The 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 2025
- 4 to 29 August 2025, with an informal public presentation on 29 August;
- 6 to 31 October 2025, with an informal public presentation on 31 October.
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 2025
“as you see or don't”
Marusya Byzova & Masha Shalagina
artistic residency: 4 to 29 August 2025
process sharing open to the public: 29 August 2025, 7pm
The two solos of Masha and Marusya find common ground in their exploration of the state of transition, as well as in a shared interest in positioning this theme between the formats of performance and installation. Artists strive to build a space where the 'performer-spectator' relationship can be re-imagined by playing with and breaking apart dynamics of 'giver-taker', 'watching-being watched', 'active-passive'. This work is an invitation to delve into the confusion and poetics of in-between spaces.
'The Beauty of the Lover'
dai ida
artistic residency: 6 to 31 October 2025
Process sharing open to the public: 31 October, 7pm
What does a lover want, if not to continue desiring? In A Beleza do Amante (The Beauty of the Lover), the audience is invited to enter into an autofiction that attempts to circumscribe desire – a task that fails from the outset. The performer evokes his memories and fantasies in an attempt to uncover clues to his own impulses as a desiring being. But what about when desire shows you an unusual version of yourself: do you move forward or run away? What body does your desire need to run free?
