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From school to stage: a year of theatre in Torrão

Participantes da Oficina de Teatro do Torrão no palco do Teatro Vicente Rodrigues

Fifteen pupils joined the Torrão Theatre Workshop, and eight attended regularly throughout the entire school year. Between their school, the Xarrama, the Teatro Vicente Rodrigues and the D. Maria II National Theatre, they created a journey that they now wish to continue.

Between Territory and Creation: A Trimester of Regeneration in Motion

Between Territory and Creation: A Trimester of Regeneration in Motion Regenerating territories begins with regenerating relationships, between people, place and purpose, building a sustainable tomorrow through the convergence of culture, ecology and community. In the second trimester of 2026, Convento da Terra, through the DaST Foundation, continues to affirm Torrão as a living territory of […]

Theatre workshop, technical workshop, and scenic workshop: National Teatre of D.Maria II

Theatre workshop, Technical workshop, Scenic workshop National Theatre D. Maria II Activities to be held: “Stories of a River” Date: 21 MarchTime: 3:30 pmLocation: AQUI Space (Convento da Terra) A performance of imagined stories, in which participants from the Theatre Workshop of E.B. 2,3 Bernardim Ribeiro will narrate the future of the River Xarrama through […]

Sediments Laboratory: Creative Residency

Sediments Laboratoy Artistic Residency The Guarda Rios collective will develop a series of three creative, experimental and mapping residencies centred on the River Xarrama and the surrounding territory of the village of Torrão. Rivers produce fine sediments such as sand, clay and gypsum, which are extracted for various human uses. It is also in rivers […]

Memories of the Rice of Sado

Participantes da Oficina de Teatro do Torrão no palco do Teatro Vicente Rodrigues

Fifteen pupils joined the Torrão Theatre Workshop, and eight attended regularly throughout the entire school year. Between their school, the Xarrama, the Teatro Vicente Rodrigues and the D. Maria II National Theatre, they created a journey that they now wish to continue.

Stepping into 2026: Regenerating Territories, Resonating Worldwide

Stepping into 2026: Regenerating Territories, Resonating Worldwide “In a time when rural regions face urgent challenges, from desertification to the erosion of heritage, from isolation to economic fragility, we believe that the most transformative solutions grow from within, with the people and for the people.” With gratitude for the year 2025… Throughout 2025, the DaST […]

“Keepers of Forgotten Things”, by Alice Marcelino

“Keepers of Forgotten Things” by Alice Marcelino In Torrão, some gestures endure. Some objects resist urgency. Some people tend to memory as if it were clay shaped from life. Guardians of forgotten things, directed by Alice Marcelino, is a quiet and intimate portrait of those presences. Filmed in the village of Torrão, Alentejo, this short […]

Xarrama Voices, A Living Archive of Storytelling and Sharing: For the river that runs through us

Xarrama Voices A Living Archive of Storytelling and Sharing: For the river that runs through us Organization: Foundation DaST + Convento da TerraCientific Coordination: Maria Ilhéu e Carlos Bragança SantosModeration: Maria IlhéuAcademic Partnership: Universidade de Évora  |  MED (Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Some rivers flow beside us. And some flow within […]