October 2 - 4, 2025

Following the success of the first edition of the International Meeting of Dance Directors, Programmers, and Producers, Companhia de Dança de Almada (Ca.DA) is once again organizing a gathering of professionals aimed at fostering exchanges within the local, national, and international community. At the same time, the company aims to contribute to the deepening of a comprehensive body of knowledge related to internationalization and international cooperation projects in the field of contemporary dance.

This meeting, to which prestigious international figures in the field have been invited, is primarily aimed at artists, professionals, dance promoters, and open to the general public.

Programme:
October 2
14:00 | Ca.DA Studios | Reception of guests
15:00 | Faculdade de Motricidade Humana - Ed. Esteiros (Salão das Carochas) | GIED Seminar: “Contemporary Movement Techniques in Artistic Development: The Experience Developed in the Extremadura Community”, Elena López Haro (Spain)*
18:30 | Ca.DA Studios | Workshop: “Contemporary Dance: VIDAVÈ Method”, Matteo Vignali & Noemi (Italy)

October 3
11:00 | Casa da Cerca (auditorium) | Meeting and presentation of participants
15:00 | Casa da Cerca (auditorium) | Roundtable: "International Cooperation Projects in Dance” (with Atanas Maev - Bulgaria, Catarina Gomes - Portugal, Djam Neguin - Cape Verde and Francesca Tranter - Malta)
17:30 | Salão das Carochas | Video Dance Showcase

October 4
10:00 | Ca.DA Studios | Workshop: "Poetics in the Dynamics of the Moving Body”, Xián Martínez (Spain)
11:30 | Salão das Carochas | Space for debate
13:00 | Salão das Carochas | Closing of the meeting

*in collaboration with Polo FMH do INET-md

Free participation.
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Updated on September 17, 2025