Luz Cultura

Luiza Dedisin’s dream of opening her own studio for music and the arts is now a reality. Welcome to her vision at Luz Cultura.

Luz Cultura opened its doors with a Summer Talent Camp on 19 July for children aged 5-8 years and in its second week to 9-12-year-olds. A second arts and crafts fortnight will be running on 16 August for the same age groups.

During the camps, Luiza is joined by five specialists, who are local/international artists themselves. Like Luiza, they are leading exciting and interactive workshops for the children. Luzia’s new studio, close to Luz beach, has been lovingly refurbished and tastefully decorated by herself with local help – a perfect environment in which to be creative.

Proud owner and talented musician Luiza leads the all-day music workshop, along with fellow musician Desiree de Rooij. Lewis Davies is a dance specialist who joins them; theatre is run by Heike Schuller; Vera Faria Goncalves, a local artist runs the painting workshop and local sculpturist, Claire Lloyd, designer of the Chairs roundabout in Lagos, heads the sculpture days.

Luiza’s primary aim is to encourage local talent and share creativity and space with other local artists collaboratively, as she firmly believes this will benefit all.

Luiza sees the needs of the child as essential in order for them to “bloom and blossom”. As a mother herself of two-year-old Max, she wants to start a mother and baby/toddler music group. Additionally, she is keen to set up local choirs as a singer, pianist and conductor herself, being classically trained in both Portugal and Holland.

Born in Moldova to musicians, Luiza moved to Cascais when she was thirteen years old. Her love for Portugal grew over the next 10 years and she moved to Lisbon to study music. At 23, she moved to Holland where her linguistic skills, musical talent and study developed further. Now returning once more to Portugal, she decided to settle in the beautiful Algarve and fell upon Luz, which is her new home.