Portugal

EGEAC – Empresa de Gestão de Equipamentos e Animação Cultural

National Network
Portugal
Address

Calçada Marquês de Tancos, n.º 2
1100-340 Lisbon
Portugal

Telephone
(+351) 21 882 00 90
Telephone (other)
(+351) 21 885 56 54
Fax
(+351) 21 882 00 98
E-Mail
geral@egeac.pt
E-Mail (2)
ruicatarino@egeac.pt
Mobile Phone
+351 91 947 751 63
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1995
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
Municipal company EGEAC emerged, in 2003, from the reformulation of the social designation and status of EBAHL – Equipamentos dos Bairros Históricos de Lisboa, E.M., created by Lisbon Municipality in 1995. Our social object is to manage and preserve Lisbon’s main cultural facilities, such as the Castle, Fado and Puppets Museums, the Monument to the Discouveries, three municipal theatres and one cinema, as well as to organize Lisbon Festivities and several other cultural events. It’s also our duty to bring culture and events in urban spaces to all kinds of audiences, promoting social inclusion within the city. For the development of all those skills, EGEAC counts on 172 regular employees, managing a 10 million Euros annual budget, mainly from municipal subsidies, ticketing income and sponsors.
Mission and Objectives

We want to be liders in cultural creation and production in the city of Lisbon, as well as a reference on the management of cultural equipments and events, helping to create heritage, artistic and cultural values of excellence.

Main Projects / Activities

At the moment these are the cultural equipments and activities managed by EGEAC (with numbers of visitors in 2009):  Castelo de São Jorge (St. George’s Castle) – 967.225  Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries)- 131.775  Teatro Municipal Maria Matos (Maria Matos Municipal Theatre) – 27.893  Teatro Municipal São Luiz (St. Louis Municipal Theatre) – 51.498  Cinema São Jorge (St. George’s Cinema) – 128.041  Museu da Marioneta (Puppet Museum) – 28.038  Museu do Fado (Fado Museum) – 29.692  Festas de Lisboa (Lisbon Festivities) – more than 2.000000 All of the equipments and events (Lisbon Festivities) mentioned above, have their own diverse activities, including shows and educational services, as you can see in “additional information”.

Contact (1) Full Name
Rui Catarino
Job Title
Responsável Área Projectos Institucionais
Head of the organisation
Joana Gomes Cardoso

EIRA

National Network
Portugal
Address

Rua Camilo Castelo Branco, 33, 1º1150-083 Lisboa Portugal
1100-575 Lisboa
Portugal

Telephone
21 353 09 31
E-Mail
eira@eira.pt
E-Mail (2)
teresa.Brito@eira.pt
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1994
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information

Private organization with a annual budget of around 60.000-100.000 per year. Supported by the Portuguese Government - General Directorate for the Arts (DGARTES) Development of projects related with contemporary dance and performance (art works, events and international cooperation projects)

Mission and Objectives

EIRA is a creation, production and distribution company based in Lisbon / Portugal supporting a group of associate artists but also a workspace and international platform to support various artists and projects. After twenty years of existence, EIRA is today a reference in Portuguese contemporary dance and performance. Since its foundation (1993) EIRA has been producing and promoting the work of its artistic director, the Portuguese choreographer Francisco Camacho. From 1996 onwards it has started to produce and promote other Portuguese choreographers, being today the daily workspace, production and distribution company of the choreographers Francisco Camacho, Rafael Alvarez, Mariana Tengner Barros and Tiago Cadete. Our productions have been presented extensively in Portugal, Europe (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Croatia, Spain, Slovenia, Finland, France, Italy, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, among other countries), South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay) and the United States of America, Africa (Cape Vert and Mozambique), Middle East (United Arab Emirates) and Asia (China). Some of our projects have also received the following awards: ACARTE - Maria Madalena de Azeredo Perdigão Award (1995/1997 and a special mention of the same award on 1992/93) - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; "Prix du meilleur spectacle étranger" by the "Syndicat professionnel de la Critique de Théâtre, Musique et Danse" (France, 2008) and Bessie Award 2012 - Outstanding Visual Design (New York City, 2012). EIRA also fosters the development of contemporary dance in Portugal and internationally by supporting and co-producing new works by other artists as well as through the organization in its Lisbon studio of artists residencies and rehearsals by other choreographers, and companies from Portugal and from abroad.
 From 2014 onwards EIRA will organize biannually Cumplicidades, the new international contemporary dance festival of Lisbon. The first edition will be held between 15th and 30th of March 2014 at Centro Cultural de Belém, Teatro Camões and other venues in Lisbon. Since 1998, EIRA is supported by the Government of Portugal - State Secretary for Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts.

Main Projects / Activities

- Creation, Production and promotion of contemporary dance and performance art works - Organization of the new Lisbon International Contemporary Dance Festival - Festival Cumplicidades - Support to other artists by providing these artists with workspaces in Lisbon (Dance, Theatre, Performance, Visual Arts) - Organization of international artistic and intercultural cooperation projects

Contact (1) Full Name
Teresa Brito
Head of the organisation
Francisco Camacho
Contact (2) Full Name
Tiago Sgarbi

Escola Secundária Manuel Teixeira Gomes

National Network
Portugal
Address

A. S. João de Deus, 8500 Portimão - Portugal
Portimão
Portugal

Telephone
00 351 282 450 410
Fax
00 351 282 415 049
E-Mail
telmo_soares@docentes.esmtg.pt
E-Mail (2)
graca_ventura@docentes.esmtg.pt
Mobile Phone (other)
00 351 962514062
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1983
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Teachers: 161 teachers; staff: 53; students: 1 500.
Mission and Objectives

Secondary lever.
Scientific and humanistic studies.
Values: respect for the universal right to education; equality; the respect for relgious and cultural diversity; citizenship and solidarity.

Main Projects / Activities

Theatre; e-learning plataform; PACE - Socrates / Comenius; Foreigners support; health; enviroment; TIC; Cultural heritage; professional studies; pre-universitary studies in Sciences and technologie and Humanities.

Contact (1) Full Name
Telmo Eduardo Marreiros Soares
Head of the organisation
Telmo Eduardo Marreiros Soares
Contact (2) Full Name
Maria da Graça A. Mateus Ventura
Publication
Cities
Culture

Espaços Alternativos em Lisboa e a Resistência à Gentrificação

Between the start of the financial crisis (2007-08) and the pandemic crisis (2020-), Lisbon was at its peak as a fashionable European tourist destination. During this period, in a singular concentration in the Portuguese capital, associations and other collectives proliferated...

Ethno Portugal Orchestra

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Ethno

From August 4 to 13, the Ethno Portugal residency took place in Arraiolos, a meeting with 31 young musicians from 14 different nationalities: India, Turkey, Italy, Israel, Ukraine, Portugal, France, Korea, Denmark, Belgium, Brazil, New Zealand, Germany and Algeria.

Ethno is a program run by Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) and in Portugal is produced by Associação PédeXumbo. It's a unique program aimed at young musicians who want to explore folk and traditional music. The 10-day artistic residency began last Friday in the village of Arraiolos and offers participating musicians the opportunity to learn and teach, in an individual and personalized way, music from different cultures around the world, sharing what they learn with different audiences and keeping musical traditions alive and fresh.

Juan de la Fuente, Teresa Campos, Denys Stetsenko, Tiago Candal and Inês Lapa were once again the musical mentors for this edition. They accompanied the orchestra in the preparation of the repertoire and three final concerts, which happened from the 10th to the 12th of August in Arraiolos, Fundão and Arganil, respectively.

Ethno Portugal is produced by PédeXumbo, which is one of the members of Anna Lindh Foundation's Portuguese Network. PédeXumbo has been promoting traditional music and dance since 1998. A professional team is dedicated to the recovery of these cultural practices, through recordings, co-productions, artistic creation, research, training of trainers and informal teaching for all ages. More than perpetuating relics, PédeXumbo aims to revive social habits of living music, reproducing traditional dances participated in by new generations who drink from old practices.

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EuroMeSCo :Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission

National Network
Portugal
Address

Largo de São Sebastião, 8 – Paço do Lumiar
1600-762 Lisbon
Portugal

Telephone
+351-210 306 700
Fax
+351-217 593 983
E-Mail
av@ieei.pt
E-Mail (2)
ts@ieei.pt
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Others
  5. Research
General Information
EuroMeSCo (Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission) is a network of institutes of independant research and of central universities focussing on analysing foreign political themes and the research in security matters . The members of the network come from the 35 members countries in Euro-Mediterranean Partnership , intiative policy of the European Union aiming to enhance its relations with the countries of the southern mediterranean river. Financed by the European Commission , the network counts currently 45 institutes members and 27 observators institues and two international associated members.
Mission and Objectives

EuroMeSCo,fonctionning as a brand of confidence , dedicated to build professional relations of sustainable cooperation with non-governmental and independent organisations .
The network seeks to establish relations between Europe , the Maghreb and the middle-east on a North-Southern basis and south-south , in order to widen the platform of the dialogue on subject of common interest .
This platform allows the discussion of essentiel themes related to the euro mediterranean region which the approach is a delicate subject at the intergovernmental scale of the PEM countries .
The network seeks to establish a common vocablury in political and security matters in the region and contributes to the definition of measurements , while proposing a mecanism by which the opinion of the civil society who could be presented to the decision makers .

Main Projects / Activities

EuroMeSCo undertakes a formal research , publishes regulary its results , its program of research is defined in an independent way or on specific requests of analyzes aspects of the mediterranean policy and security of the partnership or of the ministry counsil .
The principal activity of the network , is its research program .
The network , through its secretariat in Lisbon , constructed a network site who offers informations on the EuroMeSCo activities , acts as a point of contact between the institutions members for the
interested public .
The site represents the publications , the meeting , also a discussion forum and a section designate for questionnaires .

Contact (1) Full Name
Tobias Schumacher [recherche et information] (ts@ieei.pt)
Head of the organisation
Álvaro de Vasconcelos (av@ieei.pt)
Contact (2) Full Name
Marie-Laure Cordara [gestion et activités] (mlc@ieei.pt)

European Heritage Hub

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Meeting

Europa Nostra and a group of relevant partners in which the Centro Nacional de Cultura (National Culture Center) is included have been selected for funding from the European Union for the implementation of a pilot project establishing a European Heritage Hub. This ambitious project, which will run until Spring 2025, will bring together diverse expertise and resources to mobilize and strengthen the cultural heritage movement in Europe, supporting heritage professionals and volunteers in sharing and acquiring the knowledge needed to strengthen their resilience and help them adapt to the triple transformation of our society - digital, environmental and social. 

The project will connect the networks of all partners through innovative tools and creative advocacy and outreach campaigns. Ultimately, it will reach out to citizens at large, with a particular focus on empowering and engaging the younger generation of students and heritage professionals to continue the legacies of both. It will build on the legacies of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 and the European Year of Youth 2022 and contribute to the European Year of Skills in 2023.

The CNC, in collaboration with the Lisbon City Council, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage, associated partners of the project, will be responsible for the implementation of a Cultural Heritage Hub in Lisbon.

The National Culture Center is a cultural association of public utility created on the 13th of May 1945 by a group of monarchists and Catholics opposed to the regime. It was conceived as a "club of intellectuals" for the debate of ideas with the aim of "defending a free culture". In the 21st century, the CNC reinforces its identity matrix, valuing historical memory, promoting contemporary creation and strengthening the debate on culture and active citizenship.

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EXCEL: The Pursuit of Excellence

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Excel

The EXCEL project examines enhancement technologies as bio-investment practices geared towards enhancing personal competitiveness based on a framework of excellence. It interprets bodily and cognitive alterations as processes of self-development. By concentrating on the Greater Lisbon area and considering the national and transnational influences on this context, we intend to augment existing statistical and bioethical analyses with qualitative, ethnographic data to unravel the complexity of these practices. This involves examining the interplay between subjectivity, body management, and citizenship.

The technological capacity to transform biology, driven by advances in genetic engineering, pharmacology, bioengineering, cybernetics, and nanotechnology, has given rise to a variety of devices designed to manipulate bodily forms and human functions, commonly referred to as "enhancement technologies." This category encompasses cosmetic biotechnologies as diverse as aesthetic plastic surgery, skin bleaching treatments, smart and lifestyle drugs, hormonal therapies, and biohacking implants. These technologies aim to improve human characteristics, including physical appearance and cognitive performance, irrespective of the presence of a formal pathology diagnosis.

Motivated by economic analyses highlighting an increase in the consumption of cosmetic biotechnologies in Portugal during the global financial crisis and inspired by empirical and bioethical studies that explore the risks, limits, and future prospects of body manipulation, this research project seeks to critically analyze enhancement technologies within the evolving economic and socio-historical contexts.

Utilizing critical anthropological approaches, we will explore citizenship as a sociocultural process of subjectification, encompassing self-improvement and the influences shaping one's identity. The objective is to bridge the micro-dynamics of specific forms of bio-investment by exploring practices and aspirations related to biomedical self-improvement with the emergence of new markets and transnational circuits associated with cosmetic medical tourism.

The EBANO Collective is an artistic and curatorial group that specializes in conducting site-specific projects and urban interventions through art, supported by ethnographic research. It is also a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation's Portuguese Network. Through collaborations between artists and social scientists, EBANO develops participatory public art projects that address local community issues and broader social and urban questions.

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Exhibition "TEAR - Artistic Territories"

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Exhibition

After being exhibited at the Ave Basin Textile Industry Museum, the 2nd Edition of TEAR - Territórios Artísticos was divided into 8 parts. From February to June 2024, it is touring schools and school groups in Vila Nova de Famalicão, enabling them to better understand the project. This exhibition holds significance for Vila Nova de Famalicão due to its historical characteristics, uniqueness, and scope, not only as a physical territory but also as a cultural and industrial area.

As a UNESCO Club, A Casa ao Lado, in conjunction with the Municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão through the Educational and Cultural Program "From Famalicão to the World" and the UNESCO National Commission, presents the 2nd edition of the Community Public Art Festival in Vila Nova de Famalicão - TEAR - Territórios Artísticos. The TEAR Festival intertwines the artistic aspect of the Textile/Sustainability Project with UNESCO's strategic issues, such as promoting a culture of peace and intercultural dialogue, as its main theme.

In a society that is constantly changing, where the development and application of new technologies drive evolution, creativity becomes a fundamental "tool" for the contemporary individual. The aim of the 2nd edition of TEAR is to promote cultural experiences and strengthen social, territorial, and international cohesion, with a focus on the Textile Industry based on Man/Machine.

This event was organized by A Casa ao Lado, an organization that is a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation's Portuguese Network. Founded in 2005 in Vila Nova de Famalicão, this Artistic Center has a mission to promote social and cultural dynamism with and for the community through artistic education, social inclusion through art, and urban interventions.

All their projects are based on the graphics, stories, legends, and/or personalities of the places to be intervened, aiming to create a mark of identity and social and territorial cohesion. The interventions, designed and carried out together with the community, foster a sense of belonging among the participants, who are involved in the entire work process.

Since 2018, as a UNESCO Club for Artistic Intervention and Creation, Casa ao Lado has felt a greater obligation to pass on knowledge of the historical evolution of graphics over time to the community. Therefore, in 2019, the Centro Interpretativo do Grafismo - LABIRINTO DAS ARTES was created to provide a deeper understanding of the contemporary work carried out on the murals.

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Festival Sete Sóis Sete Luas

National Network
Portugal
Address

Avenida da Liberdade, 64-F, 7400-218 Ponte de Sor
7400-218 Ponte de Sor
Portugal

Telephone
+351 213420614
Telephone (other)
+351 213420670
Fax
+351 213420670
E-Mail
marco@7sois.org
Organisation Type
Other
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
The Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival experience born from the curiosity and the initiative of a group of students of the high school of Pontedera supported by the help of a Portuguese writer. In the last year of the High school, 1987 these young dreamers, with the passion of the theatre, founded the GRUPPO TEATRALE IMMAGINI. At the end of the 80's they obtained several awards for the play "Edipo Re". Eager to go beyond the Italian boundaries, they decided to "fly" toward the lands of Alentejo(Portugal). Here, after two artistic projects in the countryside of Montemor-o-Novo, they realized some shows and they met José Saramago. With the modesty and the fancy of dreaming typical of adolescents, they invited in Pontedera the Portuguese writer, who accepted the invitation and who gave to the group the rights for Italy of the book "L'anno 1993". From that moment on, there were put the bases to give life to this interesting exchange between Italy and Portugal: in 1993 born the Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival under the aegis of José Saramago and directed from its first version by Marco Abbondanza. Step by step the project grew up and expanded: not only renowned artist took part to the project (Evora, Dario Fo, Carlos Paredes, Bernardo Bertolucci etc…), but also new countries started joining it: Spain in 1997, Capo Verde in 1998, France in 2005 Croatia in 2008 and Brazil in 2009, always preferring the peripheral areas instead of the big centers.
Mission and Objectives

OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTS
• It's a cultural Network characterized by 10 countries – Brazil, Cape Verde, Croatia, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal and Spain - that highlight lively and direct relations with small centers and artists.
• It's a travel in the Mediterranean and lusophone world: a travel made by meetings and exchanges. The ones who travel are the artists, the cultural operators and the same spectators.
• It's a Festival that seeks people and not squares or monuments.
• It offers contemporary folk music and figurative art from the Mediterranean and lusophone world.
• "Shuttlecock" of the cultural tourism; the public can follow it in its various stops, travelling around the Mediterranean and lusophone world.
• Direct experiences of music, art and tastes through the production of excellent food and wine products from the countries which take part to the project.

Main Projects / Activities

OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTS
• It's a cultural Network characterized by 10 countries – Brazil, Cape Verde, Croatia, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal and Spain - that highlight lively and direct relations with small centers and artists.
• It's a travel in the Mediterranean and lusophone world: a travel made by meetings and exchanges. The ones who travel are the artists, the cultural operators and the same spectators.
• It's a Festival that seeks people and not squares or monuments.
• It offers contemporary folk music and figurative art from the Mediterranean and lusophone world.
• "Shuttlecock" of the cultural tourism; the public can follow it in its various stops, travelling around the Mediterranean and lusophone world.
• Direct experiences of music, art and tastes through the production of excellent food and wine products from the countries which take part to the project.

Contact (1) Full Name
Marco Abbondanza
Contact (2) Full Name
Paulo Gomes