Bridges

Visiting presenters weekend

ALKANARA - A group of people stands and talks in a dimly lit industrial-style room with rows of empty chairs in the foreground. - ©Joana Linda — @ Joana Linda

21.11 — 23.11 2025
Other Gatherings

Bridges is Alkantara Festival’s programme for connecting artists, producers, and programmers based in Portugal with international peers.

Over three days, Alkantara hosts a curated programme of performances and informal gatherings to strengthen networks, showcase artists working in Portugal, and foster new partnerships.

Registrations for the Bridges programme are now closed.

Registrations for the Bridges programme are now closed. Performing arts professionals may still purchase show tickets at concession rates via the online box office of each of our partner venues.

Bridges Programme

FRI 21.11
16H00 — what opens in us, Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz - ZDB 8 Marvila
18H00 — Happy Hour* - CCB
20H00 — Los inescalables Alpes, buscando a Currito, María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi) - CCB
21H30 — Bocarra, Luísa Saraiva - CCB

SAT 22.11
11H00 — Pitches from local artists* - Espaço Alkantara
13H00 — Bridges Brunch* - Espaço Alkantara
16H00 — Michel: The Animals I Am, Chiara Bersani – CAM - Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
19H00 — CANTAR, Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti & um cavalo disse mamãe - Culturgest

SUN 23.11
15H00 — Serei/Afrodiaspórica, Dori Nigro - Carpintarias de São Lázaro
17H30 — violetas, Vânia Doutel Vaz - TBA
19H30 — Galactic Crush 2: Into the Cold, Stephanie Kayal & Abed Kobeissy - Sala Estúdio Valentim de Barros / Jardins do Bombarda
20H45 — Happy Hour* - meeting point / Miradouro de Baixo (terraço Carpintarias de São Lázaro)

*activities only for Bridges registered participants

Bridges is supported by Programa de Apoio a Projetos - Internacionalização da República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto | DGARTES - Direção-Geral das Artes.