Next Saturday, February 28th, starting at 4PM in Ribeira’s Conselheiro Nabuco Square (near the School of the Military Police on Rua Engenheiro Pimenta da Cunha), the ICBIE will offer a Roda de Conversa (a “Conversation Circle”) regarding the Peninsula’s Historic Memory, as part of the LeiturArteItapagipe (Itapagipe Reading/Art), sponsored by Arte em Toda Parte – Second Year, launched by the Gregorio de Mattos Foundation of the City of Salvador.
The Conversation Circle on the Itapagipe Peninsula is the second part of the LeiturArte project and will take place in a public square in Ribeira. After the success of the Literary Evening based on the reading of poetry and artistic writings, the goal of this second event is to stimulate the attention, the interest and the respect of Itapagipe’s residents for artistic values, for its historic memory, for the environmental richness and for the conservation of popular traditions, of fishing and of water sport activities in the territory of the peninsula.
In a lively parade for the residents of the district and the people who have been invited, sporting old masks from the Italian carnival of the Commedia dell’Arte, the members of the Little Theater Company of the ICBIE will present a short scene, under the direction of Alex Oliveira Nascimento and the special collaboration of Joyce Aglae. This is planned in order to attract the attention of bystanders and hopefully to encourage them to attend the event. Some longtime residents will be invited to share their memories, recounting old stories and situations that have characterized the peninsula’s history, while new residents can share stories about interesting new developments. All of this is meant to compare the different experiences of the people. The residents who have been invited are: José Romenil Santos Rocha, Dona Gildete, Jamira Muniz, Cecy Ramos, José Rosa, Maria de Lourdes da Conceição Nascimento, Mestre Zambi from the UNICAR Capoeira Association, and others.
CONVERSATION CIRCLE PROGRAM
4 PM — Departure of the parade from the ICBIE to the square, animated by the ICBIE Little Theater Company with masks of the Italian Commedia dell’Arte.
4:30 – Presentation of the invited guests.
4:45 — Conversation Circle on the historic memory of the Itapagipe peninsula
5:30 — Performance of the ICBIE Little Theater Company
5:45 — Buffet of Italian pasta dishes
