E-book EIRPAC 2019

After seven months of intense work, we present "The Search for the Common - Artistic Practices for Other Possible Futures". This book, available for free, integrates the reflections and investigations carried out by a group of 38 researchers, from 26 institutions and artistic/cultural entities from 6 countries, in the field of community and multidisciplinary artistic practices.

The texts included in this publication,, after a blind peer review process, are inspired by the latest edition of Eirpac (held between 16 and 18 September 2019, as part of MEXE) which brought together at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto more than 200 participants in 88 actions (communications, workshops, posters, exhibitions, conferences).

In a present in which we need to look at other possible futures, we wish you good readings!

with: i2ADS - Instituto de Investigação em Arte, Design e Sociedade-FBAUP, Universidade Católica de Lisboa, Centro de História da Arte e Arqueologia - Universidade de Évora, ESMAE - Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espectáculo do Porto - Instituto Politecnico do Porto, CIIE Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, IELT - Instituto de Estudos de Literatura e Tradição - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, PACTO/PGEHA - USP - Universidade de São Paulo, Cicant - ULP - Universidade Lusófona do Porto, PELE, MEXE - Encontro Internacional de Arte e Comunidade, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa / CET - Centro de Estudos de Teatro, FLUL - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, Laboratório de Estudos do Espaço Teatral e Memória Urbana / Unirio - Urca, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Direção-Geral das Artes.

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Caterina Moroni

In September 2019, MEXE presented "Duck March #porto", a workshop and performance by Caterina Moroni. Like a real assault on the city, a march of pregnant women invaded the streets of Porto. Now on video, a narrative that gives us back the occupation of public space in times of confusion.

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Vladimir Safatle

In times of confusion, we continue to move.

We share on our various channels, with free access, the opening conference of MEXE 2019, “A Common beyond Human” by Vladimir Safatle (USP-Universidade de São Paulo)

The will to move (mexe) is even greater now.

May this be a time that prepares us to build more “communal” days. A lot of strength for US!!

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MEXE HOUSE

MEXE House is a new proposal from the 2019 edition.
This is an opportunity for non-Porto residents to live the meeting even more closely with the collectives, artists, team and community that build MEXE each year.

MEXE House integrates accommodation, food and tickets for all shows from 16th to 22nd September

- Accommodation for 6 nights for 1 person in shared double room with breakfast;
- Food (lunch and dinner) for 7 days;
- Free access to box office shows.

Price per person: 595 €

For more information and registration:
encontro.mexe@gmail.com

Crowdfunding Mexe

Mexe strives to create a space for participation that can redefine our actions and ways of living in common. A space that needs the support of society as a whole to persist in this desire to create alternatives for current modes of production and our daily lives.

Mexe launched a crowdfunding for the shared construction of its 5th edition, challenging all citizens to contribute to the organization of the festival in an alternative way.

More info: ppl.pt/mexe2019

First confirmations

Today are the first confirmations for the 5th edition of MEXE - International Meeting of Art and Community. The meeting aims to cross the artistic, social, political and ethical dimensions in a celebration of the inevitability of being together. In line with the urgency of the themes that have occupied the present day, national debut for the project COLETIVA OCUPAÇÃO (BR), theater group composed of students from occupied schools in São Paulo, Fado Bicha (PT), voice breaking the barriers of prejudice , and Duck March (IT), a choreographed march on motherhood made up with pregnant women only.

MEXE recognized internationally

MEXE has been recognized with the EFFE Label, a European quality label for arts festivals that stand out for their commitment to the arts, community involvement and international positioning.

Ministry of Culture recognizes MEXE

We are grateful! The Portuguese Ministry of Culture recognized the cultural interest of MEXE, an unavoidable national and international space for the crossing and deepening of community artistic practices.

Our partners

We are excited to announce the first partners of the 2019 edition.
They are MOVING with us in building this edition:

- Academia Contemporânea do Espetáculo;
- ​Câmara Municipal do Porto;
- Direção Geral das Artes;
- Embaixada de Espanha;
- Fundação de Serralves:
- Junta de Freguesia do Bonfim;
- Metro do Porto;
- Queo;
- Teatro das Figuras - Faro;
- Teatro Nacional São João.

We believe these entities are the beginning of a strong network of partners that will collectively challenge us to build renewed ways of doing and being.

Faro extension

Between 12 and 15 November, the extension of Faro from MEXE - International Art and Community Festival took place. Teatro das Figuras assumes itself as a space for reflection around memories, identities and feelings of belonging, through the construction of two unpublished shows with the city's population. The challenge was the creation of two moments that, crossing performance and music, thought about the citizenship and the daily pertinence of Faro's inhabitants. The first of the workshops, led by Edith Scher, focused on the community theater practices that it has been developing in Argentina for over 35 years, and the second, by Josep Borrás, proposed the creation of a musical show with basketballs. Both shows were presented to the public. The program for this extension MEXE in Faro, ended with a conversation between Hugo Cruz, artistic director of the festival, and Edith Scher on the theme of Artistic Community Practices in dialogue.

EIRPAC | open call

The registrations for the 3rd edition of EIRPAC are open

Registrate here.