Cantexto at one of the most important Performing Arts festivals in Portugal
A concert to rediscover the vitality of Cante Alentejano and its transversality in Portuguese history and culture: at the Almada Festival, on 4 July, at 8:30pm, with free admission.
Open call for the 3rd edition of the Futurama Ambassadors participatory project
If you're over 15, live in Baixo Alentejo and are interested in the arts, become a Futurama Ambassador and contribute to the Festival's programme in 2024. Participation is free and applications are now open!
We saw, looked and noticed Mértola and São Domingos' mine with brand new eyes
All roads led to Mértola on 5 October, for a program with a participatory project through the streets of the village; and with a show that included the performances by the Grupo Coral da Mina de São Domingos and the Grupo Os Caldeireiros de São João, followed by the musical dialogue between Tânia Carvalho and Rocío Guzmán.
Between the Constellation and Cantexto, two performances by Joana Craveiro’s Teatro do Vestido; Filipa Francisco's participatory project and an unprecedented parade with rattles and drums: the festival 2024 opened in Serpa!
New creations supported by Sementeira - Bolsa de Novas Criações para o Alentejo arrive in Serpa and Mértola
Chissague Afonso's "QUE.MIM.ERA" and ZAYA's "WHYTE SHEETS - As Lavadeiras" were conceived for and from the Alentejo and are scheduled to be presented on 30 June in Serpa and 6 July in Mértola.
Discover "Terra Cobre", with free admission and on two dates, in the Serralves em Festa programme
This weekend, "Terra Cobre" by João Pais Filipe and Marco da Silva Ferreira arrives in Porto for the Serralves em Festa celebrations.
"The future as a place of belonging" with John Romão and Celina da Piedade, in the second episode of Conversas com Dança
In the second episode of Conversas com Dança, Tânia Martins Ramos talks to John Romão, artistic director of Futurama, and Celina da Piedade, musician, researcher and composer in the Cantexto project.
As we prepare for the next edition, a look back on the last Futurama Festival
7 short videos take us back to the warming Futurama Festival 2023 and the legacy we left in Baixo Alentejo. For you, which project is the most memorable one?
Tomorrow, the Futurama School returns to Serpa and Beja
On March 5, Portuguese director and playwright Lígia Soares asks "What is that of the contemporary?" to students from Diogo de Gouveia Secondary School and Serpa Secondary School.
This Saturday, December 9, the Constellations land in Castro Verde
How do we recover silence in times of acceleration? This is the question that will guide the conversation at the next Futurama Constellation, with writer, filmmaker and musician Afonso Cruz and representatives of the Banda da Sociedade Recreativa e Filarmónica de Castro Verde.
Serpa on the focus of Futurama on the first weekend of December, also with the Constellation "Whisper"
In addition to the "Cantexto" concert on Friday, the municipality is hosting the next Constellations encounter on Saturday, with representatives from the female musical groups As Ceifeiras de Pias and Sopa de Pedra.
Next week, Serpa welcomes Pedro da Linha, Futurama's resident artist
From November 18, the producer and DJ will be working with youngsters and youth choir groups from the municipality to think about the legacies of Cante Alentejano through the younger generations.
The next Constellation is in Beja, on Saturday September 16th
On September 16th we brought together director and multimedia artist Tânia Dinis and psychiatrist Vasco Nogueira for a special meeting, moderated by Hugo Cruz
Watch now the video of Cantexto concert in Madrid, at the Madrid Book Fair
The Cantexto concert, a project by Futurama, who joins groups of Cante Alentejano (UNESCO Intangible Heritage) and Portuguese writers, was presented at Casa de América, in Madrid, as part of the Madrid Book Fair.
The 2nd edition of Futurama Festival comes to an end
On June 17, we said goodbye to Beja even more certain that new futures are possible and are already blossoming in the present.
Beja is the last destination of Futurama Festival, on June 16 and 17
From Cante Alentejano to queer experimental music, from photography to performance, from North to South, Futurama Festival is getting closer to the grand finale of its 2nd edition.
We say goodbye to Castro Verde, the second stop of Futurama Festival
The Futurama Festival is getting ready for its final weekend, in Beja - but not before reliving the best moments of the programme in Castro Verde.
Castro Verde hosts the Futurama Festival on June 9 and 10
In a weekend of festivities and heat, there are installations, shows, concerts, a Talent Contest, and a new skate park to discover, with free entry, in the municipality.
In Mértola, we went to the cinema to listen with the resident artist Sofía Montenegro
At Cine-Teatro Marques Duque, in Mértola, Sofía Montenegro presented the sound work process she was developing during her Futurama artistic residency in the region. This time, the audience went to the cinema not to see, but to hear.
#savethedate Futurama Festival returns in the summer of 2023, from June 3 to 17
Mértola, Castro Verde and Beja will host the 2nd edition of the Futurama Festival, which promises to heat up the summer in Baixo Alentejo with about 20 artistic proposals, between concerts, performances, installations and workshops.
Futurama Ambassadors invite to Talent Show - register now!
A Talent Show conceived for Futurama Festival by the group of young Futurama Ambassadors with their thinking partner, Gustavo Ciríaco, will be held in Castro Verde and Beja. The competition welcomes all communities, ages and artistic experiences in Baixo Alentejo!
Open Call for Futurama Ambassadors
Are you over 15 years old? Do you live in Baixo Alentejo? Are you a curious person, proactive and attentive to the issues of our time? Are you interested in arts (music, drawing, dance, performance and whatever else fits here!)? Then you have everything it takes to belong to the Futurama Ambassadors.
Marc Vives and Gabriela Albergaria share the result of their artistic residencies in Castro Verde
Marc Vives and Gabriela Albergaria, resident artists at Futurama this year, will present on November 3, at 6 pm, the public sharing of two new artistic creations inspired by the local territory, at Centro de Artes e da Viola Campaniça, in Castro Verde.
Into perspective, 2022 and 2023
It was a privilege to bring together so many artists, audiences, partnerships and fundamental support around our program - to all of you, thank you. We will meet again in 2023 next year. Season's Greetings and a great 2023!
"Corrente", the new creation of John Romão, premieres in Mértola on June 3rd
The show, starring young athletes from the Clube Náutico de Mértola and staged by John Romão, takes place at Cais de Mértola, opposite the Guadiana River, where nautical practice and the relationship of bodies with the river are revealed.
Where we will be in 2022
In 2021, we started our activities in the municipalities of Beja, Mértola, Serpa and Castro Verde. This year, the municipality of Vidigueira joins this dialogue that strengthens cultural and territorial ties.
Festival Futurama | First confirmations
Check the first confirmations for the 1st edition of Festival Futurama: Filipe Sambado & Yamila, Wasted Rita, Gaspar Varela & Yerai Cortés, Nídia, Ana Borralho & João Galante...
Unique musical moments in the Constellation with Tó Trips and Ana Santos
In the beautiful setting of the UNESCO Center Logradouro, in Beja, we were in the last Constellation with Tó Trips, Ana Santos and a special guest.
Open Call | Registrations are open for the workshop with Cláudia Dias
Choreographer Cláudia Dias directs a training workshop in Beja in the area of improvisation and composition in contemporary dance, with a final public performance during the Futurama Festival.
Artistic variety marked the Futurama Festival in Serpa
Serpa hosted the Futurama Festival on the 14th and 15th of October, for two days filled with artistic diversity and appreciation of the region's heritage.
Castro Verde was the last stop of the Futurama Festival
The Futurama Festival ended in Castro Verde on the 21st and 22nd of October, between magnetic performances, emotional concerts, the premiere in Portugal of a documentary and, of course, a closing party.
We celebrate one month of the first edition of Futurama Festival
It's been a month since the first edition of Festival Futurama came to an end. There were four intense weekends, with enormous artistic diversity. Watch here a summary of what happened but also of what remains.
This Saturday: the 2nd edition of Futurama Festival kicks off in Mértola!
Futurama's first internationalisation takes Cante Alentejano and Portuguese literature to two emblematic spaces in the Spanish capital, Parque de El Retiro and Casa de América, during the Madrid Book Fair.
Said who — Surma
"I use the voice in this field of exploration, phonetics, sounds and the origin of words", told Surma in the Constellation of Orality that joined her with As Vozes do Cante.
We Are The Revolution
In a celebration of Joseph Beuys, We Are The Revolution is a creative project that brings together music students from the Baixo Alentejo Regional Conservatory and textile students from the António Arroio Art School, in Lisbon. The concert-performance was presented in four different landscapes.
Debate in Évora
On the 21st of June, at the Galeria da Casa de Burgos / DRCA (Évora), we participated in a debate on Cultural Programming in the Alentejo. An organisation of Acesso Cultura with the Regional Directorate of Culture of Alentejo.
Know more about the first Constellation in Mértola
At the first Constellation in Mértola, the Oficina de Tecelagem de Mértola was filled of public for a conversation between the artist Joana Vasconcelos and the weavers Helena Rosa and Fátima Mestre.
Save the dates for Festival Futurama
The 1st edition of the Futurama Festival arrives to celebrate the disciplinary crossings in Mértola, Beja, Serpa and Castro Verde. Full program announced soon.
Festival Futurama debuted in Mértola
Festival Futurama debuted in Mértola. Have a look at what happened.
There were two intensive days in Beja with a diverse program of the Futurama Festival
There were two intensive days in Beja with a diverse program of the Futurama Festival, including workshops, performances, concerts, an installation, films and parties.
Resident artist Sara Anjo shares her artistic research in Serpa
Dancer and choreographer Sara Anjo, resident artist at Futurama this year, shares with the public her artistic research inspired by the local territory. November 23, at 6:30 pm, at Musibéria, in Serpa.
Resident artist Gil Delindro presented his artistic research on native trees in Portugal
In Futurama's artistic residency in Vidigueira, Gil Delindro spent time with primary school students directing a sound art workshop. On the same day, at Teatro Gama Herculano, he also presented to the public his artistic research on the cork oak and native trees in Portugal.
What happens in Baixo Alentejo doesn't stay only in Baixo Alentejo: "Cantexto" travels to the Madrid Book Fair
Futurama's first internationalisation takes Cante Alentejano and Portuguese literature to two emblematic spaces in the Spanish capital, Parque de El Retiro and Casa de América, during the Madrid Book Fair.
