Between 10 and 14 June, Desejar: artistic and community movement celebrates the power of collective imagination in Braga. As part of Braga 25 – Portuguese Capital of Culture, Desejar – Movement of Arts and Common Places is an artistic and community movement that questions the fragility of desire in today’s societies. Promoting the imagination of … Continued
Part of the Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture program, Supracasa is a program to encourage the creation and dissemination of the performing arts. After a first edition, which offered artistic residencies in 2024 to five artists or companies from the region, whose final works are being presented throughout 2025, the program returned with a … Continued
We spoke to Júlio Cerdeira, who will stage for the show performed by a Bosnian cast as part of the Sexual Theatre – Feminist Readings of Classics. A creator and performer from Braga, Júlio graduated in 2015 in theatre from the University of Minho and in 2018 completed his research studies in the arts at ESMAE’s … Continued
We spoke to cátia faísco, the Portuguese playwright who wrote the script for the show performed by a Montenegrin cast as part of the Sexual Theatre – Feminist Readings of Classics project. cátia faísco is a teacher and researcher at Universidade do Minho, where she currently teaches Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy for the Theatre degree. … Continued
The largest contemporary art exhibition dedicated to the 25th of April runs until 29th June. Carnation Revolution – 50 years of Freedom is a curatorial project by Paulo Mendes, part of Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture. It’s an unprecedented exhibition that will be shown at the 6th Cavalry Regiment, the Nogueira da Silva Museum and … Continued
Relations with the Galician public are intensified with a photography exhibition that will be on display throughout April at the Porto and Northern Portugal Tourist Office in Santiago de Compostela. Braga 25 intensifies its relationship with the public in Galicia, starting today, by inaugurating a photography exhibition in Santiago de Compostela that unveils part of … Continued
The 9th edition of Braga em Risco, organised by the Municipality of Braga, closed its doors with a largely positive outcome, registering a record of more than 7500 visitors. The focus on concentrating the event in a single space, the Tibães Monastery, allowed for an immersive and cohesive experience, guaranteeing greater proximity between artists, the … Continued
On 19 March, the 3rd edition of Atlas, the cultural mediation programme of the Municipality of Braga, was presented. This programme returns with a new look, aligned with Braga’s Cultural Strategy 2020-2030 and with the mission of democratising access to culture for all audiences, regardless of age or social class. Inclusion and intercultural dialogue are … Continued
Two festivals are born in the 2nd quarter of the Portuguese Capital of Culture: The Shape of Neighbourhood, dedicated to art and architecture, and Desejar, for participatory and community art. The city’s pipe organs and bells will be used to create contemporary music in the coming months. Agere’s rubbish collection workers become the protagonists in … Continued
We spoke to Stela Mišković, the Montenegrin playwright who wrote the script for the show performed by a Portuguese cast as part of the Sexual Theatre – Feminist Readings of Classics project. Stela has a master’s degree in dramaturgy from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje and is the author of more than 30 … Continued