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.
The Kuroko project combines drawing and dance. Using her drawings as guides and scores, artist Ikue Nakagawa transforms visual forms into choreography, exploring how physical movement and emotion can give shape to the invisible.
In Japanese, kuroko ni tessuru means “to work for someone, to arrange their affairs, to solve their problems, while always remaining behind the scenes.” It is an attitude that expects no reward. Normally, KUROKO is not the centre of the story but serves another.
Ikue and KUROKO are made of different materials, like the outer layer and the inner membranes of a person, like light and shadow, thoughts and feelings, reason and emotion. In this piece, Ikue’s hidden efforts and fears are revealed through the appearance of KUROKO.
Ikue Nakagawa’s artistic residency takes place as part of the partnership with Grande Studio (Brussels).
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