The Materiais Diversos Festival promotes the meeting of different audiences and imaginaries around the arts (dance, theatre, music and performance) with thought, questioning actuality and fostering cultural participation as a condition for citizenship. Born in Minde, in 2009, it spread to Alcanena and Cartaxo (in 2013) and became one of the most representative projects for programming outside the large centres in Portugal, attempting to think and act from the places it originates. It had been occurring annually until 2017 and became a biannual event starting with its 10th edition in 2019.
From the 3rd to the 12th of October 2025, the Festival Materiais Diversos will be in Alcanena and Minde with a program of dance, theater and music shows, installations and conversations.
REDE – ASSOCIAÇÃO DE ESTRUTURAS PARA A DANÇA CONTEMPORÂNEA
A REDE — Associação de Estruturas para a Dança Contemporânea is a supra-associative organization which represents the interests of the contemporary Portuguese dance sector. As a representative entity in this sector, it has been, since 2004, the living expression of the mobilization of the contemporary dance community in Portugal, and its spokesman, par excellence, with the Government.
BeMyGuest – NETWORK FOR EMERGING PRACTICES
BeMyGuest — Network for emerging practices, is an informal network which brings together support structures for creation and programming from several countries, co-financed by Pro Helvetia (2018—2020).
The partners are Artsadmin (London / United Kingdom), BUDA (Kortrijk / Belgium), Belluard Festival (Freiburg / Switzerland), Kaaitheater (Brussels / Belgium), Parallèle Festival (Marseilles / France), ICI — CCN Montpellier (France), La Bellone (Brussels / Belgium), Short Theatre (Rome / Italy), Tanzquartier (Vienna / Austria), Théâtre de la Ville (Paris / France), Théâtre Saint-Gervais (Geneva / Switzerland).
2025
— Spine Of Desire: Wounds without tears, out of one skin in diamonds and shit, by Stanley Ollivier (FR)
— Quinceañeras, by Estefanía Álvarez Ramírez and Luisa Fernanda Alfonso (CO)
2024
— Eli Mathieu Bustos – have a safe travel (FR/PE)
2023
— Jen Rosenblit — Elsewhere Rhapsody
2022
— Kidows Kim — Cutting Mushrooms (FR)
— Foul.les collective — Medieval Crack (CH)
— Betty Tchomanga — Leçons de Ténèbres (FR)
— Jija Sohn — School of Body talks (NL/JP)
2021
— Pauline L. Boulba – J.J– Paris (FR)
— Lau Lukkarila – Dynamite – Viena (AU)
— Ana Pi – The Divine Cypher – Paris (FR)
— Giorgia Ohanesian Nardin – gisher | Գիշեր – Roma (IT)
We are looking for people to join the volunteer team for the 2025 edition of the festival materiais diversos, which will take place between 3 and 12 October in Minde and Alcanena.
Applications here.
From the 3rd to the 12th of October 2025, the materiais diversos festival will be in Alcanena and Minde with a program of dance, theater and music shows, installations and conversations.
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