Biography
Rui Travasso holds a PhD in Digital Media Art (UAb/UAlg). He is an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, where he teaches in the Audiovisual and Multimedia undergraduate program, and an Assistant Professor at Universidade Aberta, where he lectures in the PhD program in Digital Media Art. His research intersects the performing arts, multimedia communication, and interactive technology, focusing on instrumental expansion and algorithmically mediated performance ecologies, as well as pedagogy related to the field of Audiovisual and Media Production. He has participated in projects funded by DGArtes and the GDA Foundation, combining artistic production with applied research. His artistic practice includes a decade as principal clarinetist of the Algarve Orchestra, interactive performances, audiovisual systems, and sound experimentation with an emphasis on inclusion and cultural mediation, with over one hundred published tracks.
Exhibitions & Performances:
11/2026 - Magnificatio Algarvensis I @ Paisagens Eletr0nicas 2025, Museu Zer0. Rock Baixamar, Tavira.
11/2026 - Magnificatio Algarvensis I @ Paisagens Eletr0nicas 2025, Museu Zer0. LAC - Lagos.
10/2026 - Tudo Flui I @ Paisagens Eletr0nicas 2025, Museu Zer0. Santa Catarina do Bispo.
06/2025 – Beja Romana: Interactive exhibition created with the 2nd-year students of the Audiovisual and Multimedia degree program, by invitation of the Municipality of Beja, within the curricular units Audiovisual and Multimedia Production and Audiovisual and Multimedia Performance Laboratory, for which he was the responsible lecturer.
11/2024 – 17th International Festival of the European Clarinet Association: Interactive system MAD Clarinet 3.0 featured in the project Roots; Salerno, Italy.
06/2024 – Doctoral Retreat in Digital Media Art: Interactive system MAD Clarinet 3.0 with Coletivo Algarve; Lisbon.
12/2023 – Closing Event of the Magalhães Project: Interactive artifact In.S.Pitch; Museu Zer0, Santa Catarina do Bispo.
11/2023 – ARTTECH2023: Interactive system MAD Clarinet 3.0 with Coletivo Algarve; Faro.
11/2023 – Som Riscado Festival: Interactive system MAD Clarinet 3.0 with Coletivo Algarve; Loulé.
05/2023 – Paisagens Digitais: Interactive artifact In.S.Pitch; Convento de Santo António, Loulé.
11/2022 – ARTeFACTo2022 MACAO: Interactive system MAD Clarinet 2.1; online.
10/2022 – FIC.A International Science Festival: Interactive system MAD Clarinet 2.1; Oeiras.
07/2022 – iLAB Cultura: Interactive artifact In.S.Pitch; Faro.
06/2022 – iLAB Cultura: Interactive artifact In.S.Pitch; Évora.
03/2022 – Algarve Tech Hub Summit 2022: Interactive artifact In.S.Pitch; Faro.
11/2020 – ARTeFACTo2020: Interactive artifact Post-Modern Auschwitz: Action or Abstention?; online.
10/2013 – 09/2024: Weekly concerts with the Algarve Orchestra, averaging 70–80 performances per year.
Since 2016 – Yamaha Artist: Member of the international network of professional musicians recognized by the brand for artistic excellence and performative innovation.