FotoRio 2011

FotoRio began as a photographers movement and today has more than 200 involved. Together  they managed to create one of the biggest festivals in the world of photography in the footsteps of events like the Mois de la Photo in Paris, and PhotoEspaña in Madrid. Coordinated by the photographer and anthropologist Milton Guran, the biennial international festival is now in its fifth edition.
The festival has had a great impact and quickly became  an important milestone in the field of Brazilian photographic production. It offers a wide range of performances, exhibitions, talks, urban interventions, workshops, seminars in cultural centers and museums and also in commercial galleries spaces.

                                                                     Self-portrait of Tatiana Parcero from Mexico

The Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil marks the opening of FotoRio 2011 - International Photography of Rio de Janeiro, with the exhibition I unfold myself in many - the self-representation in contemporary photography on May 30 at 7pm.

The exhibition is the result of partnership between the FotoRio 2011 and MEP - Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, it is the result of mining work carried out by curators Joan Mazza and Milton Guran in various countries and different events over the past two years.

I unfold in many - the self-representation in contemporary photography features 69 physical works of 7 Brazilians artists and 14 foreigners, among the most important writers of the vanguard of photography in the field of contemporary art in the world. Complement the exhibition a selection of five short videos curated by Jean-Luc Monterosso, director of MEP, and also the installation "Stereoscopia" of Rio André Parente.

The exhibition is proposed as self-representation of artistic achievement. The picture is perhaps the most important aspect of photography, as it was to paintings for several centuries. It gave a face and individuality for the population that use the word "portrait" as synonymous of photography.

Self-portrait of Helenbar from Brazil

                       

                                                                                                                  

EU ME DESDOBRO EM MUITOS – A AUTO-REPRESENTAÇÃO NA FOTOGRAFIA CONTEMPORÂNEA

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Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil – 66 Primeiro de Março st – Centro

May 31st to July 10th 2011

From Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 9pm

Rio22°C/72ºF
Cloudy and cold

Paul McCartney rocked Rio with two incredible concerts!!

Paul brought Rio de Janeiro to a standstill this week with two staggering concerts in the city, playing to 90,000 delighted fans. The concerts on Sunday (22) and Monday (23) night were Paul’s first in twenty-one years in the city.

Paul McCartney posted on Friday (27) on his Facebook page a video thanking his stay in Rio de Janeiro. The singer was in town for two shows with the tour "Up and Coming" 21 years after his last appearance in Rio.

With 1:14 minutes, the video begins with the message "Thank you Rio". Then shows the moment that Paul leaves the hotel Copacabana Palace toward the airport. Recorded from inside the car, you can see he thanking the hotel staff and waving to the legion of fans that awaited him. On the way he also took the opportunity to take some pictures from Rio.

Last Tuesday (24), Paul also published a text on his blog talking about the shows and the Brazilian public.

“Being in Rio was fantastic from the minute we landed. The crowds around the hotel were bananas! They were just crazy and then it built and built until we did the shows. I love Brazil. I love the fact that they love music, it is a very musical nation. I love music, they love music, so it's a natural connection. The fans were of all ages at the shows. There was a huge young fanbase, which I love, and then there was their parents and even their grandparents, so it is a great spread. The enthusiasm for my music was just mind blowing. So all of us in the band had a fantastic time and we thank the fans for making it all so exciting.

While doing 'Hey Jude' when I handed over to the audience to sing the 'na na na na's' suddenly the audience produced these signs. It was such a visual thing. It was very emotional because the fans had gone to all that trouble. They could have just come to the show and watched it but they all communicated before hand to make the special moment happen. They connected with each other, then connected with us and the entire crew. Everyone felt connected. It was very exciting and emotional to see that people care so much."

All we have to say is THANK YOU PAUL!!!!!

Rio 20°C/68°F

Rainy day and lots of cold, for us!

VI International Harp Festival in Rio

Rio de Janeiro is one of the cities that every year receive the world harp circuit. May of 2011, is the month where renowned harpists, from over 20 countries,  are playing in the spetaculars scenarios of the city. The first concert was at "Forte de Copacabana" with harp and instrumental music.

Consolidated at Rio's cultural agenda, the Rio Harp Festival reaches its sixth edition this year, promoting its usual trip around the sounds of the harp, one of the oldest and most beautiful musical instruments.

This year the big attraction is Claire Jones the Official Harpist to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. With 150 performances for Royalty including a performance at the Royal Wedding, for Prince William and Catherine Middleton. She will play here, at Pavão-Pavazinho favela next Sunday at 4pm the same concert performed at the Royal wedding.

Carol McLaughlin, Mario Falcao, the young harpists Benjamin Creighton an English, 13 years old, and the Brazilian Lucena,12 years old, are also this year's great stars.

All concerts are free and will be held at the most diverse and important venues in the city, such as Ilha Fiscal, Corcovado, Academia Brasileira de Letras , Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura , Arquivo Nacional and at subway stations. The VI Rio Harp Festival, with its outstanding autumn's concerts, is part of the project Music in the Museum. The Festival goes until may 31st.

Enjoy and have fun!!!

Here are this weekend schedule:

Saturday May 21st, 11:30 am

Museu Parque das Ruínas

Musician: Gabriela Russo, harpa – Argentina

Program: Julián Aguirre, Angel Lasala, Juis Gianneo, Carlos Gardel, Astor

Piazzolla.

Sunday May 22nd, 11:30 am

Museu de Arte Moderna

Musician: Gabriela Russo, harpa – Argentina

Program: Julián Aguirre, Angel Lasala, Juis Gianneo, Carlos Gardel, Astor

Piazzolla.

Sunday May 22nd, 4 pm

Museu de Favela Pavão-Pavãozinho

Musician: Claire Jones, harpa  Galesa

Program: Patrick Hawes, John Parry, Mayaani, Tchaikovsky.

 

The Greatest Embrace of the World

The Affection of Truth campaign that was launched in october 2010, which was also known as "The Greatest Embrace of the World," just won a Silver Medal on the New York Festivals of International Advertising in categories Video Projections and place based media. The forecasts produced by Visualfarm created the optical illusion of movement of the statue of Christ the Redeemer, using high-power projectors synchronized with animations and 3D software, a technique known as projection maps or mapping.

The initiative was promoted by the National Council of SESI sexual violence against children and adolescents in Brazil, and was created by agency Monumenta to draw the attention of our society to the problem of sexual exploitation of children and adolescents and had direction of images of Fernando  Salis .

                            

                                          

The International Festival of New York, has voters in more than 65 countries and seeks to reward the best in the world in terms of content for TV, film, entertainment, advertising and promotional campaigns, among others, considered one of the most respected competitions in the area.

Congrats to Fernando Salis and his crew!!

Rio 22°C/72°F

Waiting for a sunny weekend!!!