Over two years, 52 young people from Artallis – Conservatório d’Artes de Loures – collaborated with Mikhail Karikis, musicians, composers, a sociologist, a musicologist, and the Gulbenkian Orchestra, creating a performance in which the body, voice, and listening became vehicles for political and artistic expression.

The experience was more than just a creative exercise – it was a transformative journey. The young participants shared their stories, rehearsed with professionals, learned to claim space, to fight through art, and to transform the stage into a place of belonging. ‘We are together because we want to create something greater,’ they affirm.

At the intersection of education, art, and citizenship, ‘Sounds of a Revolution’ became a living celebration of the 25th of April – not only as a memory, but as a force in motion. An emotional and collective legacy that changed institutions, people, and perspectives. And it showed that together, we can reimagine the future with hope – and with sound.

In September 2024, the project culminated in a performance at the Grand Auditorium of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation with the Gulbenkian Orchestra. Launched in 2025 at CAM, the video installation ‘We are together because…’ is the result of this deeply collaborative process between Karikis and the young people from Artallis.