In our village, Nómada Cerámica will share their practice focused on researching and experimenting with the specific materials of each geography.They will also connect us to the five elements - the dialog between clay, water and air; transformation through the action of fire; and the intangible embodiment of sound.
Inspired by visual and sound aesthetics of America ancient cultures, in this 3-day workshop you’ll be able to learn how to make your own aerophone ceramic instruments.
In the end, you’ll take home four types of whistles, one sculptural globular flute (ocarina) and one tubular flute, along with this culture immersive and creative experience in Cerdeira.
What will you learn in this workshop?
The sounds of Ancient America - historical and geographical contextualization of the cultures that have created aerophonic ceramic instruments.
Manual techniques for ceramic construction, such as pinch, roll, and plate construction technique.
Design and construction of 4 different whistles (small format), 1 globular flute and 1 tubular flute (medium format);
Making the sound system;
Sculptural decoration and modeling;
Woodfiring;
Registo Nacional de Agente de Animação Turística n.º 135/2021
Requirements
Surrounding Area
Nossa Senhora de Fátima Chapel at 31m
Candal Shop at 1.6km
PR4 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Lousã - Rota das Quatro Aldeias at 1.7km
Talasnal School at 2.7km
Casa da Eira at 2.7km
Nossa Senhora da Piedade Shrine at 3.4km
River beach of Senhora da Piedade at 3.5km
Lousã range at 3.5km
PR 2 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Rota das Aldeias do Xisto da Lousã at 3.5km
PR5 LSA - Schist Walking Trail Lousã - Rota dos Serranos at 3.6km
Information
Date: June 14th to 16th
RRP: €980/person
Duration: 3 days
Work schedule
• Day 13 - reception of participants and check-in from 3pm to 9pm. Rest.
• 14th, 15th and 16th - from 10am to 6pm at the Atelier (with 2h break for lunch)
Program
• 1st day: Theoretical and practical training. Construction of different types of sylbates and globular flute
• 2nd day: Construction of a tubular flute. Sculptural modeling
• 3rd day: Finishing the pieces and cooking with wood
The course price includes:
• Integration into a small work group (7 to 10 participants in total);
• Training lasting 6 hours a day, spoken in Spanish with support for Portuguese and English;
• Bibliographic materials to support the workshop (digital format);
• Studio open 12 hours a day;
• All materials necessary to complete the course;
• Lunch during the course;
• Free hostel accommodation during the course (subject to availability). The hostel is equipped with a dormitory, kitchen, shared bathrooms, washing machine, towels, bed linen and wi-fi;
• Offer of 10% discount on the base rate when booking an individual house (minimum of 2 nights). The base rate refers to the stay of 2 people and includes breakfast, equipped kitchen, towels, bed linen and wi-fi.
Cancellation policy:
You can cancel within 14 days of registration by paying the respective transfer fees. In accordance with EU consumer protection legislation, the course fee will not be refunded after 14 days after registration. However, the amount will be fully refunded if the training cannot be carried out due to a lack of sufficient students.
All prices shown include VAT at the legal rates in force.
