Casa da Música

What is that?! Is it a bird? Noooooo! Is it a plane? Noooooo! Is it an UFO? Nooooo! Is it Casa da Música? Yeeeeaah!

The year in which Porto was Cultural Capital of Europe, 2001, gave birth to the first new building in Portugal to be entirely dedicated to music - to the presentation and public enjoyment of music, to music education and to the creation of music. It is so cool that Roisin Murphy - who is for me the Queen of Coolness - held her concert there last year.

Interaction and engagement are very important these days when it comes to successful happenings, as everyone wants to feel part of the process. Everybody wants to be an artist now and wants to make things with his own hands. At Casa da Música you can even create your own music or play various types of games which imply sounds.

I've been there to an impressive show which featured people with disabilities and was bringing together live music, videos and contemporary dance. The purpose of this show was to raise awareness on the social problem that these people have. It was shocking but extremely good.

Looking like a building from the future, Casa da Música is the place to go when visiting Porto, not only for the show experience but also for the architectural one. The pictures speak for themselves. I just want to add that there are no 90 degrees angles here.