Festival da Voz

In the TNSJ’s vision, the voice has always been a crucial scenic element. Now, we dedicate a festival to it, focusing on its exploration as a creative material in the musical and poetic spheres. This initiative brings together several Portuguese and foreign names from the national and international scenes, some established, others at the start of their careers, all united by a desire to innovate and bring new expressive possibilities to the voice. The festival comprises concerts, performances, installations and lectures, which represent a wide range of cultural and historical perspectives, all somewhat driven by the need for vocal transfiguration. Especially noteworthy is a long-term participatory creation, in which a work will be commissioned from a composer for an all-ages community group, the Grupo Operário do Ruído, in which the voice plays a central role. The voice’s potential is what allows us to communicate, and thus the festival also serves as a meeting point, a place for discussion and celebration, strengthening the bonds of a community dedicated to exploring voice’s musical poetics.