About festival SUL

Programmed by the Hotel Europa theatre company, this is the first documentary theatre festival in Portugal. In an approach that favours artists who create from real situations, with a focus on documentary theatre or who use documentary techniques and methodologies, SUL – International Festival of Performing Arts focuses on political issues, social struggles and collective memory.

The festival, which stretches between Costa da Caparica and Trafaria, seeks to create a space for dialogue between diverse voices and perspectives on topics such as collective memory, democracy, the recent past, colonialism, resistance to fascism and totalitarianism, and the war in Palestine. The programme includes shows, concerts, workshops and visits, addressing the complex social issues that have shaped history and contemporary society.

When the company Hotel Europa moved to Costa da Caparica, it wanted to create an international performing arts festival to respond to a huge gap in programming in this part of the municipality of Almada. The festival reflects on the place of the ‘Sul’ (south), i.e. being from the south of Europe, which places its inhabitants in a place of periphery, but also of resistance and affirmation of different identities. This area is characterised by mass tourism in contrast to the self-build neighbourhoods of Terras da Costa, 2nd Torrão and Cova do Vapor. It is in this context that SUL intervenes, creating links with local associations, giving access to a diverse theatre offer in an area that culturally has very few options.

The festival team, led by André Amálio and Tereza Havlícková, is made up of a group of experienced collaborators who have a vast knowledge of the performing arts and the intersection between the political, the social and collective memory. The experience accumulated over the years, both in festivals and in artistic creation projects, guarantees the quality and depth of the proposals presented.

With this festival, we want to give visibility to new voices and established creators, and provide a space for reflection, learning and debate on issues that continue to shape the world we live in.

Programme and Artistic Direction
André Amálio and Tereza Havlíčková
andre@hoteleuropateatro.com
tereza@hoteleuropateatro.com

Production Coordination
Teresa Camarinha
gestao@hoteleuropateatro.com

Executive Production
Ivone Fernandes-Jesus and Susana Rocha
comunicacao@hoteleuropateatro.com
producaoexecutiva@hoteleuropateatro.com

Communication
Beatriz Menino
comunicacao@hoteleuropateatro.com

Image
António Gomes

Frontend
Duarte Guerreiro

Technical Direction
Carlos Arroja and Pedro Moreira