ICBIE’S LATEST CULTURAL EVENT: “THE BALL IS ROUND’
Event produced by the Institute of Culture Brazil Italy Europe (ICBIE)
in collaboration with the Lahn Artists Association from Germany
“The Ball is Round” consists of an event dedicated to appreciating the most popular and widely practiced sporting culture in Brazil, o futebol. Therefore, this Sunday, June 15th, the Institute of Culture Brazil Italy Europe (ICBIE), in collaboration with the German association Lahn Artists, promotes this event, which will take place in the Institute, located in the Ribeira district.
The opening of “The Ball Is Round” project will consist of an exposition, for the first time in Brazil, of the works of the painter Renate Kuby, with the title AN DIE NATUR – SOBRE A NATUREZA – TO NATURE and the participation on several graffiti artists from the city of Salvador who will paint a collective work on interior and exterior spaces of the ICBIE. There will also be an exhibition of drawings on the theme of “Our Cup.” realized by the children in the workshops of the plastic artist Josemar Oliveira, a performance of Afro-dance by the group lead by Emerson Ataide, a musical performance by the young Juliana Coelho and others, culminating in a flash mob in the streets of the district.
At the same time, there will be a projection of photos from the international competition that was launched on social sites, asking for professional and amateur photos on the theme of popular football (soccer for the Yanks). During the run of the exposition, the best photos will be rated by the visitors, and during the closing ceremony, on July 7th, four winners will be awarded prizes.
The project is the creation of an Englishman and football lover, Steve Whitton, and it is based on the premise that the ball is the only truly indispensable item for making a football match. Therefore, we use that premise to carry things back to the essential simplicity and popularity of the game, to provoke a possible alternative to the hype and the media coverage of the World Cup in Brazil.
The goal of the event is to take advantage of the opportunity that the Cup in Brazil offers, to make the art, the history and the traditions of Brazil known to the whole world, as a tribute to the real wealth of the country, through the organization and the realization of events and cultural initiatives that promote an alternative, responsible and sustainable breed of tourism.
