Oxalá: Legends of Enchanted Mouras

Sinopse do evento

The Arab influence on Portuguese culture is undeniable. This universe remained in our imagination in different ways. Often associated with the dreamlike world of enchantment and secrecy, the legends related to the Arab presence in Portuguese territory are a literary treasure, an intangible heritage that presents itself as the best testimony of a multidisciplinary tradition: historical, literary and linguistic...often seductive and enigmatic for Christians. OXALÁ is a session of stories that results from a journey, from a great introspection about this cultural heritage present in all modes of expression - verbal and non-verbal. A narrator who lived 10 years listening to stories of enchantments, betrayals, Moors and Moors in Gharb al-Andaluz, and a musician, specialist in medieval and Arabic themes who brings the sounds and colors of those times through the Arabic lute, from Ney ( Arabic flute), Saz (Turkish string instrument)…