with experts, recorded the most diverse sounds and hosted, on the 17th of December, a soundwalk by the natural reserve where she shared details about her work and promoted exercises of active listening.

Lula Pena is the next artist in residence at Castro Marim, part of Filho Único's artistic curation, as a partner of the Particular Universal project.

Lula Pena is a singer, guitarist, composer and Portuguese interpreter, shared treasure among all lusophones at heart, and author of a fascinating approach to global folk music, established in a singular artistic expression that weaves various diverse traditions of music, sound and poetry. 

During her residency at Castro Marim, the proposal is to “research and compose in real time a poetic-acoustic-instant for strings”, , and besides the habitual combination of vocals (sung in the most diverse mediterranean languages) and guitar, the introduction of new explorations on the lyre is projected. . 

From the concert that will mark the final presentation of this work, to be held on January 28th, at 5pm, at the Centro Multiusos do Azinhal, we can expect, perhaps, some of the first results of this lyrical research, and certainly, the customary excellence that is habitual from Lula.

The Open Call has started, until the 31st of January, for artists in residency at Castro Marim, under the scope of the project Particular Universal. 

We accept proposals submitted by individual artists or artistic duos whose work is largely in the area of Music and Sound, and who show an interest in working, via those means, under the main themes of the project: Identity, Memory and Landscape.

Artists who are interested must be available between March and July, for an average length of 12 days, and the work developed must be presented publicly.

The conditions, themes and the form for submission of the proposal can be found on the page of the project (all information is found in English, but the form can also be filled in Portuguese). The page can be accessed here: https://particularuniversal.pt/opencall

Magdaléna Manderlová is the next artist in residence at Castro Marim, under the artistic curation of NyMusikk, the Norwegian partner of the Particular Universal project.

Born in the Czech Republic in 1991, but currently based in Trondheim, Norway, the artist explores thoughts, feelings and dreaming through Sound, using Listening as a tool to interact with the world; through field recordings, Magdaléna searches for reciprocal relationships with sites and environments via thoughtful immersion, walking, listening, paying attention. 

Connected to acoustic ecology, the artist presents projects in the form of diaries and sound collages, compositions, installations, performances and written work, informed by her academic background.

During her residency in Castro Marim, Magdaléna Manderlová will dive into the Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo Antonio’s Marsh Natural Reserve, meeting with its particular ecosystem: the Guadiana’s estuary, the tides and the vast swamp-like systems that host hundreds of species of birds all year round. She will talk with experts, record the most diverse sounds and host, on the 17th of December, a soundwalk by the natural reserve where she will share details about her work and promote exercises of active listening.