Alkantara Festival - ALKANTARA

Notes for a future

ALKANARA - Notes for a future

15.11 - 16.11.2024
Performances

Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo

CADELA FORÇA TRILOGY - Chapter I: The Bride and Goodnight Cinderella

ALKANARA - The body of a woman dressed in a white t-shirt is lying on a mattress. Her eyes are closed and her hair is tousled over her face. Her hands are resting on her stomach, where four black roses are also found. Other flowers are scattered on the floor around the mattress. The projected image in the background reads the words She Has Love, hand-drawn in red capital letters. - ©Christophe Raynaud de Lage

Performances

15.11.2024
Party

MeioFio

CISMA

FRI 15.11.2024 11:30 PM

Party

16.11 - 17.11.2024
Performances

Tiziano Cruz

Wayqeycuna

ALKANARA - Tiziano Cruz - ©Matias Gutierrez

Performances

16.11 - 17.11.2024
Performances
Talks

Émilie Monnet & Waira Nina

Nigamon/Tunai

ALKANARA - Two people sit on the floor arranging stones in a circular pattern. A turtle shell and other objects are placed inside the circle. Another person is seated in the background, partially in shadow. - ©Antoine Raymond

16.11 - 17.11.2024
Performances
Talks

Mamela Nyamza

Hatched Ensemble

ALKANARA - With their back to the lens, four black bodies are illuminated against a black background. They are wearing ballet flats and long white tulle skirts. Naked from the waist up, they have red veils attached to their heads. In a ballet position, their feet are on tiptoes on the black linoleum floor and their arms are stretched out to their fingertips. - ©Mark Wessels

19.11 - 20.11.2024
Performances
Talks

Alia Hamdan

The body is here, off screen

ALKANARA - Two feminine figures wearing white dresses stand poised in front of a dark black backdrop, highlighting their attire and presence. - ©Veno Musinovic

21.11 - 23.11.2024
Performances

Keli Freitas

Go Back To Where You Came From

ALKANARA - Two people collaborating in a dimly lit room, focused on a whiteboard filled with notes and diagrams. What they write is projected on the wall behind them. - ©Elisa Freitas

Performances

22.11 - 30.11.2024
Performances

Basel Zaraa

Dear Laila

ALKANARA - A small prototype of a building is set down on top of an old desk made of dark wood. It has two floors and a terrace. On the left there is a small potted plant, and on the right a table lamp switched on. The desk is against a flat surface covered in a wallpaper with a flowery pattern in orange tones. Above the prototype, attached to the wall, there is a mirror with a crafted gold frame and black and white photographs glued to it. In front of the desk, a wooden chair. To its left, a floor lamp, and to its right, two pots with tall plants. - ©Altorfer

Performances

23.11 - 24.11.2024
Performances

Sonya Lindfors & Maryan Abdulkarim

We Should All Be Dreaming

ALKANARA - A diverse group of people gathered around a stage, dancing. The image is in shades of blue. - ©Yero Adugna Eticha

Performances

23.11 - 24.11.2024
Performances

Mohamed El Khatib

The secret lives of old people

ALKANARA - Group of people on stage with expressive postures, all with their hands lifted. There’s a spotlight and plant visible. - ©Yohanne Lamoulère / Tendance Floue

Performances

23.11 - 26.11.2024
Performances

Francisco Thiago Cavalcanti

52blue

ALKANARA - A human figure in the centre of the image, in close-up. His face is covered by his own hands. The head is shaved and stained blue, and has a ring in each ear. In the background, the blurred horizon line separates the sky and the sea into two uniform patches with two different shades of blue. - ©Jamille Queiroz

Performances

29.11 - 01.12.2024
Performances

Dana Michel

MIKE

ALKANARA - A person in blue shirt and grey pants sitting on the floor leaning against a wall next to a covered object. - ©Carla Schleiffer

Performances

29.11 - 30.11.2024
Guest programmes
Earthways

Terra Batida

Fire Letters

ALKANARA - White-on-black illustration of a tree inside a shape with a cross above and a text questioning narrative on the left, written in portuguese. - ©Ellen Pirá Wassu

29.11 - 30.11.2024
Performances
Earthways

Ellen Pirá Wassu & Ritó Natálio

Fire Letters

ALKANARA - Assorted books with vibrant covers and handwritten notes spread out on a table. - ©Ellen Lima & Ritó Natalio

29.11 - 30.11.2024
Performances
Earthways

Uýra Sodoma

The interest in the Amazon is not the damn trees

ALKANARA - A person with a painted face is holding a branch of leaves that is on fire. - ©Matheus Belém

29.11 - 30.11.2024
Guest programmes
MOSTRA.BRABA

BRABA.plataforma

3rd BRABA.showcase – Transmission

ALKANARA - Three spots of light on a dark background. - ©From a picture by Rui Soares

29.11 - 30.11.2024
Performances
MOSTRA.BRABA

dai ida

Brief Notes on Digestion

ALKANARA - A montage of three photographs. On the left, a person on the beach wearing a bird mask. On the top right, two people sitting outside a house with masks on their faces. On the bottom right, a child's line of sight, in sepia tones. - ©Dai Ida

29.11 - 30.11.2024
Performances
MOSTRA.BRABA

Artemis Chrysostomidou

RAW EGGS

ALKANARA - A dimly lit room with two individuals by a table, one standing and the other sitting and one leaning on a table, with a mysterious ambiance. - ©Artemis Chrysostomidou

30.11.2024
Concert
MOSTRA.BRABA

Àkila a.k.a Puta da Silva

Da Maior Importância - Àkila a.k.a Puta da Silva sings Gal Costa

ALKANARA - A person in a beige suit and a black hat with gold accents, making a dynamic hand gesture. - ©Faya

SAT 30.11.2024 11:00 PM

15.11.2024
Gatherings

Tiziano Cruz

Workshop: Bread for the World

ALKANARA - Multiple hands kneading dough together on a table. - ©Matías Gutiérrez

FRI 15.11.2024 4:00 PM

Gatherings

27.11 - 30.11.2024
Gatherings

Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group

Side Trip: The Movie

ALKANARA - Silhouettes of people at an outdoor gathering during sunset with a mural on the wall. - ©Tiago Moura

Gatherings

30.11.2024
Gatherings

Vânia Doutel Vaz

Open Studio: violetas

ALKANARA - Blurry monochrome image of a person seemingly in motion, obscured by a swirling effect. - ©Theo Gold

SAT 30.11.2024 3:00 PM

Gatherings

01.12.2024
Gatherings

Heverton Harieno

Blackface, the Documentary

ALKANARA - Heverton Harieno - ©Heverton Harieno

SUN 01.12.2024 8:00 PM

Gatherings

Gatherings

Trilhas

ALKANARA - Trilhas - ©Joana Linda

Gatherings

Gatherings

Matéria Leve

ALKANARA - Silhouettes of people against a warm, red and yellow lit backdrop. - ©Aline Belfort

Gatherings

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