The 1st edition of SUL – International Performing Arts Festival took place between 2 and 6 April 2025 and stretched between Costa da Caparica and Trafaria.
Promoted by Hotel Europa, SUL – International Performing Arts Festival is the first documentary theatre festival in Portugal.
The programme included theatre and dance performances, concerts and workshops, tackling the complex social issues that have shaped history and contemporary society.
2 April | Wednesday
Manda os teus pais passear, outra vez
Teatro Experimental do Porto – Portugal
Theatre| 5:30 p.m. | Escola Básica José Cardoso Pires – Costa da Caparica
3 April | Thursday
Antiwords
Spitfire Company – Czechia
Theatre| 9:00 p.m. | Recreios Desportivos da Trafaria (Casino) – Trafaria
África em Vinil
Nelson Makossa – Portugal
DJ Set | 10:00 p.m. | Recreios Desportivos da Trafaria (Casino) – Trafaria
4 April | Friday
DESVER
Joana Craveiro / Teatro do Vestido – Portugal
Performative talk | 9:00 p.m.| Recreios Desportivos da Trafaria (Casino) – Trafaria
Joana Guerra
Joana Guerra – Portugal
Concert | 10:30 p.m. | Recreios Desportivos da Trafaria (Casino) – Trafaria
5 April | Saturday
Documentary Theatre Workshop with André Amálio and Tereza Havlíčková
Hotel Europa – Portugal & Czechia
Workshop | 10:00 a.m. | MAR – Movimento de Arte e Ritmo – Costa da Caparica
Brigadas Revolucionárias’ first armed action with Isabel do Carmo
Isabel do Carmo – Portugal
Visit/Talk | 3:00 p.m. | Base da NATO – Fonte da Telha
FRAGMENTOS
Marisa Paulo – Angola
Dance | 9:00 p.m. | Auditório Costa da Caparica, Centro Comercial O Pescador – Costa da Caparica
Moya
Mbalango – Mozambique
Concert | 10:30 p.m. | Auditório Costa da Caparica, Centro Comercial O Pescador – Costa da Caparica
6 April | Sunday
Xithokozelo ya Mbira (Contos de Mbira) – 1st session
Mbalango – Mozambique
Workshop | 10:00 a.m. | MAR – Movimento de Arte e Ritmo – Costa da Caparica
Xithokozelo ya Mbira (Contos de Mbira) – 2nd session
Mbalango – Mozambique
Workshop | 2:00 p.m. | Sociedade Musical Trafariense – Trafaria
Portugal Não É Um País Pequeno
Hotel Europa – Portugal & Czechia
Theatre | 5:00 p.m. | Recreios Desportivos da Trafaria (Casino) – Trafaria
Pedro Salvador
Pedro Salvador – Portugal
Concert | 7:00 p.m. | Recreios Desportivos da Trafaria (Casino) – Trafaria