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.
O que (te) diz a dança? is a cycle which intends to amplify the perception of what dance is, and demystify the idea that contemporary dance is not for everyone. The cycle unfolds into shows, dialogues and workshops and it takes place between January and May in Alcobaça, Tomar and Leiria. The first show to be presented is SubLinhar by Marta Cerqueira at Cine-teatro de Alcobaça, on the 25th and the Cine-teatro Paraíso in Tomar on the 27th.
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