This annual programme supports the contemporary artistic creation, stimulating its research and development by hosting two residencies for EMERGING ARTISTS. It provides to the selected projects conditions for its development during one month. O Rumo do Fumo offers: rehearsal studio during 4 weeks, 1.000€ grant, partial reimbursement of logistics expenses, artistic counselling and organization of a work-in-progress presentation at Espaço da Penha.
Artist Residency Periods 2026
- 3 to 28 August 2026, with an informal public presentation on 28 August;
- 31 August to 25 September 2026, with an informal public presentation on 25 September.
General Requirements
- The project must be an original work, in creation phase and yet to premiere, in the field of Dance and/or Performance;
- Each author of the project must have created a maximum of 3 works with presentation in a professional context;
- Presentation of the project, including identification, description, objectives to be achieved, biographies of the interveners, planned calendar and mention of other existing supports;
- Submission of videos from previous projects;
- Accepted application languages: Portuguese and English;
Selected projects 2026:
Blaqueada by Miguel Valdivieso
This project is the third part of a trilogy of solo works. Through autofiction, irony and the juxtaposition of Bolivian folk dances with contemporary performance practices, it questions the mechanisms of cultural hegemony that shape Latin American identities. The work proposes a theatrical language that challenges fixed notions of identity, belonging and representation.
candidato by Daniel Pereira and Rodrigo Cunha
This project explores the relationship between presence, representation and duplication through the medium of sound. On stage, an actor confronts their digital double, questioning the boundaries between authenticity and performance. Blurring the lines between theatre, video and performance, the piece investigates the roles of the observer and the observed, challenging conventions of representation and inviting the audience to become active participants in shaping the experience.
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