In this special concert adaptation of Recognition – a documentary exploring Portugal’s colonial past through archival footage, music, and revolutionary texts – Portuguese vocalist-composer Sara Serpa leads a new ensemble in a reinvention of the film’s musical material, expanding its sonic and emotional depth. Joined by Greg Ward (alto saxophone), Marta Sánchez (piano), and Qasim Naqvi (modular synth), Serpa reshapes the original score into a dynamic and immersive live experience, where composition and improvisation merge to evoke memory, displacement, and resistance. The interplay between Serpa’s ethereal vocal textures, Ward’s expressive saxophone lines, Sánchez’s fluid harmonies, and Naqvi’s electronic pulses reimagines the film’s themes through sound, embodying both the fragmentation and reconstruction of history.