Showing posts with label Carnival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carnival. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

March in Review & EU Sustainability Award : Green Steps, Portugal







Congratulations  to the seven winners of the Eu . Their creative and inspiring projects are turning the global sustainable development goals into concrete solutions. Among the seven winner, there is a Portuguese project: 'Green steps’ by Teatro Metaphora (Portugal) on the category Youth Organizations.


“Green Steps” is the Teatro Metaphora’s initiative that aims to raise awareness on environmental issues. It consists in using trash and transforming it into art pieces, which are then exhibited in the city of Câmara de Lobos, on Madeira island, Portugal. 






Besides the visual impact, this project promotes the sustainable use of resources and encourages the reuse of materials. The results have been very much appreciated, not only by the local community but also at an international level. 

Every year, over several months, young volunteers without any artistic training are guided by Teatro Metaphora to explore their creativity, which turns into an excellent opportunity to promote inclusion and active participation. 


Congratulations to all the volunteers !


And now, it's time to the review of the most popular posts of March.

Here are the most popular posts of the last month:


Musique : On va à la philharmonie de Paris ? Le Petit Prince 

Global School Strike for Future ! Wake-up ! 

Éducation & Langues : Romanica, un jeu vidéo à découvrir

Happy Birthday WWW ! Let's talk about Tim Berners-Lee 

Schools : Carnival : Origins & traditions 

Environment: World Wildlife Day


Wherever you are, I hope you are enjoying your lessons and are happy with your students. Soon, Easter time is coming.


Have a great week wherever you are! Here, it's Spring... but rainy day.

G-Souto

09.04.2019
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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Schools : Carnival : Origines & traditions





Carnival Venice

It’s Carnival time! The exact dates of these traditional celebrations vary from one year to the next. They usually begin just before the Christian observance of Lent between February and early March. 




Carnival Entierro de la Sardina
credits: Goya, painting
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, 1812-14

They generally start on a Thursday and end the following Tuesday, often referred to as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. In some parts of the world, revelers on the day following carnival practice the ritual Burial of the Sardine.

It has many names, including Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras (France), the Tuesday of Carnival, and Pancake Day.




Carnaval Nice

Although deeply rooted in the past, Carnival remains very much alive, and continues to evolve.

Carnivals offer local authentic traditions or adaptations and mixes of practices such as the wearing of masks and costumes and the holding of parades, and street parties. 

Carnival always suggests licence, reveling and a reversal of ordinary rules. They often feature pre-Christian elements and traditions such as the Roman Saturnalia and other festivities that honoured Dionysus or Bacchus in Antiquity. In the Americas, carnivals present elements of ancient celebrations rooted in pre-Columbian or African traditions.


Saturnalia
credits: Antoine Callet, 1783

Anthropologists generally consider carnival to be an heir to the ancient celebrations of the end of winter and the imminent arrival of spring.

From Oruro in Bolivia, through Recife in Brazil, Barraquilla in Colombia, El Callao in Venezuela, to Belgium and Austria, Croatia and Hungary, and Portugal many festivities figure on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for us to discover.




Kids mask
via Pinterest

Education:

The inscription of Carnival for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a recognition of the festival’s fundamental role in society."

It provides visibility for the intangible cultural heritage making people and students aware of its significance, as well as encourages dialogue respective of cultural diversity.

Transmitted from generation to generation, Carnival is constantly recreated by groups and communities and its practices change over time.

Schools are closed. Discover the carnival parades in your city and participate with your kids. W
hat a better entertainment for families? Share some traditions with your kids. Don't forget the carnival costumes and masks. 





The 'Jecken' of Cologne's Carnival
credits: DPA


Resources: 


Inscription on this List provides better visibility for the intangible cultural heritage making people aware of its significance, as well as encourages dialogue respective of cultural diversity.

G-Souto

02.03.2019
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

February rundown of the most read posts & Barabapapa !





© Instagram csabaklement


"Comme une fleur, Barbapapa est né dans un jardin. 
Il peut prendre n’importe quelle forme. Il est très gentil et tout le monde l’aime bien."


Le franco-américain Talus Taylorle créateur de Barbapapa, la série de dessins animés, est mort à l’âge de 82 ans à Paris, le 19 février 2015.

La série Barbapapa, tout le monde connaît. Ces livres pour enfants racontant les aventures de personnages colorés en forme de poire « se transformant à volonté, ronds ou carrés » ont été créés en 1970 par le couple franco-américain Annette Tison et Talus Taylor.

Il avait imaginé le gentil géant rose transformable à volonté en 1970. 







Les Barbapapa ont été traduits dans plus de trente langues. Les histoires ont été adaptées en séries télévisées d'animation.

Les enseignants le connaissent et ont lu certainement les livres Barbarapapa aux enfants du primaire.

Fairwell Talus Taylor "

As well, at the end of every month I put together a list of the most popular posts of February. You will find posts written in English, and Portuguese (my mother language).

Here my list of the most popular posts of the month :








Carnival : A dynamic tradition for families 



Join the world tribute to Talus Taylor and read some books Barbarapapa in the classroom today.

"We want to entertain the kids especially and almost incidentally give them some information, ” 
Talus Taylor


Wherever you are, I hope you are enjoying your teaching and are doing an incredible job with your students. 

Perhaps inspired from one or two of my posts? I think so! Numbers are great!
I'm back to posting the normal roundup this week.

G-Souto

03.03.2015

Monday, February 16, 2015

Carnival : A dynamic tradition for families




Carnival in Venice


"The festival known as the Carnival is celebrated around the world. It reinforces community ties through a farce by reversing the social order."

Unesco



Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the long fast for the Lent period in many Christian churches. 

The day is the day before Ash Wednesday and usually falls between February 3 and March 9. 

It has many names, including Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, the Tuesday of Carnival, and Pancake Day.



Rosenmontag | Karneval in Köeln

The whole community participates in the street parties full of humor, parody, and enthusiasm. The festivities usually last for several days and finish with a large parade.

Although deeply rooted in the past, Carnival remains very much alive, and continues to evolve.

Colorful masks, elaborate costumes, parades and large crowds are all part of the Carnival festivities.



Parade of Lights
Carnival in Nice , France

Some information:
The inscription of Carnival for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a recognition of the festival’s fundamental role in society."

It provides visibility for the intangible cultural heritage making people aware of its significance, as well as encourages dialogue respective of cultural diversity.



Venice Carnival

Venice Carnival is the most famous in Europe. It was first held in Venice in the 11th century and consisted of over two months of revelry, until it fell into decline during the 18th century. It was revived in 1979 with great success and nowadays it is a great excuse to don a mask and costume, parade around the city, enjoy the live music in the main squares of the city, the events organised by the tourist board and is a wonderful open-air festival where everyone can join in. Fantastic costumes are displayed in St Mark's Square and Venice is the perfect back-drop for amazing photographs.



Rosenmontag 2015 | German "Karneval

Google celebrates the Rosenmontag 2015 with a cheerful doodlel Rosenmontag is a German local tradition, the German 'karneval'.

Rosenmontag is celebrated in German-speaking countries. Karneval derives from the Latin carnem levare ("taking leave of meat") marking the beginning of Lent.

There so many European and world countries where Carnival festivities are awesome! 




Goa Carnival

Education:


Transmitted from generation to generation, Carnival is constantly recreated by groups and communities and its practices change over time.

Schools are closed. Discover the carnival parade in your city and participate with your kids. No school? So what a better entertainment for families? Share some traditions with your kids. Don't forget the carnival masks. 

G-Souto

16.02.2015
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Friday, February 17, 2012

Currículo Cultural Carnaval






Girl with a bee dress | Maggie Taylor


Na passada semana, li uma notícia que me impressionou! Publicado no sítio web da BBC tinha por título British children are culture starved, study says as they have never been to an art gallery, theatre or museum, a study has claimed.

O estudo apontava então para que 4 em 10 crianças inglesas nunca tinham ido a uma galeria de arte. E que um em cinco pais respondeu nem lhe passar pela cabeça que os filhos pudessem interessar-se por arte.

O estudo foi feito  junto de 2.000 pais com filhos, entre os 5 e os 12 anos de idade, e estendeu-se a todo o Reino Unido.

Não vou dizer que a percentagem de famílias em Portugal é maior ou menor, não possuo dados estatísticos. Mas tenho uma percepção, perante o perfil de alunos que frequentam as nossas escolas.

No entanto, é com muita frequência que vejo pais em concertos, museus, teatro, acompanhados pelos filhos, alguns muito novinhos.

As escolas, nomeadamente alguns professores, desde há muitos anos, começaram a incluir nos currículos escolares as visitas de estudo a museus, peças de teatro ou concertos, não só para complementar a educação de uma parte dos alunos, como também para iniciar no gosto cultural outros, cujos pais não teriam meios para o fazer ou preparação sócio-cultural.

Falarei mais tarde desta questão, ao apresentar uma experiência de aula em museu, para o estudo do Texto Narrativo. Passou-se no museu Serralves com a exposição de Paula Rego.

Mas voltemos aos pais portugueses que inserem as actividades culturais na vida familiar. E as férias do Carnaval são talvez aquelas em que as famílias as partilham com maior frequência.

Decidi-me assim pesquisar programas para pais e filhos, de interesse cultural de qualidade, olhando também ao orçamento familiar.

Aqui ficam algumas das sugestões espalhadas por várias cidades do país.

Começando pela cidade do Porto:


Carnaval dos Animais 
Casa da Música | Porto


Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música e os pianistas Luis Duarte e Lígia Madeira, sob direcção musical de Alessandro Crudele apresentam  o concerto Carnaval dos Animais no dia 19 Fevereiro às 12:00 e às 18:00. 

"O leão, rei da selva, abre o desfile. Depois seguem-se as galinhas e o galo, animais velozes, as lentas tartarugas, o pesado elefante, os saltitantes cangurus, os deslizantes peixes, personagens com orelhas compridas, o cuco e outros pássaros, pianistas, fósseis e o cisne. É o Carnaval dos Animais, uma das mais divertidas e encantadoras obras de todo o repertório e uma excelente forma de conhecer os instrumentos da orquestra."

Programa: 



Pietro Mascagni - Abertura Le Maschere; Camille Saint-Saëns - Carnaval dos Animais e Aram Khatachurian - Suite Masquerade 

Bilhetes: crianças 2€; adultos 11€




Serralves | Porto
Oficinas de Carnaval


O Museu de Serralves inclui no seu programa Famílias em Serralves as Oficinas de Carnaval, dia 19 Fevereiro, das 10:00 às 17:00


"Venha a Serralves com as suas princesas e fadas, super-heróis e palhaços..." 

Oficinas:
  • Quantos são os mundos que nos povoam a cabeça?
"Nesta oficina, propõe-se uma viagem aos diversos mundos que vivem dentro de nós e transformá-los num capacete."
  • Babas, Monstros e truques científicos
"Neste dia de maroteiras, a Ciência não podia deixar de dar uma “mão” à magia! Criar massas viscosas, fumarolas inesperadas ou cicatrizes horripilantes, tudo vai ser permitido nesta oficina de Carnaval onde ninguém leva a mal!"

Entradas e participações gratuitas.





Galeria do Palácio

Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett | Porto

Nos Jardins do Palácio de Cristal , a Biblioteca Almeida Garrett apresenta:  
  • 14 de janeiro a 29 de fevereiro I Bela – biennial of european and latin american contemporary art I 
Entrada Livre 
  • 17 de fevereiro a 17 março I Veneza: máscaras de sedução I 
Entrada Livre  

Bela – biennial of european and latin american contemporary art 

Exposição com obras de 3 artistas finlandeses: Hannu Riikonen, Kristiina Lampinen e Viva Granlund, vencedores da última bienal
  • À Volta do Mundo na Hora do Conto: Fevereiro - América do Norte e Central
"A Hora do Conto convida para uma viagem à volta do Mundo onde as crianças irão conhecer diferentes países com as suas culturas e tradições. O passaporte da leitora é essencial nesta viagem multicultural."
  • Lápis tecnologia de Ponta 
"Integrada na exposição Viarco Express. Um século. Dez lápis. Cem desenhos, a organização em parceria com a BMAG e a Porto Lazer vai realizar workshops de desenho em rolo ou aguarela, tendo sempre por inspiração o lápis Viarco." 



A Pequena Sereia em Patins | Dança
Guimarães

Guimarães, Capital Europeia da Cultura 2012, para além das muitas actividades, apresenta:
  • Espectáculo de patinagem que narra a história da pequena Ariel n'A Pequena Sereia em patins.
"Ariel, a filha mais nova do rei Tritão, está descontente com a sua vida no mar. A pequena sereia anseia por ser como os humanos que vê à superfície e discute frequentemente com o pai por causa desses "bárbaros comedores de peixe". Um dia, Ariel vai ter com Ursula (Pat Carroll), a Bruxa do Mar, para fazer um acordo. Mas a feiticeira tem outros planos para a sereia..."

"A Pequena Sereia" é uma adaptação livre do conto homónimo de Hans Christian Andersen.

No Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, dia 18 Fevereiro às 16:00 e 21:00, entrada crianças 5€ e pais 15€.



Sopa de Nuvem | Viseu



Casa das Histórias | Paula Rego
Oeiras


Em Cascais, a Casa das Histórias Paula Rego apresenta Especial Carnaval 18, 19, 20 e 21 Fevereiro:
  • A minha fantasia é a minha história …

Nas encenações de Paula Rego, os adereços são tão importantes quanto as figuras que povoam os seus quadros, não só constroem a cena como trazem consigo as suas próprias histórias. Neste Carnaval, poderás vestir a pele do modelo, do actor, do figurinista, do alfaiate, do pintor ou do escultor… E quando as cortinas se abrirem que história contará a tua fantasia?

Entrada. 3€



Concurso Crianças Mascaradas | Sintra


Finalmente, em Sintra no Palácio Nacional da Pena, dia 18 Fevereiro, às 14h30:

"Culture can take many kinds of forms and it's essential our children are encouraged to get involved with this at any early age"

Emma Gray

G-Souto

17.02.2012
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References:


*BBC | 'Millions of British children are "culture starved" as they have never been to an art gallery, theatre or museum, a study has claimed.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16986878