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 Rice in the Sado: Academic Residency by Diogo Bento
Memories of the Rice of Sado Artistic Residency by Diogo Bento On 14 March at 4.30pm, Espaço Convento da Terra AQUI, in Torrão, will host the public presentation of the artistic research project Memories of Rice in the Sado, developed by researcher and resident artist Diogo Bento. This session proposes an open conversation about the […]
“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 […]
Torrão as a classroom: Academic Residency for Environmental Design with Instituto Superior Técnico
Torrão as a classroom: Academic Residency for Environmental Design, with Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) On Monday, 17 November, from 2pm to 5pm, the espaço AQUI at Convento da Terra once again welcomed academic exploration and interdisciplinary dialogue, hosting a new residency with students from the Environmental Design course at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), led by […]
The path of bread: Bolo Rei & Ancestral Bread Workshop
Bolo Rei & Ancestral Bread Workshop “The path of bread” On the first Saturday of December, the 6th, Espaço AQUI at Convento da Terra in Torrão invites the community to a special seasonal gathering around ancestral bread and bolo rei, in a celebration that welcomes the spirit of the festive season. Throughout the day, we […]
How do you build a theatre group inside a school? Theatre Workshop with Tetrao Nacional D. Maria II
Theatre Workshop with Teatro Nacional D. Maria II How do you build a theatre group inside a school? It begins with listening, showing up, and believing that creativity can be a bridge between young people, their stories, and the community around them. I’m proud to be part of the Oficinas de Teatro 25/26 project, an […]
Howard Altmann Book Launch / As a Light Snow keeps falling
about the event Theme: Book launchDate: January 27th 2019Author: Howard AltmannLocation: Belmonte Cultural Club Cafe [at Palácio Belmonte]Address: Pateo Dom Fradique, 14 – 1100-624 LisboaContacts: +351 218816600 _ events@palaciobelmonte.com about the writter Howard Altmann lives in New York City but he was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, where he graduated from McGill University. He received his MBA from Stanford […]
Zoya Aval Exhibition / You do not belong to this world…
about the event Date: October 11th to December 11th 2018Artist: Zoya Mohajeri AvalLocation: The Belmonte Cultural Club Cafe [at Palácio Belmonte]Address: Pateo Dom Fradique, 14 – 1100-624 LisboaContacts: +351 218816600 _ events@palaciobelmonte.com about the artist Born in 1974 in a western province of Iran. Zoya started studying art in Cube Atelye in 1992.She studied fine arts at Art and Architecture […]