Culture

The Procissão da Luz [Procession of the Light] takes place in downtown Porto, today starting at 9.30pm.

"Pablo Picasso. Suite Vollard" by Pablo Picasso is a unique exhibition that opens today at Palácio das Artes, in Porto. The Suite was acquired by the Spanish Foundation MAPFRE in 2008, and was never before exhibited in Portugal. The exhibit will be on show until 11 September.

The FBAUP opens the exhibit on the image, the technique, and the inventories by Emílio Biel at the Exhibition pavilion, today at 6pm. Entrance is free. This initiative is organised by the Ci.clo Biennial of Porto Photography. The exhibition will be on show from 30 May till 20 July 2019.

Martin Solveig is the first name to be confirmed for the Unite Tomorrowland in Porto, as announced by Porto Lazer on its Facebook page. The Tomorrowland Porto happens on 27 July, at Parque Oriental.

The cultural calendar for the coming days in Porto under the "Serralves em Festa" initiative is a full schedule! See here where you can head to experience culture at its best in the Invicta. We are talking about 50 hours of non-stop cultural events for all tastes and all audiences.

James Bay, the multi-platinum artist, three times nominated for a Grammy and winner of a BRIT Award, will perform on 31 May, in Porto. The English singer will take to the stage at the Hard Club in a concert that marks his debut as solo performer in the Invicta and the presentation of his second solo album "Electric Light".

The Serralves Foundation will host the "Serralves em Festa", the largest event of contemporary culture in Portugal and one of the biggest in Europe. The 16th edition of this initiative will happen between 31 May and 2 June, and the main goal is to celebrate Serralves as an inclusive venue regarding contemporary art and culture, fostering thought and practices on landscape and environment.

Together with the "Joan Jonas" exhibition, at the Serralves Museum, the Performing Arts Service presents the remake of the plays "Mirror Check" (1970) and "Mirror Piece I & II: Reconstruction (1969/2018-19)", at the Serralves Park, Library and Auditorium, in the context of the opening of the 16th Edition of Serralves em Festa.

The School of Arts of the Catholic University of Porto hosts a seminar on the new trends in cinema, in the framework of the debate "On Cinema - Spring Seminar", on 23 and 24 May.

The exhibition that marks the introductory presentation of PortoCartoon World Festival presents 100 cartoons of Bob Dylan's physiognomy. The charismatic singer, composer, and Nobel Laureate of Literature is the main figure of the special Caricature Prize 2019, which runs till 9 June at the Municipal Theatre of Matosinhos Constantino Nery.