Dashed Concert: Arianna Casellas y Kauê

The School of Arts organizes the Dashed Concert, featuring Arianna Casellas and Kauê, on March 27, at 6:30 PM.

Arianna Casellas and Kauê, of Venezuelan and Brazilian nationality, started as a musical duo and, over time, became romantically involved. As immigrants in Portugal, they share the same experience as individuals—an experience they explore in their music through themes such as sharing and the feeling of belonging.

Through sounds, onomatopoeias, and words, they seek to translate emotions and memories—expressions that emerge from the body as an urgent need.

Geographical distance can create barriers, but these are broken when instruments from different parts of the world come together. Even with distinct languages and sounds, the essence of the message and emotion they transmit to the listener remains the same. This shows how musical traditions separated by geography can converge in the creation of similar genres, linked by emotion and identity. This fusion happens not only in the instruments but also in the sonic elements present in the albums.

Suenan las campanas challenges fake memories—the myths passed down from generation to generation about identity and belonging. "It’s about how we exist in the world and in the heart of every person. I can speak for myself," explains Arianna, "but I know that what I feel applies to many others."

From Latin America to Portugal, Arianna Casellas and Kauê carry with them a rich heritage of stories and songs that evoke times past. Listening to them is like unraveling a collection of personal memories—the childhood in Caracas, the echoes of Rio Grande do Sul, the youth in Porto, and the landscapes of Trás-os-Montes—but also entering a very particular universe of what music should be.

In addition to performing together under their own names, they also present another musical project, Montes, and are an integral part of bands like Sereias.

The Stranger
The annual program of concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and performances for 2025, organized by the School of Arts and CITAR, seeks to discuss the issue of The Foreigner, curated by Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, Daniel Ribas, José Alberto Gomes, and Nuno Crespo.