Arquivo em Movimento: entre o bairro e o museu
Isto é PARTIS & Art for Change 2026
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Date
- 16:15 / Cancelled 16:15 / Sold out Sunday, 16:15
Location
Congress Area Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationBetween January and May 2025, a group of students of various ages and backgrounds from the Qualifica Centre of the Baixa da Banheira/Vale da Amoreira School Group took part in an artistic creation process centred on movement, critical thinking, and visual culture. Using body and movement, words and images, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation becomes a place for listening, collective creation, intergenerational dialogue and imagining the future.
Arquivo em Movimento comprises many voices, memories, bodies, territories and experiences. It embodies the intersection between neighbourhood and museum, and of the silence of the archive and the vibrant voices of those who live and resist within it. The project invites us to fill institutional places with alternative narratives, emotions and perspectives, where art becomes a space for resistance and social interaction.
Projeto 1952 | Arquivo em Movimento is promoted by the Oprimido de Lisboa Theatre Company and is sponsored by the PARTIS & Art for Change initiative.
About the project
Projeto 1952 | Arquivo em Movimento is based on a reflection on the visual archive of Portuguese colonialism at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, and classified as “sensitive” heritage. The project aims to co-create a multidisciplinary performance with a focus on dance and movement. The performance's creative process encompasses somatic education, improvisation, choreographic composition, and direct work with photographs. It is inspired by the “untold” stories of these bodies enclosed in the archive, and their emotional and critical interpretation.
This project is sponsored by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the 'la Caixa' Foundation as part of the 3rd edition of the PARTIS & Art for Change programme.
Imagem © Matondo Alexandre
Isto é PARTIS & Art for Change
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Credits
Artistic Co-creation of the Multidisciplinary Installation
André Xina, Agelton Bom Jesus, Andradina Fernandes, Angela Guerreiro, Ângelo Mateus Rodrigues, Ana Naionça, Aua Na Iongo, Ashanti Silva, Celisa Carvalho, Coba Balde, Conceição Cuteta, Cristiane Almeida, Dito Tehiquina, Domingas Filipe Quizembe, Evelyn Joana Cardoso, Gabriel Peralta Marcelino, Joana Simões Piedade, José Miguel Pires Reis, Julieta Tavares, Jurema Vitória F. Manuel, Isabel Luciana Fasala, Kady de Sousa Cruz, Lili Ié, Maria Augusta Gomes, Mariama Djalo, Mariama Sene Baldé, Matondo Alexandre, Olga Dos Anjos Patricia Manuel, Odete Nanque, Pauleta da Costa, Paulo Antonio Dongoche, ROD, Sandra Mendes, Teresa Flores
Artistic Concept, Curatorship, Movement Mentoring, Choreography and Video
Angela Guerreiro
Mediation, Research, Interviews and Video
Joana Simões Piedade
Music
André Xina
Design, Set Design and Costumes
ROD
Production and Social Media
Iris De Brito
Sound Engineer
Paulo Cerveira
Financial Management
Anabela Rodrigues (GTOLX)
Funded by
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The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation reserves the right to collect and keep records of images, sounds and voice for the diffusion and preservation of the memory of its cultural and artistic activity. For further information, please contact us through the Information Request form.