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 5th to the 15th of October 2023, the Festival Materiais Diversos will be in Alcanena and Minde with a program of dance, theater and music shows, installations and conversations. Slowing down and making people, places and processes visible are the mottos of the 12th edition of the festival.
You can now visit the website of the informal working group Periferias Centrais (Central Peripheries), which Materiais Diversos is a part of. Periferias Centrais appeared in 2018, with the aim of reflecting and demystifying the concepts of “centre” and “periphery”, highlighting the critical mass which exists in each place, sharing ideas and working methods and creating a support base between colleagues.
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