Piny’s residence in Alkantara, where she will be preparing for the premiere of a.travessa.da.

Piny’s residence in Alkantara, where she will be preparing for the premiere of a.travessa.da.

Literally, it means being crossed (atravessada) by something, by many things. To be intersected. To be mischievous, to unsettle. To serve myself on a platter. To be a street crossing between two larger streets. To be a crossing.

Literally, it means being crossed (atravessada) by something, by many things. To be intersected. To be mischievous, to unsettle. To serve myself on a platter. To be a street crossing between two larger streets. To be a crossing.

Literally, it means being crossed (atravessada) by something, by many things. To be intersected. To be mischievous, to unsettle. To serve myself on a platter. To be a street crossing between two larger streets. To be a crossing.

Literally, it means being crossed (atravessada) by something, by many things. To be intersected. To be mischievous, to unsettle. To serve myself on a platter. To be a street crossing between two larger streets. To be a crossing.

Boba da Corte (2027) is a project born from the desire to look at a generation of children of working-class parents who have achieved social mobility into the middle class and allowed themselves the luxury of dreaming. The narrative is simple: a person throws a birthday party with their new friends from the elite but is confronted with a message from a friend who got lost on the way and accidentally ended up in the street where the protagonist was born — a street in a social housing neighbourhood. In addition, she celebrates her 35th birthday with intensity, having surpassed the life expectancy of trans people in her country of origin. At the same time, she is confronted with the age at which her mother died, at 36 years old.

Boba da Corte (2027) is a project born from the desire to look at a generation of children of working-class parents who have achieved social mobility into the middle class and allowed themselves the luxury of dreaming. The narrative is simple: a person throws a birthday party with their new friends from the elite but is confronted with a message from a friend who got lost on the way and accidentally ended up in the street where the protagonist was born — a street in a social housing neighbourhood. In addition, she celebrates her 35th birthday with intensity, having surpassed the life expectancy of trans people in her country of origin. At the same time, she is confronted with the age at which her mother died, at 36 years old.

The European project DRIFT – Dance and Research In the Future Time is a programme dedicated to research, support and artistic development for mid-career choreographic and interdisciplinary artists. It is led by an international consortium of festivals and cultural institutions, of which Materiais Diversos is a partner.

Marga Alfeirão will be in residence working on her new creation, KITADA.

Marga Alfeirão will be in residence working on her new creation, KITADA.

Marga Alfeirão will be in residence working on her new creation, KITADA.

KITADA (2026) is a new choreographic work by Marga Alfeirão that explores female desire and eroticism, as well as intergenerational connections between women.

KITADA is a new choreographic work by Marga Alfeirão that explores female desire and eroticism, as well as intergenerational connections between women.

KITADA (2026) is a new choreographic work by Marga Alfeirão that explores female desire and eroticism, as well as intergenerational connections between women.

KITADA is a new choreographic work by Marga Alfeirão that explores female desire and eroticism, as well as intergenerational connections between women.

Other dates with Neon Lobster

Other dates with Neon Lobster

Other dates with Neon Lobster

Other dates with Neon Lobster

Matéria Viva is Materiais Diversos’ new programme, developed in partnership with Alkantara (Lisbon) and O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with the support of Fundação GDA.

Matéria Viva is a training, mentoring and capacity-building programme aimed at performer-creators and emerging cultural practitioners working in contemporary performing arts and their more hybrid expansions. Conceived as a space of care, exchange and critical thinking, the programme seeks to strengthen the autonomy of those at the beginning of their professional journeys, providing practical tools to help make their artistic practices more sustainable, structured and resilient over time.

Matéria Viva is Materiais Diversos’ new programme, developed in partnership with Alkantara (Lisbon) and O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with the support of Fundação GDA.

Matéria Viva is a training, mentoring and capacity-building programme aimed at performer-creators and emerging cultural practitioners working in contemporary performing arts and their more hybrid expansions. Conceived as a space of care, exchange and critical thinking, the programme seeks to strengthen the autonomy of those at the beginning of their professional journeys, providing practical tools to help make their artistic practices more sustainable, structured and resilient over time.

Matéria Viva is Materiais Diversos’ new programme, developed in partnership with Alkantara (Lisbon) and O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with the support of Fundação GDA.

Matéria Viva is a training, mentoring and capacity-building programme aimed at performer-creators and emerging cultural practitioners working in contemporary performing arts and their more hybrid expansions. Conceived as a space of care, exchange and critical thinking, the programme seeks to strengthen the autonomy of those at the beginning of their professional journeys, providing practical tools to help make their artistic practices more sustainable, structured and resilient over time.

Matéria Viva is Materiais Diversos’ new programme, developed in partnership with Alkantara (Lisbon) and O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with the support of Fundação GDA.

Matéria Viva is a training, mentoring and capacity-building programme aimed at performer-creators and emerging cultural practitioners working in contemporary performing arts and their more hybrid expansions. Conceived as a space of care, exchange and critical thinking, the programme seeks to strengthen the autonomy of those at the beginning of their professional journeys, providing practical tools to help make their artistic practices more sustainable, structured and resilient over time.

Matéria Viva is Materiais Diversos’ new programme, developed in partnership with Alkantara (Lisbon) and O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with the support of Fundação GDA.

Matéria Viva is a training, mentoring and capacity-building programme aimed at performer-creators and emerging cultural practitioners working in contemporary performing arts and their more hybrid expansions. Conceived as a space of care, exchange and critical thinking, the programme seeks to strengthen the autonomy of those at the beginning of their professional journeys, providing practical tools to help make their artistic practices more sustainable, structured and resilient over time.

Matéria Viva is Materiais Diversos’ new programme, developed in partnership with Alkantara (Lisbon) and O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with the support of Fundação GDA.

Matéria Viva is a training, mentoring and capacity-building programme aimed at performer-creators and emerging cultural practitioners working in contemporary performing arts and their more hybrid expansions. Conceived as a space of care, exchange and critical thinking, the programme seeks to strengthen the autonomy of those at the beginning of their professional journeys, providing practical tools to help make their artistic practices more sustainable, structured and resilient over time.

Matéria Viva is Materiais Diversos’ new programme, developed in partnership with Alkantara (Lisbon) and O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), with the support of Fundação GDA.

Matéria Viva is a training, mentoring and capacity-building programme aimed at performer-creators and emerging cultural practitioners working in contemporary performing arts and their more hybrid expansions. Conceived as a space of care, exchange and critical thinking, the programme seeks to strengthen the autonomy of those at the beginning of their professional journeys, providing practical tools to help make their artistic practices more sustainable, structured and resilient over time.

As part of the DRIFT project.

A dreamlike army of void and presence, where the boundaries between political and social intervention dissolve, giving rise to a space charged with silence, noise, non-linear information, weight, and the fluctuation of time.

A dreamlike army of void and presence, where the boundaries between political and social intervention dissolve, giving rise to a space charged with silence, noise, non-linear information, weight, and the fluctuation of time.

A dreamlike army of void and presence, where the boundaries between political and social intervention dissolve, giving rise to a space charged with silence, noise, non-linear information, weight, and the fluctuation of time.

A dreamlike army of void and presence, where the boundaries between political and social intervention dissolve, giving rise to a space charged with silence, noise, non-linear information, weight, and the fluctuation of time.

Application form available here.

The construction of what it means “to be a man” and the pressure to conform to that ideal are revisited in an intimate way. Between an intimate encounter and the magic of the stage there is a lot, but what is the shortest distance between these two realms? Pai para Jantar is a game with the audience that seeks to unpack masculinity in a poetic and humorous way.

Gaya de Medeiros and Piny pitch during the materiais adversos weekend.

Piny’s pitch as part of the European DRIFT project.

As part of DRIFT project.

Materiais Diversos maintains a partnership with the Estúdios Victor Córdon (EVC) focused on hosting artistic residencies, providing the artists it supports with conditions for research, creation, and the development of their projects in Lisbon.

DRIFT research process sharing

Workshop developed by Piny drawing from the world of the performance ONYX.