Espaço Alkantara - ALKANTARA

24.07 - 26.07.2025
Open Studio

Precárias III: Performance Festival

Corpas Brincantes

ALKANARA - Precárias III: Performance Festival

Open Studio

30.06 - 13.07.2025
Artists in Residence

Terra Batida in residency at Espaço Alkantara

Exercício de Montagem

ALKANARA - A surrealist drawing depicting a person in chains. - ©Joana Craveiro

Artists in Residence

01.08 - 02.08.2025
Open Studio

matéria leve: lighting designers meeting

ALKANARA - A person holds a glowing light in a dark environment, illuminating their surroundings. - ©Mila Ercoli

Open Studio

01.07.2025
Workshops

Taking a Stand: Dissemination and Co-operation in the Performing Arts

ALKANARA - Taking a Stand: Dissemination and Co-operation in the Performing Arts

TUE 01.07.2025 10:00 AM

Workshops

26.06.2025
Open Studio
Produced by Alkantara

Open Studio: Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti at Espaço Alkantara

CANTAR

ALKANARA - A diverse group of people with varying hairstyles and clothing styles, set against a vibrant pink background. - ©Edit by Mayara Baptista, based on photographs by Walesca Timmen, Sara Giraldo, Piero Ramella

THU 26.06.2025 7:00 PM

Open Studio
Produced by Alkantara

21.06.2025
Open Studio

Open Studio: Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti at Espaço Alkantara

Motherland

ALKANARA - A person with curly hair kneels with a microphone in front of a child, while a video of a hand and a birdcage plays behind them. - ©Susana Pereira

SAT 21.06.2025 5:00 PM

Open Studio

02.06 - 08.06.2025
Artists in Residence

Terra Batida in residency at Espaço Alkantara

ALKANARA - Terra Batida in residency at Espaço Alkantara

Artists in Residence

30.05 - 09.06.2025
Artists in Residence
Produced by Alkantara

Diego Bragà in Luxembourg for TalentLAB 2025

We at the Nightclub Suffer Together

ALKANARA - Diego Bragà is in the center of the photograph, looking directly into the lens, with arms hanging by their side. They are dressed in a long, shiny black coat, reaching down to their bare feet buried in the sand. In the background, the horizon line and the evening sky, fading from orange to purple. - ©Rui Palma

Artists in Residence
Produced by Alkantara

03.06.2025
Workshops

Accessibility Resources in the Performing Arts

Acesso de pessoas com deficiência visual à arte e à cultura

ALKANARA - Accessibility Resources in the Performing Arts

TUE 03.06.2025 10:00 AM

Workshops

30.05.2025
Open Studio
Artists in Residence

Open Studio: Carolina Varela at Espaço Alkantara

a invenção do descanso

ALKANARA - A person lies on a blanket, peacefully sleeping under red light, with audience members visible in the foreground, observing the scene. - ©Fabiana Tavares

FRI 30.05.2025 6:00 PM

Open Studio
Artists in Residence

30.05 - 31.05.2025
Produced by Alkantara

Blackface at TMP - Rivoli

ALKANARA - Marco Mendonça in a red vest holds a colorful inflatable globe while gesturing expressively against a smoky, dark backdrop. - ©Diana Tinoco

FRI 30.05.2025 7:30 PM
SAT 31.05.2025 7:30 PM

Produced by Alkantara

22.05 - 30.05.2025
Produced by Alkantara
Artists in Residence

Inés Sybille Vooduness in residency in Brussels

Cadences créoles, dix mille fois dédoublées

ALKANARA - A collage featuring various images of a person with curly hair, showcasing different expressions and styles. - ©Letícia Diniz

Produced by Alkantara
Artists in Residence

14.05.2025
Workshops

Estatuto dos Profissionais da Área da Cultura: onde estamos em 2025?

Sessão para trabalhadores (subordinados e independentes)

ALKANARA - Estatuto dos Profissionais da Área da Cultura: onde estamos em 2025?

MON 24.03.2025 10:00 AM

Workshops

05.05 - 18.05.2025
European Projects

CommonLAB 2025 kicks off in Lisbon

ALKANARA - CommonLAB 2025 kicks off in Lisbon - ©Rafael de Oliveira

European Projects

29.04 - 04.05.2025
Open Studio

(re)union 2025 at Espaço Alkantara

V Encontro Bienal de Artes Performativas

ALKANARA - (re)union 2025 at Espaço Alkantara

Open Studio

14.04 - 20.04.2025
Artists in Residence

Afrontosas in residency at Espaço Alkantara

Bixa Bixo

ALKANARA - Three individuals pose together in nature, wearing vibrant outfits with animal prints, surrounded by greenery. - ©Raquel Pimentel

Artists in Residence

08.04 - 20.04.2025
Produced by Alkantara
Artists in Residence

Inés Sybille Vooduness in residency in Barcelona

Cadences créoles, dix mille fois dédoublées

ALKANARA - A close-up of two people sitting closely with their hands touching, set against a colorful collage background. - ©Letícia Diniz

Produced by Alkantara
Artists in Residence

31.03 - 13.04.2025
Artists in Residence

Jorge Ciprianno and Mariana Barros in residency at Espaço Alkantara

Precárias III: Festival de Performance

ALKANARA - Jorge Ciprianno and Mariana Barros in residency at Espaço Alkantara - ©JONI (left) & Alexander Silva (right)

Artists in Residence

27.03.2025
Open Studio
Artists in Residence
Produced by Alkantara

Open Studio: Diego Bragà at Espaço Alkantara

We at the Nightclub Suffer Together

ALKANARA - A person in a shiny black coat stands against a vibrant mural featuring mountains, a rainbow, and whimsical marine life and birds. - ©Rui Palma

THU 27.03.2025 7:00 PM

Open Studio
Artists in Residence
Produced by Alkantara

20.03 - 03.04.2025
Open Calls

Chiara Bersani is looking for 3 performers with motor disabilities

For the new creation Michel: The Animals I Am

ALKANARA - A blurred image featuring some indistinct shapes illuminated softly against a dark backdrop, creating an abstract atmosphere. - ©Laura Farneti

Open Calls

24.03.2025
Workshops

Trans-inclusive workspaces

ALKANARA - Trans-inclusive workspaces

MON 24.03.2025 10:00 AM

Workshops

21.03.2025
Open Studio
Artists in Residence

Open Studio: Francisca Pinto & Patrícia Soares at Espaço Alkantara

Motherland

ALKANARA - Open Studio: Francisca Pinto & Patrícia Soares at Espaço Alkantara

FRI 21.03.2025 11:00 AM

Open Studio
Artists in Residence

11.03.2025
Workshops

Fórum Cultura: Work-life balance in the performing arts

TUE 11.03.2025 10:00 AM

Workshops

European Projects

CommonPROD: new european narratives

ALKANARA - A person in a glossy red outfit raises their fist, set against a dark floor and neutral-colored wall, conveying a sense of energy and movement. - ©Paul Filé

European Projects

25.02 - 01.03.2025
Artists in Residence

Marlene Monteiro Freitas in residency at Espaço Alkantara

ALKANARA - A close-up of a stitched wound on a bare abdomen, with threads and blood, partially covered by white fabric. - ©‘Left lumbar artificial anus’, detail, in Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery and Nicolas Henri Jacob (lithographs), “Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'homme: comprenant la medicine opératoire”, Paris, C. Delaunay, vol. 7, “Atlas”, 1840, pl. 42.

Artists in Residence

13.02 - 04.03.2025
Open Calls

Open Call: Precárias III

ALKANARA - Open Call: Precárias III

Open Calls

10.02 - 23.02.2025
Artists in Residence

Sónia Baptista in residency at Espaço Alkantara

KING SIZE

ALKANARA - Sónia Baptista in residency at Espaço Alkantara - ©Raquel Melgue

Artists in Residence

27.01 - 09.02.2025
Artists in Residence

Raquel Lima in residency at Espaço Alkantara

ULULU

ALKANARA - Two people are shown from behind, focusing on their shoulders. A blurred natural outdoor setting is in the background. - ©Sara Morais

Artists in Residence

Workshops

PISTA workshops 2025

Workshops

25.01 - 26.01.2025
Open Studio

Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz present ARREMESSO X at MAAT

Curated by Alkantara

ALKANARA - Black and white photograph of two people on stage during a performance; one leans forward, while the other bends dramatically backward. - ©Filipe Ferreira

SAT 25.01.2025 6:00 PM
SUN 26.01.2025 4:00 PM

Open Studio

24.01.2025
Artists in Residence
Open Studio

Open Studio: Vânia Doutel Vaz at Espaço Alkantara

violetas

ALKANARA - In the background of a crumpled piece of brown paper, two feet can be distinguished, in a human silhouette that fades vertically. - ©Theo Gold

FRI 24.01.2025 6:30 PM

Artists in Residence
Open Studio

European Projects

CommonLAB 2025: Meet the artists

ALKANARA - A mosaic with eight portraits of diverse individuals in different environments

European Projects

17.01.2025
Open Studio

Ethnic-Racial Data: What Was Lost?

A debate series

ALKANARA - Ethnic-Racial Data: What Was Lost? - ©Joana Linda

FRI 17.01.2025 6:30 PM

Open Studio

09.12 - 22.12.2024
Artists in Residence

Paula Diogo in residency at Espaço Alkantara

Aurora

ALKANARA - Two people in a foggy room, one bending forward while the other watches her with blindfolded eyes. - ©Mariana Ricardo

Artists in Residence

European Projects

This was the Common Stories 2024 gathering in Brussels

ALKANARA - Performers on stage taking a bow to an applauding audience in a theater. - ©Nouria Tirou

European Projects

Let's say goodbye to the Alkantara Festival 2024

The photo album

ALKANARA - Silhouette of a person in front of an illuminated Alkantara Festival sign with dates 15.11 - 01.12.2024. - ©Rui Palma

European Projects

The In Ex(ile) Lab has come to an end

ALKANARA - Silhouetted person with the projected text "WHAT A WASTE OF LOVE" against a blue water background. - ©Tiago Moura

European Projects

06.12.2024
Open Studio

It's a wrap for the first cycle of matéria leve

The stage lighting training project

ALKANARA - Crew members working around light equipment. - ©Leticia Skrycky

FRI 06.12.2024 7:00 PM

Open Studio

28.10 - 03.11.2024
Artists in Residence

Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti in residency at Espaço Alkantara

CANTAR

ALKANARA - In a black and white photograph, two men in tank tops have their arms open, palms facing upward, in a room with paintings and windows. - ©Walesca Timmen

Artists in Residence

Produced by Alkantara

The tour of Blackface begins

A stage show by Marco Mendonça

ALKANARA - Audience in a dark room watching a film projected on a screen. - ©Lais Pereira

Produced by Alkantara

Produced by Alkantara

52blue by Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti

Produced by Alkantara

ALKANARA - Abstract watercolor painting with blue hues and a text overlay at the bottom.

Produced by Alkantara

17.06 - 30.06.2024
European Projects

First stop CommonLAB 2024: Lisbon

ALKANARA - Portrait of the CommonLAB2024 group. Six members are standing against the wall of the studio at Espaço Alkantara and three others are sitting in front of them - ©Francisco Benedy

European Projects

Alkantara at the Acesso Cultura Awards 2024

ALKANARA - Two hands in close-up, resting on a white surface, hold a mobile phone. Taking up the entire screen, it reads Trilhas in white capitals on a purple background with drawn lines

Produced by Alkantara

Blackface by Marco Mendonça

Uma produção Alkantara

ALKANARA - Marco Mendonça is in the center of the photograph, his skin colored blue from the lights. He wears a red vest. With his eyes closed, he holds a microphone close to his mouth with his right hand. His left arm is raised, and his left hand rests against his head. In the background are curtains illuminated in blue and red. - ©Diana Tinoco

Produced by Alkantara

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