TRACTION PROJECT - Key Persons
The musical score composed by Arnau Tordera draws upon the rich cultural context of the neighbourhood. The music director and conductor is Alfons Reverté, while students from the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and the Taller de Músics will join with other musicians in performing the work. The stage director, Ricard Soler Mallol, for whom the concept of a community implies the empowerment of individuals, is casting his open, sensitive gaze on everyday life in the neighbourhood. The team of professional artists is completed by Set Designer Adrià Pinar, Costume Designer Montse Amenós, video artist Miquel Àngel Raió, lighting designers Maria de la Cámara and Gabriel Paré de Cube, and Choreographer Tuixén Benet.
Job Titles:
- Coordinator of the Traction
- Its Coordinator
François Matarasso (coordinator of the Traction project), Valentí Oviedo (Gran Teatre del Liceu), James Bingham (Irish National Opera), Paulo Lameiro (Sociedade Artística Musical dos Pousos), Luís Sousa Ferreira (23 Milhas and Teatro Nacional D. Maria II), Maria Vlachou (Acesso Cultura), Ana Rita Barata and Pedro Sena Nunes (Vo'arte) are some of the conference participants cited in this publication. Building on the example of Traction and the creation of community operas in prison, the testimonials shared prove that technology can be a valuable resource in these processes and underscore the importance of culture and artistic-community co-creation in encouraging listening and promoting equality.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation/PARTIS invited Journalist Vanessa Rodrigues to write the third volume of their "Art and Community" notebook series. Divided into seven chapters, the notebook summarises the ideas and practices discussed at the "Building Capacities: rethinking the social value of culture", hosted at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation on 6 June 2022.