LUMINA Light Festival will be held 09 to 11 Sep 2016 in Cascais, Portugal. LUMINA Light Festival takes place in Cascais for 3 days in September, attracting 500,000 visitors. This free programme shows light artworks by renowned international creators in the art of light and involves every spectator, offering them moments of discovery, magic and thrill. Light shows, luminous sculptures, installations that interact with visitors and multimedia projections are linked as a route through the city, and reflect the motto of their creators: sharing light art with people. LUMINA is an unique event. Produced by the atelier OCUBO and with the artistic direction of Nuno Maya and Carole Purnelle, conceives an urban experience concept recognized by the highest level of artistic quality, the extreme diversity of the plastic languages and the full accessibility of content. LUMINA is increasingly an extraordinary form to experience the night time, in complete harmony with the landscape, the place and the community. LUMINA Light Festival is an event and I like events...
Artist Talks: Promoting the approach of the public to the artists’ work, as well as the sharing of experiences and knowledge among these. The program includes a series of short lectures given by the artists, a special exhibition with photos and videos of moments of the artist's assistants during the production of LUMINA and the distribution of participation diplomas.
Lumina Backstage: All artists know how the process of building an artwork of art also depends to ensure a pleasant work and to show on time! Lumina is no different from other festivals of light and is committed to providing the best on-site production. So, artists shared some stories from behind the scenes and the creation of their pieces, as they are technically designed and the needs to build them.
Workshops: These workshops turn its participants into the great creators of the artworks while enhancing the share of experiences and estimulating the taste for art. The residents become proud ambassadors of their village!