According to the cultural agenda the initiative - "Todos 11" (which stands for All in 2011) was supposed to get Lisbon city dwellers to travel the world without leaving the capital city ... and though I can understand the organizers' willingness to do what they had theorethically proposed to achieve ... I must say they didn't impact us the way they could have.
The photo exhibition on those residing in downtown Lisbon quarters (mostly foreign natives) by 4 photographers, which was on display at the National Photographic Archive and Martim Moniz wasn't too bad ... but easily forgetable.
Of the many kiosks along Martim Moniz square only three were selling clothes and artifacts related to this cultural activity ... with most of the others being closed ...
Of the announced street activities, two caught my attention ... a French-Algerian puppet theatre company (Hippocampe Thêatre) and an Indian brass band (Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band).
A Guinean outfit I bought for myself
Of the announced street activities, two caught my attention ... a French-Algerian puppet theatre company (Hippocampe Thêatre) and an Indian brass band (Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band).
The first because of the magic conveyed by the amazing capacity on the part of the pupeteer to get both children and adults hypnotised by the sequence of Indian scenarios backed up by a beautifully well played live music ...
... and the second, because of the liveliness of the musicians having led many to follow them as if they were (un)willingly following the Hamlin flute player ...
The afternoon ended up being "cross-cultural" in a different perspective as Isabel (a long time friend whose "cultural paths" have very often crossed mine) and I unexpectedely found ourselves at the same table where Armando (an "old" Guinean - Portuguese acquaintance ...) and his German girlfriend were sitting ...
Isabel, Anya and Armando (from left to right)
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