Third weekend: for all ages (and states of mind) On the final weekend, the Uruguayan company Coriolis  joined the children and youth programme with Trapos , presented on two occasions: first at the Casa do Povo of Feteiras , bringing together students from EBJI Padre José Gomes Pereira , and later at the Cineteatro Lagoense , with the support of the Lagoa Municipal Council , open to the general public. A sensitive and accessible performance, conceived for younger audiences —

Poyo Rojo fotografia de Madalena Estúdio 13 Second weekend: laughter, confrontation and intensity The second weekend featured the premiere of Atos Únicos  ( One-Act Plays ) by Coletivo POP  at the Coliseu Micaelense , a contemporary approach to the world of Chekhov, where the classics found new ways to breathe. At Domingos Rebelo Secondary School , Companhia La Buffa  presented NI FÚ NI FÁ , a physical comedy and visual humour performance that, through the figures of the buff

The third edition of the Festival  was a true artistic journey, bringing together eight companies  and nine performances , spread across three intense weekends  filled with movement, forgotten stories, laughter, silence and emotion. First weekend The programme opened with three very different artistic proposals. At the Teatro Ribeiragrandense , Duda Paiva Company  presented Blind , a delicate yet powerful performance that combines dance, visual theatre and object manipulation

WHY AM I HERE AND DOING THIS NOW? The workshop will follow a theatrical laboratory model, focusing on selected scenes from Chekhov’s works such as The Seagull , Uncle Vanya  and The Cherry Orchard . Participants will be divided into groups and will work autonomously on these scenes. Particular emphasis will be placed on Stanislavski’s approach to character development, with special attention given to the elements that shape each scene: where, when and how. In each session, th

Instructor: Andrés Bezares Trained at the prestigious Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School (Paris), Andrés Bezares has developed an...

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OPEN CALL Submission of proposals for the official programme of the POP – Festival of Stage Arts 2025 Live...

THE INTENTIONAL ACTOR Spatial and bodily awareness on stage; dramaturgy and character construction; diction, vocal projection and acoustic presence; the relationship between physical action and speech; breathing and tonicity as regulators of emotional intensity. DAVID PEREIRA BASTOS With a career spanning over two decades in theatre, film and television, David Pereira Bastos  is an actor and director with extensive experience in acting, directing and theatre pedagogy. He tra

“German and Latin American folk songs inspire two men, their relationship with the nature of things, and their ongoing bond and struggle with one another.”  Performance and choreography by Lucas Tanajura  and Benedikt Müller , music by Ruben Wielsch . Antagon theaterAKTion  is one of the largest and most renowned independent theatre groups in Germany. The collective lives and works together in eastern Frankfurt. Antagon uses a non-verbal and emotional form of communication th

Teatro Ribeiragrandense and Estúdio 13 at the II Edition of POP Johan Padan , a nobody, escapes the flames of the Inquisition aboard one...

The second premiere of the Festival was a creation by Mónica Reis, Marco Machado, Sara Lopes, and Tiago de Faria  at Arquipélago –...

The premiere of Animais Domésticos , directed by Tiago de Faria, took place on November 23rd, opening the second edition of POP – Stage...

A meeting place between the community and artists, hosting the alternative program of the Festival. In its second edition, in addition to...

Created once again in partnership with Oficinas de São Miguel, the POP 24 screen prints were developed through a creative collaboration...

With the presence of Bridget Ní Dhuinn’s Snake Puppet, we paraded through the streets of downtown Ponta Delgada with the puppets built by...

At the 2024 Festival Pop, 8th, 10th, and 11th-grade students from Antero de Quental Secondary School took part in a giant puppet project,...

com Bruno Schiappa In mid-September, five months ago, a theatre workshop began at the Teatro Micaelense that made the entire building...

PHYSICAL THEATRE AND SENSORY MEMORY With Bruno Schiappa Through a fusion between the physical theatre of Grotowsky and Meyerhold,...

Artistic residencies that bring together cross-disciplinary performances from diverse backgrounds, focusing on fostering citizenship...

Coletivo POP. Artist Residency DIRECTION Tiago de Faria ART DIRECTION Rocío Matosas COMPOSITION OF ORIGINAL MUSIC Mónica Reis Estreia -...

El traje nuevo de la Emperatriz COMPANY: Tramant Teatre DIRECTED BY: Claudio Hochman and Puri Fariza ORIGIN Spain Inspired by the short...