An unforgettable Saturday with two young British musicians
One of my five faithful Facebook readers asks if I was at the wonderful duo recital Saturday at Rio de Janeiro`s Municipal Theatre of British musicians–yes British of West African roots— of cellist Sheku Kanneh Mason,26, and his sister Isata Kanneh Mason,29, piano. Yes Ms. X indeed I was in seat H2 at this memorable […]
Lixo e Arte — «Maintenance Artist» / O extraordinário documentário de Toby Perl Freilach sobre a singular Mierle Laderman
À medida que o Festival Internacional de Cinema do Rio de Janeiro chega ao fim esta noite, este cinéfilo, ao reconsiderar todos os filmes vistos nos últimos dez dias, conclui que aquele que mais o impressionou é sobre fazer arte a partir do lixo. Intitulado «Artista da Manutenção» (junho de 2025), de Toby Perl Freilach, […]
A Good Laugh but Not (who really cares?) a great movie: ‘Hotel Amor’
Contrasting styles, subjects and humors(humours) are among the advantages of attending an international film festival. As a resident of Rio de Janeiro where local cinemas currently feature some of the most banal and silliest Hollywood imports, this movie lover is taking advantage of Rio`s International Film Festival—which ends today—to view other foreign imports. Having never […]
ARY, a film by Andre Weller
Where are musical geniuses produced? Not necessarily or exclusively at New York City’s famous Juilliard School of Music or on the streets of Vienna near the homes of Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Strauss and other musical immortals! The composer of what has almost become Brazil`s equivalent of its national anthem, `Watercolor of Brazil` (Aquarela do Brasil) […]
Second Day at Rio Convention Week-Renowned `Stubborn` Brazilian choreographer Deborah and Author`s Rights in an Age of Artificial Intelligence
Anyone who has spent enough time in Brazil will agree with this observer that there are ` certain` coincidences which only occur in this part of the world. Rio Convention Week is chock full of events and with more visitors than one would ever imagine but somehow this observer managed without planning to end up […]
Segundo dia da Semana da Convenção do Rio – A renomada coreógrafa brasileira Deborah e os direitos autorais na era da inteligência artificial
Qualquer pessoa que já tenha passado algum tempo no Brasil concordará com este observador que há certas coincidências no ar que só ocorrem nesta parte do mundo. A Rio Convention Week está repleta de eventos e com mais visitantes do que se poderia imaginar, mas de alguma forma este observador conseguiu participar daqueles que de […]
Wednesday 13 August at Rio Innovation Week—Regenerative Fashion, Artificial Intelligence and CyberPunk
If French futurist and science fiction writer Jules (1828-1905, `20,000 Leagues Under the Sea`) Verne could attend Rio Innovation Week 2025 at Pier Maua, downtown Rio de Janeiro, he would feel right at home. Billed as `the biggest conference on technology and innovation, ` even a superficial visit to the annual convention– which ends this […]
Quarta-feira, 13 de agosto, na Rio Innovation Week — Moda regenerativa, inteligência artificial e cyberpunk
Se o futurista e escritor de ficção científica francês Júlio Verne (1828-1905, autor de “20.000 léguas submarinas”) pudesse participar da Rio Innovation Week 2025 no Píer Mauá, no centro do Rio de Janeiro, ele se sentiria em casa. Anunciada como “a maior conferência sobre tecnologia e inovação”, mesmo uma visita superficial à convenção anual, que […]
Vigésimo terceiro festival literário da FLIP em Paraty, Brasil
A 23ª edição do Festival Internacional de Literatura de Paraty (FLIP), que se encerrou no domingo, 3 de agosto de 2025, apresentou – pelo menos para este veterano de quatro FLIPs – tendências atuais da escrita contemporânea no Brasil e no exterior, com ênfase no feminismo. Tendo participado da recente Bienal do Livro no Rio […]
FLIP`s Twenty-third literature festival in Paraty, Brazil
The 23rd edition of the Paraty International Festival of Literature (FLIP) which concluded on Sunday 3 August 2025 displayed –-at least to this veteran of four FLIPs—current tendencies of contemporary writing both in Brazil and abroad and an emphasis on feminism. Having attended the recent Biennale Book fair in Rio de Janeiro, this observer noted […]