Monday, February 28, 2005
Bastante coisas para fazer,mas nao tenho tempo
Monday, February 28
Brazilian Film Series
Brazilian Film Series
Djavan/Ao Vivo
Music, 60 mins. of excerpts, Portuguese subtitles only, 7:00 p.m.
O Primeiro Dia (The First Day)
Drama, 76 mins., 8:00 p.m.
Free admission, Texas Union Theater
Concert footage from a 1999 tour commemorating his 25 year career, Djavan sings his hits with a big band to an audience of fans in Rio De Janeiro and also accompanies himself on guitar in the more intimate and beautiful setting of Guell Park, in Barcelona, Spain, home to many of the works of the famous Catalonian architect, Antoni Gaudi. Directed by Oscar Rodrigues Alves. Songs include Maca, Samurai, Meu Bem Querer, Cigano, Fato Consumado, Flor De Lis, Faltando Um Pedaco, Capim, Seduzir, Sina, and Lilas.
The fate of João, a prisoner in Rio de Janeiro, never would have crossed paths with that of Maria, who lives isolated in her apartment. But on December 31, 1999, João escapes from prison, and Maria wanders through the streets of the city, deserted by her husband. João is chased through the favelas of Copacabana as the countdown for the New Year starts and the first fireworks can be seen in the sky. Without any hope, Maria goes to the roof of her building, the same place where João is hiding. It is in that space between heaven and earth, in the utopia of a unique night, that a divided city embraces and miracles come true. It is the beginning of the first day. Directed by Daniela Thomas and Walter Salles, 1999. Cast: Fernanda Torres, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Matheus Natchergaele. In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Sponsored by Cine las Americas, Caravan Music, the Brazil Center of LLILAS, the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, History, and Radio-TV-Film, and the College of Liberal Arts.
Monday, March 7-Tuesday, March 8
Conference. Music and Culture in the Imperial Court of João VI in Rio de Janeiro
Thompson Conference Center, 8:30a.m.-4:45 p.m
In 1808, the Portuguese emperor João VI and his entire court fled Lisbon for Brazil to escape the invading armies of Napoleon. With the court came a high regard for intellectual and cultural endeavors, including a great interest in music. This conference will bring together a distinguished group of musicologists, historians, journalists, and writers to discuss this extraordinary moment in Latin American history. Harvard historian Kenneth Maxwell will give the keynote address. For more info and full program, see http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/llilas/events/missa.html. Sponsored by LLILAS and the School of Music.
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