MIMO Festival Brazil announces 2014 highlights.
Full programme to follow.
The spectacular music and film festival takes place in 4 locations across Brazil this year, running from late August through to mid October 2014. The first artist announcements for the 2014 programme are below, with the full line-up coming soon.
MIMO FESTIVAL 2014, BRAZIL
MIMO is a major cultural festival in Brazil held across several locations during its annual season. Its core is an international programme of music, from classical to jazz to world music, presented in some of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Brazil. All events are free to the public and take place in churches, squares and courtyards in settings noted for their stunning Baroque architecture. This runs concurrently with the outdoor Film Festival screenings, and MIMO's Educational Programme for children from local schools. MIMO presents music, cinema, visual art, workshops and master classes in a celebration of free access to all kinds of culture. Live music highlights for 2014 include Chick Corea, Nana Vasconcelos, Salif Keita, Bassekou Kouyate, Trilok Gurtu Quartet, Jordi Savall and Toninho Horta. Full festival programme to be announced shortly.
August 29-31, OURO PRETO (MINAS GERAIS)
For the third year running MIMO returns to this UNESCO World Heritage Site
September 4-7, OLINDA (PERNAMBUCO)
MIMO comes home to its original birthplace
October 10-12, PARATY (RIO DE JANEIRO STATE)
MIMO returns to the beautiful coastal town
October 17-19 TIRADENTES (MINAS GERAIS)
A new location for MIMO, a gold-rush city founded in 1702
MIMO MUSIC FESTIVAL
The 2014 MIMO music programme includes top names from jazz, classical and world music with more to be announced soon:
TONINHO HORTA E ORQUESTRA FANTASMA (Brazil)
CHICK COREA & THE VIGIL (US)
SONIA WIEDER-ATHERTON (France)
CHAARTS (Switzerland)
WINSTON MCANUFF & FIXI (Jamaica/ France)
BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA (Mali)
MARCO PEREIRA E TONINHO FERRAGUTTI (Brazil)
TRILOK GURTU BAND (India)
RENATA ROSA & EMILY LOIZEAU (Brazil/France)
JORDI SAVALL & HESPERION XXI (Spain)
EGBERTO GISMONTI (Brazil)
JORGE MAUTNER (Brazil) Special guest: OTTO
CUSTÓDIO CASTELO (Portugal)
EGBERTO GISMONTI & CAMERATA ROMEU (Brazil/ Cuba)
NANÁ VASCONCELOS E LUI COIMBRA (Brazil)
SALIF KEITA (Mali)
MIMO FILM FESTIVAL
The MIMO Film Festival combines feature films, animation and documentaries, shorts and feature-length movies – many of which are debut screenings. The films all have links to music and are projected onto open-air screens in church patios, market squares and museums. The Film Festival does not have a competition strand. All screenings are free and enhanced by the beautiful contexts of the historical host cities. The MIMO Film Festival was launched in 2004, as an integral part of MIMO in Olinda, providing a unique environment for encounters between musicians, film-makers and the public. The full programme will be announced shortly.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
The Educational Programme, is central to MIMO's programme. It is an opportunity for music students and the general public to have direct contact with the artists during free master classes. MIMO has hosted over 16,000 students at master classes, talks, conducting courses, orchestra training workshops and MIMO for Kids, aimed at school-children.
MIMO in numbers (2004-2013)
630,000 spectators
240 free concerts
120 free film screenings
16,500 students benefitting from the Educational Programme
MOVIMENTO MIMO/MIMO WAVE
The expansion of MIMO's activities throughout the rest of the year is known as MIMO Wave. It includes the launch of educational activities in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte; workshop programmes and communications platforms, including radio shows and apps for the festival host cities.
PAST EDITIONS
Past editions have featured artists such as Phillip Glass (USA), Herbie Hancock (USA), Omar Sosa (Cuba) Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda (Italy/Brazil), Gilberto Gil (Brazil), Rum Tareq Al Nasser (Jordan), Madredeus (Portugal), Ibrahim Maalouf (Lebanon/France), Nelson Freire (Brazil) and BNegão e os Seletores de Frequência (Brazil).
http://www.mimo.art.br
article posted by:Jody Gillett, Brasil Music Exchange