Venues KISMIF Conference 2018

KISMIF Conference 2018 will be held in the city of Porto, Portugal, namely in Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto [Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto] and Casa da Música – where the more scientific activities will take place – and in Teatro Rivoli [Rivoli Theatre] and some other places of Porto’s downtown, where you can see some of the cultural and artistic activities which we are organizing (exhibitions, gigs…).

The city of Porto is not very big and all the venues of KISMIF Conference are not so far from each other. Porto has also a good public transport network (metro – subway; bus; taxis…), so you won’t have too much difficulties in this respect.

Below you will find some relevant information regarding each venue (their presentation, localization, how to reach them…).

Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto (FLUP)______________

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto (FLUP) is a higher education institution (established in 1919), dedicated to teaching and research in the areas of the Human and Social Sciences, and is host to 12 Research and Development Units. FLUP is an institution renowned not only for its extensive, high-quality range of academic training but also for the volume and quality of its scientific production. Also worthy of note is its integration and interrelations with the surrounding environment, operating as a vector in the promotion and dissemination of knowledge and in the social, cultural and economic development of the region and the country itself.

With over 3000 students, FLUP offers 13 undergraduate courses (licenciatura), 28 Master’s courses (mestrado) and 11 doctoral courses (doutoramento). Apart from the degrees offered, FLUP also provides a wide variety of vocational training courses as well as open courses (including a range of language programmes, from Arabic, Chinese and Japanese to Hungarian, Polish and Persian). Most of the vocational training courses are certified by the Portuguese Pedagogical and Scientific Council for In-Service Training and award credits for career development.

Based on an exchange of knowledge and expertise, the courses are designed to encourage the production of scientific knowledge and provide students with the professional skills they will require to enter the labour market and to pursue endeavours in entrepreneurship. The Faculty’s teaching staff is highly qualified with almost all its members hold a doctoral degree. They are vastly prolific in scientific production and have significant international experience in their areas of research and teaching. Both teaching staff and PhD and master’s students are involved in a number of on-going national and international research projects as part of the activities of R&D Units accredited and financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.

The Faculty’s Central Library holds close to 300.000 volumes, which are available in its digital catalogue, and is extensively used by the its students, as well as students from other faculties and universities. It also provides specialized international databases, and readers can consult a wide range of electronic publications and journals. Additionally, the Digital Library provides users with full text access to the Faculty’s publications.

Address: Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Via Panorâmica, s/n, 4150-564 – Porto PORTUGAL
Phone number: +351 226 077 105
Website: www.letras.up.pt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FaculdadeLetrasUniversidadePorto

How to get to FLUP?

By Metro: The nearest Metro station to FLUP is Casa da Música and it’s approximately 10 minutes away on foot. Once up on the surface, you can get on bus 204 heading to Foz and stop at Junta de Massarelos in Campo Alegre. The Faculty of Arts is located in Via Panorâmica, near the motorway junction. For more information: http://www.metrodoporto.pt

By Bus: The Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto is served by the following bus lines: 200, 204, 207, 902, 903. Regardless of the departure point, the closest bus stop to FLUP is Junta de Massarelos in Campo Alegre. If you do not have a metro or bus ticket (‘Andante’ or ‘Passe’), you can purchase one on board. For more information: http://www.stcp.pt | http://www.itinerarium.net

By Train: If you want to get to Porto by train, you should get off in one of two main stations: Campanhã or S. Bento.
If you get off at Campanhã, there are 2 means of public transport available: (a) by metro: take any of the lines that go by Campanhã because any one of them will take you to Casa da Música without having to transfer (To learn how to go from Casa da Música to FLUP, please see ‘By Metro’ above); (b) by bus: bus 207 passes by Campanhã and heads towards Foz. This bus will take you to Rua do Campo Alegre, where you will have to stop at Junta de Massarelos.
If you get off at S. Bento, there are also 2 means of public transport available: (a) by metro: the metro station of St. Bento is right outside the train station to the left and is an underground station. You should take the Metro heading towards Hospital de S. João. You will have to make the transfer at the Trindade Station, get on another Metro and then get off at Casa da Música. To learn how to go to FLUP, please see ‘By Metro’ above; (b) by bus: when getting off at the train station, go to: (1) Praça da Cordoaria (in the upper end of Rua dos Clérigos) and get on bus 902 or 903; (2) Praça D. João I and get on bus 200 or 207. You will have to get off at Junta de Massarelos in Rua do Campo Alegre. For more information on trains: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/

By Car: FLUP is located in Pole 3 of the University of Porto, at the road junction of Campo Alegre. If coming from North or East, you should follow the main collector road of VCI, towards Lisbon (Ponte da Arrábida) and exit in Campo Alegre. If coming from South, follow the direction towards Ponte de Arrábida and exit in Campo Alegre (1st exit immediately after the bridge).

Casa da Música_________________________________________________________________

Designed to mark the festive year of 2001, in which the city of Porto was designated European Capital of Culture, Casa da Música is the first building in Portugal aimed from its conception to be exclusively dedicated to music, either in public performances, or in the field of artistic training and creation. Casa da Música’s project was set in motion in 1999, as a result of an international architecture tender won by the project presented by Rem Koolhaas-Office for Metropolitan Architecture. Excavations began in 1999, at the old tram’s terminus station in Boavista roundabout (Rotunda da Boavista), and Casa da Musica was inaugurated in the spring of 2005, on April 15th.

Casa da Música was planned as a home for all types of music and it is not only part of the urban redevelopment of Porto but also part of a network of cultural facilities, for the city of Porto and for the wider world. Underlying it is an innovative and wide-ranging cultural project, which aims to make an exciting contribution to the national and international music scene, as an arena for all types of musical events – from classical music to jazz, from fado to electronic music, from great international productions to more experimental projects.

Besides concerts, recitals and other types of performance, Casa da Música also organises events for musicians and musicologists and invests in research into the origins of Portuguese music. In addition, it plays a very important role in music education. It is a cultural meeting point between music and other areas of artistic creation and knowledge, providing a space for all kinds of audiences and creators.

Address: Av. da Boavista, 604-610, 4149-071 – Porto, PORTUGAL
Phone number: (+351) 220 120 220
Website: www.casadamusica.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casadamusica

How to get to Casa da Música?

By Metro: The nearest Metro station to Casa da Música is the Metro station with the same name – Casa da Música. To go to this Metro Station you can take the following lines: A, B, C, E and F. For more information: http://www.metrodoporto.pt

By Bus: Casa da Música is served by the following bus lines: 201, 202, 203, 204, 208, 209, 303, 402, 501, 502, 503, 504, 507, 601, 803, 902, 903. Regardless of the departure point, the closest bus stop to Casa da Música is a bus stop with the same name – Casa da Música. If you do not have a metro or bus ticket (‘Andante’ or ‘Passe’), you can purchase one on board. For more information: http://www.stcp.pt | http://www.itinerarium.net

By Train: If you want to get to Porto by train, you should get off in one of two main stations: Campanhã or S. Bento. If you get off at Campanhã, you can take any of the lines that go by Campanhã because any one of them will take you to Casa da Música without having to transfer. If you get off at S. Bento, the metro station of St. Bento is right outside the train station to the left and is an underground station. You should take the Metro heading towards Hospital de S. João. You will have to make the transfer at the Trindade Station, get on another Metro and then get off at Casa da Música.

Teatro Rivoli [Rivoli Theatre]_________________________________________________

The Teatro Rivoli [Rivoli Theatre], owned by the Porto City Council, is one of the two poles of the Municipal Theatre of Porto (the other pole is the Municipal Theatre Campo Alegre). It is located at Praça D. João I and presents an own and regular programming, directed by Tiago Guedes and under the umbrella of the Department of Culture of the municipality.

If we go back in the history of this theater, we can say that in the 1970s, the image of the theater suffered a setback, caused by a bad financial situation. Teatro Rivoli began to deteriorate, with obsolete equipment and without regular schedule or own target public. At that time, the Porto City Council decided to buy the structure in order to return it to the city and its inhabitants. In 1992, the Theater closed for a complete refurbishment with a project of the architect Pedro Ramalho. The existing area of 6.000 m² was expanded to more than 11.000m², creating a secondary auditorium, a Cafe-concert, one Rehearsal Room and one Foyer of Artists, as well as spaces for Administrative Services and Technical Services.

In October of 1997, Teatro Rivoli reopened its doors. In 2014, the Department of Culture of the Porto City Council definitely took the destiny of the Municipal Theatre (Rivoli and Campo Alegre). For the first time conceived in its entirety by the new artistic direction, the proposal of Teatro Rivoli opens to multiple arts, with emphasis on dance, but with space for performance, theater, cinema, thought, music, literature, exhibitions, workshops, artist residencies, puppetry and new circus.

Address: Praça D. João I, 4000-295 Porto, PORTUGAL
Phone number: (+351) 223 392 201 | Email: geral.tmp@cm-porto.pt
Website: http://www.teatromunicipaldoporto.pt/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeatroMunicipaldoPorto.cmp?fref=ts

How to get to Teatro Rivoli?

By Metro: The nearest Metro stations to Teatro Rivoli are the Metro stations with the name ‘Trindade’ or ‘Aliados’. To go to the Metro Station ‘Trindade’ you can take any of the lines of the Metro.  To go to the Metro Station ‘Aliados’ you can take the line D. For more information: http://www.metrodoporto.pt

By Bus: Nearest to Teatro Rivoli, there is a bus stop called ‘PR.D.JOÃO I’. This bus stop is served by the following bus lines: 200, 207, 300, 302, 305, 400, 801, 904, 905, 22, 11. If you do not have a metro or bus ticket (‘Andante’ or ‘Passe’), you can purchase one on board. For more information: http://www.stcp.pt | http://www.itinerarium.net