The Ensemble of Other Living Beings is an organisation that brings together creators from different backgrounds, with the aim of experimenting with new forms of production and actively rethinking the structures of the collective imagination through sound.
It is a growing orchestra, open to the cross-pollination of various forms of expression and to the listening relationships that emerge from the inevitable dynamics of interdependence and coexistence.
The project blends folk traditions with contemporary approaches to composition — drawing on jazz, free jazz, electronic music and other musical styles yet to be categorised.
We understand sound as a means of transforming the sensory world, a space in which new ways of relating to the visible and the invisible are explored, through small rituals that give rise to ephemeral and ever-changing mythologies.
ENSEMBLE OF OTHER LIVING BEINGS (PT)
Picadeiro Fest 2026
©Leonor Cabrita
13 September
Sunday, 5:30pm
Largo do Picadeiro
Free admission, subject to the venue’s capacity.
6+
Description
Cast and Creative
João Almeida and Yaw Tembe trumpet and artistic direction João Pereira drums Carlos Godinho percussion and electronic music Álvaro Rosso and Bernardo Álvares double bass Joana Guerra and Helena Espvall cello and voice Norberto Lobo guitar Teresa Costa flute Leonor Cabrita "Orca" voice and piano Leonor Arnaut voice PRODUCTION Facada Records Support Associação Robalo, OSSO Associação Cultural, Jazz ao Centro Clube and Gnration /// The Ensemble of Other Living Beings is a project funded by the República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto | Direção-Geral das Artes