Mountain festival starts in Portugal
05.01.2016
MiratecArts kicked-off on the morning of 1 January 2016 the second edition of Montanha Pico Festival in the island mountain of Pico, Azores-Portugal, with the opening of the exhibition "The Agonizing Glacier" by Laurence Piaget (supported by SMArt Sustainable Mountain Art).
On Monday 4 January, the exhibition that includes "Mountains from Around the World: Flora & Fauna" and the work of Mountain Partnership members Active R.E.M.E.D.Y (UK) and Tatra Agency for Development, Promotion and Culture (Poland) opened.
Sunday afternoon tea in the Mountain House of Pico at 1 100 metres high (the last stop reachable by car), film presentations, book launches, talks and workshops will be start and continue all month long. Performances, including the premiere of a contemporary dance piece titled "The Vulcano", the launch of a CD "Montanha" and the already most publicized event, the premiere of the cello concert "Mountain" will take place at the top of the Pico mountain at 2 351 metres, the highest point in Portugal.
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Photo by Pedro Silva, winner of the 2015 MiratecArts International Photo Contest. Who will be this year´s winner? Stay tuned to find out.
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