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NÍDIA
In an intense and vibrant DJ set, Nídia blends kuduro rhythms, contemporary electronic music, and influences from around the world, creating a raw and transformative energy that captivates both the body and the dance floor. Her incisive approach fuses rhythm, politics, and identity into an immersive sonic experience, accompanied by a video projection of an original drawing by JAS that interacts with the sound. The DJ lineup for the Art Explora festival is curated by Filho Único.
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NÍDIA
In an intense and vibrant DJ set, Nídia blends kuduro rhythms, contemporary electronic music, and influences from around the world, creating a raw and transformative energy that captivates both the body and the dance floor. Her incisive approach fuses rhythm, politics, and identity into an immersive sonic experience, accompanied by a video projection of an original drawing by JAS that interacts with the sound. The DJ lineup for the Art Explora festival is curated by Filho Único.
In a DJ set that blends rhythmic intensity with sonic imagination, Nídia channels the vibrant energy of kuduro, contemporary electronic music, and diverse influences from around the world to create an immersive and transformative experience. Her approach, both physical and conceptual, intertwines sound, identity, and politics, shaping a space where the body and listening meet in a constant interplay of tension and release.
With its sharp rhythms, dense textures, and moments of suspense, his soundscape reveals a distinctive style, the result of a unique journey through the international electronic music scene. In this context, the DJ set emerges as a space for creation and reinvention, where each transition contributes to a captivating and dynamic narrative.
The experience is enhanced by a video projection of an original drawing by JAS, which unfolds in direct dialogue with the music and adds 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 continually intertwine.
The DJ lineup for the Art Explora festival is curated by Filho Único.
NÍDIA
Nídia is an internationally renowned Afro-Portuguese producer and DJ from Vale da Amoreira, on the south bank of Lisbon. As a member of the Príncipe label and artistic collective, she has played a pivotal role in introducing a progressive aesthetic and ethos to the contemporary alternative dance scene, particularly within kuduro culture. Her discography includes landmark 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 female fighters within the PAIGC in Guinea-Bissau’s struggle for independence from Portuguese colonial rule in the 1960s and 1970s.
Throughout her career, she has also produced remixes for artists such as Kelela, Yaeji, Elza Soares, Perfume Genius, and Sudan Archives, and co-produced tracks on the last two albums by alternative pop artist Fever Ray.
In 2024, she teamed up with avant-garde percussionist Valentina Magaletti to create the album *Estradas*, released on the Paris-based label Latency. The album was widely hailed as one of the best of the year by publications such as Resident Advisor, Pitchfork, and Artforum.
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JAS
Portuguese artist João Alexandrino, also known as JAS, was born in Porto in 1981. His work spans various artistic fields and practices, including installation, performance, video, painting, set design, and drawing. He was one of the founding members of Espaço INCUBADORA (2002–2007) in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal), where he presented installations and permanent exhibitions. He is currently developing several solo projects and collaborations with other artists, using video and real-time drawing as the main elements of his work. In 2013, he founded the C A I X A Arte Contemporânea project with artist Manuela Pimentel. As part of other projects, his work has also been presented in cities such as Hamburg (Germany), Rouen (France), Barcelona (Spain), Norway, São Paulo (Brazil), and Maputo (Mozambique), among others. He has been exhibiting both individually and in group shows since 2000. He has produced several short films and experimental videos.
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Filho Único is a cultural association founded in Lisbon in 2007. It is an independent organization that receives no annual funding or financial support from the government. It maintains an active presence in Lisbon and on the international scene through a program featuring aesthetic and critical approaches, its co-productions, and the promotion of concerts, installations, and musical events, as well as the cooperative booking and performance of musicians.
Over the years, its role has been recognized as rising to an ever-evolving challenge: constantly rethinking our understanding of music—not limited by technique, data, or logic, but rather as an expression and a dynamic, relational, and liberating force, present in lived experience, intergenerational knowledge, and the enduring connections between the body, the land, and history.
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.