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.

agenda

7 November 2023

Centro de Artes do Espetáculo de Portalegre

Materiais Diversos at the 3rd RTCP conference

On November 7, Materiais Diversos, represented by Elisabete Paiva, will take part in the third Conference of the Portuguese Theatres and Cinemas Network (RTCP) at the Portalegre Performing Arts Center. We’ll be talking about the Festival Materiais Diversos on the panel “Impact of projects and festivals on communities”, starting at 3pm in room 3. More information here.