António Pedro | Portugal

Born in Lisbon, antóniopedro has a degree in sociology and studied music in Drummers Collective, NY, in several jazz schools and with musicians such as Zé Eduardo, Nuno Rebelo and John Riley. He is a drummer, percussionist, multi-instrumentist and composes for theatre, video and dance.

He has directed the performance ensemble Bigodes Band, inspired by the music of Nino Rota for Fellini’s movies, with whom he performed in several festivals across Portugal, Spain and Belgium. He composed, among others, for Belgian dance companies (Compagnie Le Luxe (“La raine 27”) and Compagnie Sac a Dos (“Memoires d’une arbe”), for theatre companies (“Carrada de Bestas” for Teatro Regional da Serra de Montemuro). Presently he directs his mutant project of film-concerts (“DÛ”) and composes for the feature film “Águas Mil” directed by the Portuguese filmmaker Ivo Ferreira.

Project: I just want to be (what I am)
Category: Music, Video
Period: September 2007
Event: Art Residency (Meeting Fronte[i]ras 07)

To start from a reflection about the borders of a person. To explore the idea of border and anti-border, of vast surface, of free circulation.

As social beings we are, how far we are enclosed in non-contaminated roles? Or are they contaminated? And if they are contaminated, what’s the result?

To try to eliminate the borders of a person, mine in particular. To expose this attempt. To transform an idea into an interdependent set of sounds, images, a body in movement. To find its and my artistic essence.

My project had a multimedia performance as a result, which included a video projection, live music, spoken word and songs. This performance includes several autonomous records that complement themselves: a video, a soundtrack, a text.

1. Audio from the final presentation concert (Municipal Library of Barcelos Auditorium, 29 Sep. 07):

(mp3 @ 128 kbps)

2. Project's photo selection (art residency, public presentations and exhibition):