index 02 This is not the possible festival... it is the necessary festival 03 festival map 04 daily programming 08 imaginarius companies 24 mais imaginarius companies 33 installations 39 workshops 41 other projects 45 supported projects 49 information imaginarius This is not the possible festival... it is the necessary festival Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, 2013. This is the space and time in which Imaginarius praxis, encouraging different approaches to Santa Maria da Feira's public space is taking place. It is in this space and time that this text is being written. and privileging proposals that question and integrate the local community. The quantity and quality of the applications we have received prove that there is a A festival in this present is built with people. People-citizens who believe in other strong vitality in creation, mainly home-grown, which is worthy of being safe and possible “Imaginaries”. To them I express my gratitude, specially to the ones who persistently supported and stimulated. Consequently, this year the festival will be are the least visible - yet just as essential - during these construction processes. awarding the three best projects with the possibility of an artistic residency with a view to the festival's 2014 programming. During the last year, based on 12 years of experience, we sought to redefine strategies and courses of action; proposals were explored, and the festival's The occupation of the old city Slaughterhouse (“Matadouro”), where young creators philosophy was rethought for the next four years. Our dialogue with the local develop their activity, shows the festival's continuous connection to the community community, namely the artistic one, was strengthened, fundamental subjects were and it's deep-rooted vocation towards a local artistic creation with strong links debated at the Imaginarius Talks, and training and organizational needs were to other national and international projects. In this sense, Imaginarius is also updated and envisioned. investing in training, by organizing an offer of workshops within this year's edition. This festival's major challenge is to retain and deepen its vocation for public space, In 2013, the festival will contemplate 12 co-productions and programming while adapting its paradigm to the human scale in its relationship with a city like partnerships which, more than a number, represent the will and fulfilment of Santa Maria da Feira, with its particular physical and human geography, which is synergies that result in genuine networking – local, regional, national and international. organically linked to street arts. Bodies in Urban Spaces, by Cie Willi Dorner, is a good example of a co- production with the Serralves Foundation – a project whose cast and architectures This year, our programming mirrors this persistent, contemporary search. Among are shared by the cities of Oporto e Santa Maria da Feira. the 117 entries, involving 402 artists, during three days that will transform the city's public space in its rapport with the public that will inhabit it, we would like to point And because this festival is happening in 2013, the world we are inhabiting in the out the diversity of artistic languages, with the strengthening of the visual arts here and now inspires an “Imagined Europe” as the main subject of the International component through Vilhs' conceptual cork piece executed by workers from that Conference on Arts and Public Space, the world première of Teatro O Bando's area – Diorama Cork Faktory. One should also stress the diversity of the 16 Jangada de Pedra, and antagon theater AKTion's inquisitive Ginkgo. countries with creations, formats and contents in our programming. And it is precisely because we are living this moment that this festival is necessary. Imaginarius' transformation from mere programmer to creative structure has been For its will to transform, for the space open to creation, for the occupation of public consolidated, which is highlighted by the festival's 19 world premières, and its space, for the full exercise of the right to access cultural fruition, for its educational, own productions, such as Baile das Bicycletas, the European Project of music community, economical, urban and tourism impact on our territory. and dance Urban Ballets, or Community Theatre Project Travessia. Our will to overcome the idea that cultural activity is restricted to a linear relationship in which What are we still willing to “pay” for just living the possible instead of the necessary? the artists transmit their heritage to the audience without contemplating the latter's action as sensitive beings and reality builders justifies our clear and unequivocal Hugo Cruz investment in original creations as a distinguishing feature of this festival. This logic artistic festival director introduces a perception of the individual as being more than a cultural consumer, taking on the role of an emancipated producer within the process. In addition, local communities are active and critically involved in the creative processes of several of the programme's projects. Mais Imaginarius takes on the role as the festival's cutting edge, the space where creators can take chances, privilege experimentation and an informed artistic international street theatre festival 02 santa maria da feira 24 › 26 may’13 imaginarius festival map OLD COURT MUNICIPAL LIBRARY MISERICÓRDIA CHURCH GASPAR MOREIRA SQUARE REPÚBLICA SQUARE MUNICIPAL MARKET OLD SLAUGHTERHOUSE POOLS - PARISH CHURCH international street theatre festival 03 santa maria da feira 24 › 26 may’13 imaginarius daily programming subject to changes due to logistical or weather constraints 24 MAY FRI 09.00pm 09.45pm 11.00pm vhils [portugal] teatro o bando [portugal] boris chimp 504 [portugal] 10.30am ‘diorama cork faktory’ [3 or older] ‘jangada de pedra’ [12 or older] ‘mission to kepler’ [3 or older] talentitos [germany / france] piece presentation rossio municipal market - entrance ‘la boîte à musique’ [3 or older] gaspar moreira square 80’ 45’ igreja romariz basic school 30’ 50’ 11.00pm MUNICIPAL LIBRARY 09.30pm edith scher e omar trupe koskowisck [brazil] tresperté circo [spain] gasparini [argentina] 09.30pm ‘olha o palhaço ‘aquí sobra uno’ [3 or older] ‘travessia’ [3 or older] clown laboratori no meio da rua’ [3 or older] gaspar moreira square municipal swimming pools porto [portugal] igreja lourosa basic school 50’ surrounding area ‘labaret 3 – a morte’ [6 or older] 50’ 60’ library entrance 11.30pm 45’ 02.30pm urban ballets [portugal / france / 00.00am trupe koskowisck [brazil] ireland / south africa] crassh [portugal] 10.15pm olha o palhaço ‘blast’ [3 or older] ‘crassh_street 2.0’ [3 or older] joão pamplona [portugal / norway] no meio da rua [3 or older] gaspar moreira square › court municipal swimming pools ‘hangover’ [12 or older] igreja lobão basic school 45’ surrounding area left library garden 50’ 45’ 45’ REPÚBLICA SQUARE MISERICÓRDIA CHURCH MUNICIPAL MARKET diana carneiro 06.00pm e joão dias [portugal] 04.00pm la compagnie 06.00pm ‘mr. shimokawa’ [12 or older] ljud group [eslovénia] en croq [france] colectivo ar_search [portugal] right library garden ‘the invasion’ [3 or older] ‘funky pudding’ [3 or older] ‘`peça para piano e bicho da 35’ dr. elísio de castro street › república square madeira’ [6 or older] república square › dr. roberto 60’ market barbershop 11.00pm alves street 15’ bárbara andrez [portugal] 35’ POOLS - PARISH CHURCH ‘bump dialogues’ [12 or older] 09.30pm library entrance 09.30pm 09.00pm talentitos [germany / france] 15’ grupo XIX de teatro [brazil] the purple ladies ‘la boîte à musique’ [3 or older] ‘hygiene’ [14 or older] collective [united kingdom] descobrimentos street OLD COURT misericórdia church › dr. elísio de ‘human possibilities’ [3 or older] 50’ castro street › república square rossio 09.45pm 80’ 40’ 10.00pm desastronauts [spain] sérgio e maria [portugal] ‘losing grip’ [3 or older] GASPAR MOREIRA SQUARE 09.30pm ‘um espaço aberto court garden ballet contemporâneo de desmembramento’ [3 or older] 45’ 05.00pm do norte [portugal] dr. vitorino de sá street tresperté circo [spain] ‘a construção’ [6 or older] 10.30pm ‘aquí sobra uno’ [3 or older] parish church cloisters 10.15pm bismas das acácias [angola] gaspar moreira square 40’ labu plataforma ‘ocisoko’ [3 or older] 50’ artística [portugal] court garden a world of bliss [holland] ‘réplica… éplica… éplica’ [3 or older] 45’ ‘bliss superstore’ [3 or older] municipal market – interior parish church stairway 20’ 11.15pm 60’ mattatoio sospeso [italy] 10.45pm ‘tu me fais tourner residual gurus [spain] la tête’ [3 or ilder] LEGEND ‘residual gurus’ [3 or older] court garden imaginarius mais imaginarius zone show municipal market › gaspar 45’ imaginarius creation national premiere world premiere travelling moreira square 45’ international street theatre festival 04 santa maria da feira 24 › 26 may’13 imaginarius daily programming subject to changes due to logistical or weather constraints 00.15am 09.30pm 09.15pm 10.15pm antagon teatro the purple ladies labu plataforma theater aktion [germany] de montemuro [portugal] collective [united kingdom] artística [portugal] ‘ginkgo’ [6 or older] ‘que raio de mundo’ [3 or older] ‘human possibilities’ [3 or older] ‘réplica… éplica… éplica’ [3 or older] court avenue prof. leão square rossio municipal market - interior 70’ 60’ 40’ 20’ OLD SLAUGHTERHOUSE GASPAR MOREIRA SQUARE 09.30pm 10.45pm ballet contemporâneo boris chimp 504 [portugal] 10.00pm 05.00pm do norte [portugal] ‘mission to kepler’ [3 or older]