Alkantara

National Network
Portugal
Address

Rua do Forno do Tijolo, 54 - 5ºEsq - 1170-138
Lisbon
Portugal

Telephone
+ 351 213 152 267
Fax
+351 213 151 368
E-Mail
alkantara@alkantara.pt
E-Mail (2)
catarina.saraiva@alkantara.pt
E-Mail (3)
thomas.walgrave@alkantara.pt
E-Mail (4)
ricardo.carmona@alkantara.pt
Mobile Phone
+351 91 959 07 30
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
1993
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
General Information
1.production direction: Catarina Saraiva technical direction: Carlos Ramos accountancy: Renata Mota assistance artistic direction:Bojana Bauer assistance production direction: Bojana Bauer. - production: Jasper Walgrave close encounters production: Carina Lourenço encounters production 2005/2006: Carmo Serpa comunication: Catarina Medina 2.155.000 € - alkantara + 100.000 € – alkantara festival + project-related grants and co-productions from EU and various cultural institutions in Portugal and abroad. 3.alkantara is supported by Portuguese Arts Institute / Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Lisbon. 4.International exchange projects, e.g. Dançar o que é nosso 1998-2004, The Journey 2004 (Mediterranean), Encounters 2005-2006 (Portugal-Brazil-Mediterranean); alkantara festival – 2 till 18 June 2006 5.For the festival: various theatres in Lisbon. For exchange activities, Raiz di Polon (Cape Verde), CulturArte (Mozambique),..
Mission and Objectives

alkantara focuses on the performing arts on a local and global level, seeking to further exchange between artists from different cultures and backgrounds. Besides presentation, it also develops artistic research and exchange projects, experimenting with new formats.
We hope to be instrumental in turning Lisbon into a bridge between cultures and a point of reference for the international performing arts scene.

Main Projects / Activities

The most visible and ambitious project is the alkantara festival, a multidisciplinary and intercultural festival, dedicated to the presentation of contemporary performing art from all over the world.
In between festival, the organization invests in artists' residencies in Portugal and abroad, the production of international arts projects and the realization of initiatives that aim to stimulate the debate on interculturalism at home and abroad.

Contact (1) Full Name
Thomas Walgrave
Head of the organisation
Helder Sousa
Contact (2) Full Name
Ricardo Carmona