THEME · “THIRST FOR CHANGE”
curator Pedro Prista anthropologist
In addition to the new music context, the ISCM World New Music Days 2025 in Portugal will have an environmental dimension emphasised through the theme “Thirst for Change”, joining ecological policy with artistic expression and evoking the significant dilemma our “blue planet” is facing – growth or life? Water is a crucial element in this equation, especially in Portugal, where its lack and evaporation increasingly threaten the population. How can humanity tackle this pressing issue?
The ISCM World New Music Days festival, with its rich history and global reach, can encourage this reflection, and the WNMD 2025 in Portugal is the perfect opportunity to dedicate space and time to the water issue and agenda. Music is not just sound and silence. It reflects the pulse of the societies, carrying our deepest concerns, fears, and aspirations. The climate crisis needs more than mere political changes or technological solutions. It requires a universal emotional understanding – a call to collective consciousness. Here, artistic and music creation can make a difference.
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