teatro nacional d.maria ii – cenários

In the year that Braga is Portuguese Capital of Culture, gnration and Theatro Circo will host the 2025 edition of Cenários, a programme of reflection organised by the D. Maria II National Theatre. The first edition, in 2023, featured three conferences, designed to reflect on the journey of the National Odyssey, which began that same year with the start of the theatre renovation project in Rossio.
This year, the focus turns to the Portuguese Capital of Culture initiative, created by the Portuguese Government, which includes the other two finalist cities for the European Capital of Culture 2027 bid, Aveiro and Ponta Delgada. Artists, thinkers and the public are invited to learn about and discuss how Braga has interpreted this project, with a programme that celebrates the dialogue between national artistic creation and the possibilities of connection with Europe.
Scenarios 2025 also proposes a reflection on the diagnoses and perspectives resulting from the two-year journey begun in January 2023 by the D. Maria II National Theatre, while also observing other fundamental issues for the future of art and culture in Portugal.

The participation in Cenários requires prior registration here.

Full programme

27 nov

10:30 a.m ∙ Theatro Circo (Small Auditorium) ∙ Session with LGP
Opening session
with Alberto Santos (Secretary of State for Culture), João Rodrigues (Mayor, Braga City Council),
Rui Catarino (Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Theatre D. Maria II), Joana Fernandes (Board of Directors, Faz Cultura)

11:30 a.m ∙ Theatro Circo (Small Auditorium) ∙ Session with LGP
Braga Portuguese Capital of Culture | Debate
with Cristina Farinha (Cultural Policy Expert), Daniel Pereira and Fernando Ferreira (Space Transcribers) and
José Alberto Ferreira (Representative of Évora’27 – European Capital of Culture) | moderated by Rui Catarino

2:30 p.m ∙ gnration (blackbox) ∙ Session with LGP
National Odyssey | Debate
with Cátia Terrinca (Artistic Director UMCOLETIVO), Fátima Alçada (General and Artistic Director, Comédias do Minho), Luís Sousa Ferreira
(Assistant Artistic Director, National Theatre D. Maria II), Patrícia Silva Santos (Evaluation and Monitoring, National Theatre D. Maria II) | moderated by Joana Fernandes

4:30 p.m ∙ gnration (blackbox) ∙ Session with LGP
National Culture | Debate
with Ana Feijó da Cunha (Director “la Caixa” Foundation), Mónica Guerreiro (Artistic Director, Ponto C),
Sara Barros Leitão (Actress, Stage Director and Artistic Director of Cassandra) | moderated by Elisabete Paiva

6:30 p.m ∙ Braga Municipal Market ∙ Session with LGP
Participatory Processes | Tertúlia
with Catarina Carvalho Gomes (Artist), Marta Moreira (Artistic Director, Plataforma do Pandemónio),
Lara Soares and Sandra Barros (Artists, Burilar) | activation by Hugo Cruz

28 nov

09:30 a.m ∙ gnration (sala multiusos) ∙ Session for schools
Youth Forum | Round tables
coordination by 4IS – Association for Social Innovation (Claire Sivier, Diana Lima, João Rosa and Tiago Castro)

10:30 a.m ∙ Theatro Circo (Main Hall) ∙ Session for cultural agents
Create, Programme, Mediate* – Meeting to think about cultural activities
activation by PELE (Maria João Mota and Lucelina Rosa)

*Activity exclusively dedicated to cultural agents from the North of Portugal. Registration here.

2:30 p.m ∙ gnration (blackbox) ∙ Session with LGP
Territorial Equity | Debate
with Samuel Guimarães (Cultural Mediator), Rafaela Santos (Co-founder of Amarelo Silvestre) | moderated by Samuel Silva

4:30 p.m ∙ gnration (blackbox) ∙ Session with LGP
Art and Technology | Debate
with Carincur and João Pedro Fonseca (Artists, ZABRA), Manuel Bogalheiro (Researcher and Professor), Tatiana Macedo (Artist) | moderated by Luís Fernandes

6:30 p.m ∙ gnration (blackbox) ∙ The presentation session preceding the screening will be interpreted in LGP
Mapping the meeting | Documentary

9:30 p.m ∙ Theatro Circo (Main Room)
The Secret Life of Old People, by Mohamed El Khatib

10:30 p.m ∙ Location to be announced
Closing session

support portuguese republic – culture / general direction of the arts. rtcp – network of portuguese theaters and cinemas.