Four months after the launch of ATLAS, the training journey continues to take shape through encounters between participants, artists and diverse ways of thinking about and practising contemporary performing arts. Throughout this first phase of the programme, dozens of hours of training have been dedicated to the history and aesthetics of theatre, directing, dramaturgy, scenography and acting. Through a combination of theoretical sessions, practical workshops and intensive lab

“A regra fundamental da Biomecânica é muito simples: o corpo inteiro participa em cada movimento.”

Masterclass of José Manuel Castanheira José Manuel Castanheira is one of the most distinguished figures in contemporary scenography internationally, with a widely acclaimed career marked by collaborations with some of Europe’s leading theatre institutions. His work was the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and he is a member of both the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts. Throughout his career, he has rec

ATLAS Continues This Week with Two Training Programmes Fundamentals of Directing In this first session, participants will explore the practice of stage directing through the work of João Brites, examining different ways of conceiving and constructing performance. Drawing on his artistic trajectory and theoretical reflections, the session presents a distinctive approach to contemporary creation, highlighting methodologies for transforming ideas, texts, bodies and materials int

Plano de Formação em Artes Performativas

de Aristóteles ao teatro pós-dramático

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...