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Violet
In a DJ set that brings together rhythmic tension and futuristic imagination, Violet summons mutant techno, acid house and off-centre rhythms to build an intense and unpredictable sonic narrative. Between physical pulse and conceptual exploration, the set reflects her connection to dancefloor cultures and the political histories of dance music. The video projection of an original drawing by JAS expands this sensory experience. The DJ programme at the Art Explora Festival is curated by Filho Único.
Dates and times
Saturday, June 27, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Address
Cascais Marina
Accessibility
Accessible to people with limited mobility (outdoor concert)
Additional Information
No booking required.
In a DJ set shaped by the tension between sonic research, physical intensity and futuristic imagination, Violet builds a musical narrative that moves across different geographies and histories of contemporary dance music. Between acid house mutations, imaginative techno, off-centre rhythms and unexpected textures, her sonic journey unfolds in a fluid and intricate way, simultaneously invoking dancefloor energy, attentive listening and conceptual exploration.
Deeply connected to Lisbon’s music scene, Violet co-founded Rádio Quântica and Planeta Manas, two projects that have played a fundamental role in the critical and political renewal of dance cultures in Portugal. This collective and reflective dimension also runs through her artistic practice, where the DJ set emerges not only as a space for musical circulation and mixing, but as a practice of building community, memory and possibility. Over the past years, she has performed at some of the most significant international contexts for electronic and experimental music, including Berghain/Panorama Bar, Berlin Atonal, Unsound, Dekmantel, Gamma and Field Maneuvers, affirming a singular artistic language that is at once demanding, sensory and expansive.
The experience is expanded through the video projection of an original drawing by JAS, developed in direct dialogue with the music. Lines, rhythms and visual forms follow the transformations of sound, creating an immersive environment where image and listening continuously contaminate and reshape one another.
The DJ programme at the Art Explora Festival is curated by Filho Único.
© Nuno Rodrigues
Violet
In her hometown of Lisbon, Violet contributes to the local scene in multiple ways. She co-founded the online radio station Rádio Quântica and the groundbreaking Planeta Manas, and is also a resident at mina. These contributions resonate throughout Violet’s work as an artist, expressing the political history of dance music through both her voice and her musical practice in a thoughtful and reflective way. In her DJ sets, she combines alien rhythms, imaginative techno, acid house mutations and much more, in a style that is both natural and intricately constructed. She has performed across Europe at parties and clubs such as Room 4 Resistance, Berghain/Panorama Bar, Berlin Atonal, Field Maneuvers, Unsound, Gamma and Dekmantel.
© Nuno Rodrigues
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.
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.
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.
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