19th June to 6th July 12th to 30th September MACAU

Bridges between East and West by Art | Multi Cultural Exchange | Crossing the Traditional with the Contemporary UNITYGATE 2014 1 Unitygate is a Portal of Union through Art, based on the convergence of PRESS RELEASE UNITYGATE 2014 cultures and through an annual artistic and cultural exchange Platform between East and West. Through unity in diversity, this project gathers different areas and cultures, promoting the exchange of knowledge and connections among groups, seeking therefore the holistic dimension of Art. As transdisciplinary and multicultural, it crosses tradition and contemporary.

This project genesis was the creation of a regular artistic and cultural exchange Platform between Portugal and Macao. Considering that Portugal as well as Macao are in fact Portals to West and East, its embryo is emphasized in bridges between Portugal and Macao, believing that both Macao and Portugal have conditions to be doors / seeds to dialogue, convergence and union of different cultures.

Focusing in cultural exchange and education between these two cultures and their secular connection, this project grows roots and through them extends to other cultures in East and West.

Amalgama believes ever more that unitygate is a Live example that Art has no frontiers and is a privileged vehicle of union in cultural diversity.

Art is a vital instrument in the building process of Humanity, an essential channel of connection with the human Soul.

UNITYGATE 2014 WILL BE HELD IN TWO PHASES: June: Portuguese artists going to Macao | September: Macanese artists going to Portugal.

MAIN GOALS • To promote creativity, share of multidisciplinary and multicultural knowledge, on the Way of an holistic Art;

• To invest on research, on artistic and personal Development, on the flux of Lusophone Diasporas, and promotion of skills, cultures, artists.

• To promote a continuous learning with Art and through Art, in different areas and cultures, building societies of union through difference, of openness to knowledge and visions, of tolerance, prosperity, growing and peace.

2 PRESS RELEASE UNITYGATE 2014 Fase I - Macau - 19th JUNE TO 6th JULY

Workshops PlaTFORM In Macau, it develops in two weeks of intensive workshops conducted by Amalgama, Dance Company artists and Macanese teachers:

• Classical Dance (Adults | Youth) – Pedro Paz

• Classical Dance (Children) – Joana Silva

• Contemporary / Amalgama Movement (Adults | Youth) – AlSandra Battaglia

• Contemporary Choreographic Composition (Adults | Youth) – AlSandra Battaglia & Pedro Paz

• Creative Dance for Parents and Children – Joana Silva & Pedro Paz

• Iberic Dance Fado&Flamenco (Adults | Youth) – AlSandra Battaglia

• Physical Training Movement For Drama Artists (Adults | Youth) – AlSandra Battaglia

• Portuguese Dance of Traditional Influence (Adults | Youth) – Joana Silva

• Portuguese Music of Traditional Influence (Children) – Rui Filipe Reis

• Puppets Construction (Children | Adults | Youth) – Elisa Vilaça

• Studio Photography / Outdoor Photography (Adults | Youth) – António Mil Homens

• Vídeo (Adults | Youth) – Pedro Cardeira

• Singing Body & Movement (Adults | Youth) – Pedro Paz

• Life Dance (+50years) – Alsandra Battaglia

3 PRESS RELEASE UNITYGATE 2014 presentations

PRESS CONFERENCE

A series of events to be developed, allowing the visibility, share and reflections about the involved artists work, as well as the Sino Luso relationship:

• Beginning of the construction of a new Sino Luso joint creation with Portuguese and Macanese artists (Musicians, Dancers, Photographers, Filmmakers / Video)

• A public Presentation of professional artists involved in the Project, music,dance, video. The intention is to show the different works of professional nature from Portuguese and Macanese artists and of the companies involved in unitYgate.

• A Jam Session of Music and Dance, promoting the encounter among local and unitYgate artists.

• Lectures and Exhibitions with public entities connected to the intervention areas.

CLOSING CEREMONY

4 PRESS RELEASE UNITYGATE 2014 Fase II - Portugal - 12th TO 30th SEPTEMBER

INVOLVED CITIES: Involved cities - , Oeiras, , Sintra, Mafra, Porto......

WORKSHOPS PLATFORM In Portugal, two weeks of intensive workshops conducted by Macanese artists from Stella & Artists, TDSM, Antonio Mil-Homens Studio, among other guests.

• Biotea & Aromatic Herbs (Zélia Sakai) • Creative Writing (Risoleta Pinto Pedro) • Stories & Plastic Arts (Ana Mar Battaglia) • Sacred Spheres of Dance (Tânia Luiz) • Musical Creation (Rui Filipe Reis) • Photography (António Mil-Homens) • Ayurvedic Cooking (Leonor Braga) • Jazz Funk (Oscar) • Macanese Cooking (Ana Manhao) • Amalgama Movement – Contemporary • Vegetarian Cooking (Lúcia Silva) & Improvisation (AlSandra Battaglia) • Classical Ballet/Floor Barre (Ruth Silk) • Percussion (Francisco Bento, Luís Fernandes) • Creative Dance for Parents & Children (Joana Silva) • Natural Products (Clara Oliveira) • Traditional Chinese Dance (Stella Ho) • Sevilhanas (Vera Battaglia) • Traditional Indian Dance (Lajja Sambhavnath, Tarikavalli, • Tibetan Bowls (João Silva) Grupo EKVAT) • Tai Chi Dance/Long Sleevs (Rosita Ng) • Traditional Portuguese Dance (Margarida Moura, • Taiji Bailong Ball (Eduardo Elias) Rancho Folclórico Cantarinhas de Barro) • Urban Dance (Jarvis Mo) • African Dances (Joana Peres, Mafalda Aires) • Voice & Movement (João Charepe) • Historical Dances (Vera Amorim) • Yoga / Pranayama (Atul Mulji)

5 PRESS RELEASE UNITYGATE 2014 PRESENTATIONS

12th September, 21h30 - OPENING SHOW Ruins Largo do Carmo - Lisbon ...... 13th September, 19h00 - INDIAN NIGHT Hindu Community Alameda Mahatma Gandhi - Lisbon ...... 14th September, 21h00 - UNITY MEETING La Marmita Rua de França, 6 - Ribeira de Gaia - Vila Nova de Gaia - Oporto ...... 19th September, 19h30 - EXHIBITION OPENNING OF PHOTOGRAPHY “EXPRESSIONS” Black & White Photography by António Mil-Homens PERFORMANCE SINO LUSO ARTISTS Lisboa Alameda dos Oceanos - Parque das Nações - Lisbon ...... 20th September, 18h00 - SUNSET SINTRA ORIENTAL Park of Monserrate Parque de Monserrate - Sintra ...... 21 September, 18h00 - OPEN ART SESSION Luchapa - Palace of Egypt Oeiras ...... 27th September, 21h30 - UNITYGATE PERFORMANCE – AURORA STAGE Casino Av. Dr. Stanley Ho - Estoril ...... 28th September, 17h30 - WORLD STAGE Mafra National Palace and Cerco Garden Jardim do Cerco / PNM - Palácio Nacional de Mafra ...... 29th September, 18h30 - ORIENTAL SUNSET Príncipe Perfeito Sailboat Doca de Alcântara Norte, Cais da Rocha Conde D’Óbidos - Lisbon

6 PRESS RELEASE UNITYGATE 2014 UNITYGATE Links

Unitygate 2014 Macau Synthesis: https://vimeo.com/100558396

Unitygate 2013 Synthesis: http://youtu.be/gyekujOe1lE

Website: http://unitygateplatform.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/unitygate

This Project was conceived by Amalgama Companhia de Dança (non-profit Cultural Association), co-organized among Sino/luso entities (Macau|Portugal) and was born as a result of a connection with Macao in 2011, as part of a collaboration with Macao Government, in which Amalgama Director (AlSandra Battaglia) was invited by the Macau Cultural Institute to direct two art projects in a multicultural and multidisciplinary context: Showcase included I in XXI Macao Arts Festival on May 22; Big Parade of Macao, Latin City on December 21. Already this year, Amalgama and unitYgate were invited to join the renowned XXV Macao Arts Festival.

THIS PROJECT DEVELOPS IN THREE FRONTS:

1 - Workshops Platform – International Platform for Cultural Interchange (dance, music, visual arts, voice, Eastern practices, cooking, photography, video).

2 - Presentations – Performances (East and West), Lectures, Performances, Jam Session, Exhibitions

3 - Video Art and Reportage – (Workshops / Shows / Processes)

7 Links – PREVIOUS YEARS Unitygate 2012 Syntesis: http://youtu.be/QPh-A4Ts-lM RTP Unitygate 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OPHxjFk7EQ Unitygate 2011 Synthesis: http://youtu.be/VTDyYcr5MW0

Links 2011 Macao Arts Festival 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG9RFyR7ad4 “A Mar” in the Great Parade through Macao Latin City 2011: http://youtu.be/-myQcRg_v38 Great Parade through Macao Latin City 2011 (Reportage1): http://youtu.be/QfBYoFgmulg Great Parade through Macao Latin City 2011 (Reportage2): http://youtu.be/ZqrT7b2PEIw “Learn, Create and Unite through Arts in the Difference on the Way to a Better World”

Contacts and Applications: (+351) 919 580 569 • (+351) 912 020 798 • (+351) 912 248 775 Email: [email protected] | Site: unitygateplatform.com | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unitygate

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