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.
The O que (te) diz a dança? programme is back. We continue to value contemporary dance and to bring it closer to the Santarém region. This year, the programme builds a bridge with the twentieth anniversary of Materiais Diversos, cherishing projects and artists that are part of the Association’s history. In partnership with Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça João D’Oliva Monteiro and Teatro Municipal de Ourém, we present Coreografia em Sala de Aula, by João dos Santos Martins with Adriano Vicente, A Besta, As Luas, by Elizabete Francisca, and Um gesto que não passa de uma ameaça, by Sofia Dias and Vítor Roriz, followed by talks with the audience. There will also be workshops in the scope of each presentation. Learn about the programme here.
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