1.0Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation — UK Branchhttps://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branchbgourlayhttps://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/author/bgourlay/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l7J2m1zM69"><a href="https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/international-homeless-performers-light-brazil/">International homeless performers light up Brazil</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/international-homeless-performers-light-brazil/embed/#?secret=l7J2m1zM69" width="600" height="338" title="“International homeless performers light up Brazil” — Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation — UK Branch" data-secret="l7J2m1zM69" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/09/Choir-members-at-a-performance-in-Rio.-Photo-by-Lorena-Mossa.jpg1000662It’s been a long journey to this momentous place. Four years ago when the Olympics were hosted here in London, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Streetwise Opera vowed to make it the last Cultural Olympiad that excluded homeless people. With the Foundation’s support, Streetwise Opera curated an event at the Royal Opera House which celebrated the […]