Joana Gama (Braga, 1983) is a Portuguese pianist who is involved in multiple projects, both solo and in collaborations in the areas of cinema, dance, theatre, photography and music. In 2010, she completed her Masters in Interpretation at the University of Évora, where, in 2017, she obtained her PhD, with a grant from FCT. In 2016, with the support of Antena 2, she marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of French composer Erik Satie with the tour SATIE.150 – A celebration in the shape of an umbrella. She played Erik Satie's piece «Vexations» on four occasions: Serralves em Festa, 2016; Jardins Efémeros Festival, 2016; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2018; Atelier Re.al with João Fiadeiro, 2019, in performances lasting 40 minutes, 15 hours, 14 hours and 7 hours, respectively.
«There’s no knowing», the fifth album by the piano and electronics duo that she has maintained with Luís Fernandes since 2014, was released in January 2022.
Joana Gama's eclectic discography is present on the Portuguese labels Shhpuma, mpmp, Pianola, Boca/Douda Correria and Holuzam, on the Australian Room40 and on Grand Piano (Naxos group). More info: www.joanagama.com
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Rui Manuel Vieira, graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, and his work has been developed around the themes of time and memory. Member of the Haarvöl collective, he has created a series of videos in which he reflects on the premises of time – space – memory. He was awarded a grant by FCT in the project Ruptura Silenciosa, in which he developed several films as cinematographer. Author of films, in which he also worked as cinematographer, including: Ínsua, 2013; Hedonist, 2014; A Construção da Villa Além, 2015; Por i, 2015; O Laboratório, 2017; The Oblivion’s Wordless Knot, 2018; Now (Post Mortem), 2019; The Same (obsolete Topologies), 2020, Small Scale and Isolated Occurrences, 2020. Executive producer of exhibition projects, of which: Collecting Collections and Concepts, 2012; Buildings and Traces, 2012; Them or Us, 2017; Trabalho Capital # Ensaio sobre Gestos e Fragmentos, 2019; Depois do Estouro, 2019; Trabalho Capital # Greve Geral, 2020; Que Horas são que Horas, 2020; ANUÁRIO, 2021; Ensaio para uma comunidade – Retrato de uma coleção em construção (take 1), 2021; Hans Otte : Sound of Sounds, 2021-22; INDEX, 2022. He is currently a professor at the School of Arts of the UCP.
