SATIE.150
A celebration in the shape of an umbrella
Joana Gama, piano

In 2016, with the support of Antena 2, Joana Gama dedicated herself to SATIE.150 - A celebration in the shape of an umbrella, which marked in Portugal the 150th anniversary of the birth of the French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925) . What began as a tour of 12 concerts - 1 per month - in 12 Portuguese locations, ended up gaining a greater proportion. In this context, in addition to the recitals, she gave lectures in schools and coordinated the book "Embryons dessechés", a special edition of Satie's homonymous score, released by Pianola Editores on the day of the composer's birthday. On July 8th, she performed an uninterrupted 15-hour performance of Erik Satie's "Vexations" at the Jardins Efémeros Festival in Viseu. In December he released the album HARMONIES (Shhpuma), a project shared with Luis Fernandes in electronics and Ricardo Jacinto on the cello, inspired by the music and fantastic universe of Erik Satie, which concert was presented in Portugal, Spain, Scotland and Germany.
In 2017, the pianist releases the album SATIE.150 album, an edition supported by GDA, again with the label of Pianola Editores.
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Tour 2016 - Calendar

 January - Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa, PT
27 February - Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, PT
26 March - Teatro de Vila Real, PT
19 April - Festival Internacional de Música da Primavera, Viseu, PT
6 May - Teatro Micaelense, Ponta Delgada - Azores, PT
+ 7 May - Auditório do Ramo Grande - Praia da Vitória - Azores, PT
3 June - Auditório de Espinho, PT
2 July - Centro Cultural Gil Vicente, Sardoal, PT
25 August - Festival Clássica em Cacela, Cacela Velha, PT
+ 16 September - Fundatie van Renswoude, Utrecht, NL
+ 17 September - Engelse kerk - Amesterdam, NL
24 September - Musibéria, Serpa, PT
1 October - Teatro Lethes, Faro, PT
11 November - Cine-Teatro Avenida, Castelo Branco, PT
+ 12 November - Teatro Municipal da Guarda, PT
3 December - Theatro Circo, Braga, PT
+ 14 December - Maison du Portugal, Paris, FR 

+ extra dates

Tour 2016 - Programme
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Erik Satie Sonneries de la Rose + Croix (Air du Grand Prieur)
John Adams China Gates
Erik Satie Gnossienne No. 1
Carlos Marecos Three Preludes about the Sea
Erik Satie Gymnopédie No. 1
Arvo Pärt Für Alina
Erik Satie Embryons Desséchés
John Cage Dream
Erik Satie Sonatine bureaucratique
Alexander Scriabin Vers la flamme
Erik Satie Cinéma

FACEBOOK PAGE

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PRESS (PT only)

OTHER EVENTS

May 17th 2016 - Entr'acte by René Clair Cinemateca Portuguesa

Jully 2016 - Vexations
 Jardins Efémeros (Viseu)