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 January 2022 – 11 February 2022

Novos Materiais

Applications are now open for consulting on new Novos Materiais dance projects. Each year we select, via an open call, a Project by an artist or collective, with no ties to a production structure, which will benefit from consulting services by the Materiais Diversos team. Applications until February 11.

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