Mutation to animals, Xamanic powers to travel to the dead's world and talk
with ghosts, magic rituals to alter people's thoughts and actions, Sabbats
celebrations with orgies, alcohol and dance - these are some of the
caracteristics of a witch according to the Malleus Maleficarum
(Strasbourg, 1487) by Kramer and Sprenger.
Since Medieval period the woman who wanted to think out of the box, to be
indepedent and to learn about different topics, including medicin /
science / nature, was considered a witch - a powered woman very dangerous
for the Catholic and traditional society until the 19th century, where the
last execution of the Inquisition was in Spain in 1826.
This is the history of a Incantatrix, Malefica, Hexe, Sorcière, Bruxa or
Witch who created a magic formula to be immortal and consequently traveled
through the centuries escaping from Inquisitors. She discovered different
magics, cultures, art and the most important - Music -Medieval until Jazz,
passing through Renaissance,Baroque, Brazilian and World Music. This is
concert is a musical time travel from Middle Ages until nowadays through
the eyes, feelings, sounds and magic of the Tempus Incantatrix – the
Time's Witch
Cecilia Peçanha - voice, guitar, flutes, percussion and magic
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