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.
Anabela Almeida and Sara Duarte, from Teatro Meia Volta, are in a research residency for the show Palmira, a new creation which focuses on the feminine identity and, in a broader sense, on fundamental aspects of gender and familial relationships. For the show, which premieres at the Festival Materiais Diversos in October 2021, Anabela and Sara seek testimonies from people from Cartaxo and Alcanena. If you are interested in participating, please get in touch with us.
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