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NÍDIA
In an intense and vibrant DJ set, Nídia blends kuduro rhythms, contemporary electronic music, and global influences, creating a raw, transformative energy that engages both body and dancefloor. Her incisive approach merges rhythm, politics, and identity into an immersive sonic experience, accompanied by a video projection of an original drawing by JAS in dialogue with the sound. The DJ programme at the Art Explora Festival is curated by Filho Único.<br>
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Nídia
In an intense and vibrant DJ set, Nídia blends kuduro rhythms, contemporary electronic music, and global influences, creating a raw, transformative energy that engages both body and dancefloor. Her incisive approach merges rhythm, politics, and identity into an immersive sonic experience, accompanied by a video projection of an original drawing by JAS in dialogue with the sound. The DJ programme at the Art Explora Festival is curated by Filho Único.<br>
In a DJ set that merges rhythmic intensity with sonic imagination, Nídia channels the vibrant energy of kuduro, contemporary electronic music, and multiple global influences to create an immersive and transformative experience. Her approach—both physical and conceptual—articulates sound, identity, and politics, shaping a space where body and listening meet in constant tension and release.<br>
Between sharp beats, dense textures, and moments of suspension, her sonic universe reveals a distinctive language, developed through a singular trajectory within the international electronic scene. In this context, the DJ set emerges as a space of creation and reinvention, where each transition contributes to a compelling and dynamic narrative.<br>
The experience is expanded by a video projection of an original drawing by JAS, unfolding in direct dialogue with the music and adding an organic, ever-changing visual dimension. Lines, shapes, and visual rhythms accompany and challenge the sound, creating an expanded sensory field where image and music continuously intertwine.<br>
The DJ programme at the Art Explora Festival is curated by Filho Único.
NÍDIA
Nídia is an internationally acclaimed Afro-Portuguese producer and DJ from Vale da Amoreira, on Lisbon’s South Bank. As part of the Príncipe label and artistic collective, she has played a key role in introducing a progressive aesthetic and ethic to the contemporary alternative dance scene, and to kuduro culture in particular. Her discography includes standout albums such as Nídia É Má, Nídia É Fudida (2017), named one of the year’s best electronic releases by Rolling Stone, and 95 MINDJERES (2023), inspired by the crucial role of women fighters in the PAIGC struggle for Guinea-Bissau’s independence from Portuguese colonial rule during the 1960s and 1970s.<br>
Throughout her career, she has also taken on remix commissions for artists including Kelela, Yaeji, Elza Soares, Perfume Genius, and Sudan Archives, and co-produced tracks on the last two albums by alternative pop artist Fever Ray.<br>
In 2024, she joined forces with avant-garde percussionist Valentina Magaletti, resulting in Estradas, released by the Paris-based label Latency. The record was widely acclaimed as one of the year’s best by publications such as Resident Advisor, Pitchfork, and Artforum.<br>
© Marta Pina
JAS
The portuguese artist João Alexandrino, also known as JAS, was born in Porto / Portugal in 1981. His work is developed in different fields and artistic activities, such as installation, performance, video, painting, scenography and drawing. He was one of the founding members of Espaço INCUBADORA (2002-2007) in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal), where he presented permanent installations / exhibitions. He currently develops several individual projects and co-authored with other artists, with video and drawing in real time as the main elements in his work. In 2013 he founded the project C A I X A Arte Contemporânea with the Artist Manuela Pimentel. Within the scope of other projects, his work has also been shown in other countries such as Hamburg (Germany), Rouen (France), Barcelona (Spain), Norway, São Paulo (Brazil), Maputo (Mozambique), among others. Exhibits individually and collectively since 2000. He directed several short films and experimental videos.<br>
Only Child
Filho Único is a cultural association founded in Lisbon in 2007. It is an independent entity that does not receive annual funding or financial support from state mechanisms. It develops its active presence in Lisbon and on the international circuit through the aesthetic and critical approaches of its programming, co-productions, and the promotion of concerts, installations, and music events, as well as through the cooperative booking and representation of musicians.<br>
Over the years, its role has been recognized in taking on an ever-unassured challenge: continuously reimagining the understanding of music—not limited by technique, data, or logic, but rather as expression and dynamic force, relational and liberating, present in lived experience, intergenerational knowledge, and enduring connections between body, land, and history.<br>
Practical information
Address
Cascais Marina
Accessibility
Dates and times
Saturday, June 27, from 10:30 p.m. to midnight
Safety
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
EXPERIENCES On board
Immersive exhibition Presents
Created with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition highlights female figures in Mediterranean civilisation, thanks to the digitisation and modeling of part of the Louvre's collections. A two-stage experience: an introductory film to provide context, followed by an immersive experience in a 16-meter-long tunnel covered by 120 m2 of LED screens.
A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
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© Elisa Von Brockdorff
The artists
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.