When the street is a verb
Lúcia Baronesa and Eva Rap Diva
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Date
- 18:00 / Cancelled 18:00 / Sold out Saturday, 18:00
Location
Room 1 Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationSome bodies learn to speak up early. Lúcia Baronesa and Eva Rap Diva tore up the silence with strength, intelligence and presence. Through their stories we delve into themes such as representativeness, intersectional feminism and social justice, always with the street as a backdrop and the microphone as an instrument of liberation. In this conversation they talk about how Hip Hop can be a school of critical thinking, affirmation and belonging.
About the cycle of talks
Following a programming logic more geared towards the Hip Hop movement, a counter-culture movement that was born as an expression of the dissatisfaction, rebellion and contestation of peripheral bodies, and taking into account the most recent events that have brought the discussion about the right to dignity and housing into the public sphere, this series of talks was conceived by Cláudia Semedo as a place for intervention by the new builders of an idea of community that breaks with the stigma placed on the Neighbourhoods and their People.
Summer Garden 2025
This event is part of Summer Garden 2025, a free admission festival with concerts, DJ sets, talks, films and dance. Learn more
Speakers
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Eva Rap Diva
Portuguese-Angolan Member of Parliament, artist, radio presenter, entrepreneur and activist, Eva Cruzeiro is recognised for her career as Eva Rap Diva, one of the most influential voices of Hip Hop in the PALOP, winner of several awards. She has built a multifaceted career that combines art, communication and social intervention. With over 12 years’ experience in radio, she has a degree in Political Science and International Relations, a post-graduate qualification in Financial Management and is currently completing a Master’s degree in Global Development at SOAS University of London.
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Lúcia Baronesa
An artist, capoeira dancer, anthropologist, mediator, cultural manager and producer, she started capoeira, street dancing and clubbing in Lisbon from an early age. She furthered her artistic training mainly in Paris, passing through New York, Senegal and Salvador da Bahia. She has worked with professional companies, been part of Piny’s creations and, more recently, Xullaji/Peles Negras, Máscaras Negras. She is co-founder of the MOSJAM platform – now the Artistic Cultural Association. She is currently studying for a master’s degree in Cultural Studies and Management at ISCTE.
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