Under the motto, “Invisible Present”, this year’s 6-week event will feature more than “30 cultural, heritage and natural spaces in the cities of Lisbon and Faro”
The Bienal of Contemporary Arts (BoCA) event starts in Lisbon and Faro this September 2, bringing together “thinkers and communities” with new creations, “commissioned, produced or co-produced by BoCA”, a space that encourages “the circulation of new ideas, images and discourses”.
This year’s event focuses on our fast-paced lives and the “vertigo of speed”, which detaches us from what it means to be human, thereby enabling us to ignore the possibilities of freedom, justice, and equality. With this premise, the concept is to observe, empathize, and remain committed to the present.
Concert – Tiago Cadete © Pedro Jafuno
BoCA’s “Invisible Present” will dissolve geographical, physical, temporal, and identity boundaries, providing a voice for those who have been voiceless.
The goal is to showcase artists “who venture into new creations or collaborations”, taking risks with novel languages and projects that illuminate the world’s intricacies and hidden aspects, and, above all, inspire us to invent potential ways of fully inhabiting the tangible present.
Chatroom © Ana Borralho & João Galante (created with the help of Midjourney Artificial Intelligence platform)
Brought together from theatres, museums, cultural centres, heritage spaces, natural spaces and nightclubs, the event offers an array of over 30 captivating experiences to explore. Featured artists include Héctor Zamora, João dos Santos Martins, Ana Jotta, Joana Sá, Zia Soares, Agnieszka Polska, and many others.
A small exercise in composition © Luis da Cruz
BoCA, established in 2015, is a non-profit organization based in Lisbon. It centres on the concept of “transdisciplinarity” and aims to cultivate a diverse cultural ecosystem by fostering synergies among cities, cultural venues (theatres, museums, cultural centres), natural spaces, and artistic disciplines (performing arts, visual arts, music, cinema), along with their respective audiences.
Faro’s Programme:
September 6 – October 15 (Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday 3pm-8pm; Friday and Saturday, 3pm-10pm) | Opening: September 6, 7pm
– “Presente Invisível” exhibition (featuring several of the artists taking part in the 4th edition of BoCA) | Installation
Héctor Zamora – ”Quimera”; Tiago Cadete – ”Concerto”; Gabriel Chaile; Neusa Trovoada – “Chorus 1.8 – Latente”; João Melo / Glantosz – “Incorpóreo”; Rita GT – ”Unearthing” | Fábrica da Cerveja (“Beer Factory”)| Free entry
September 6, 5pm
– Héctor Zamora (MX)
“Quimera” – Performance | Largo da Sé, Jardim Manuel Bívar, Fábrica da Cerveja (“Beer Factory”) | Free entry
September 15, 9.30pm
– João dos Santos Martins, Ana Jotta, Joana Sá (PT)
”Está Visto” – Performance | Farense Club | 10€
September 15, 11pm
– Lolo & Sosaku (AR / JP)
“V Contém Metal” – Performance and concert | Fábrica da Cerveja (“Beer Factory”)
September 16, 9.30pm
– Zia Soares (AO / PT)
“Coro dos Assombrados” – Performance (part of Neusa Trovoada’s exhibition) | Fábrica da Cerveja | Free entry
September 19 – 28 (Tuesday to Friday, 10am-6pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10.30am-5pm)
– João Pais Filipe and Marco da Silva Ferreira (PT)
“Terra Cobre” – Installation | Faro Municipal Museum Cloister | Free entry
September 22, 5pm
– Héctor Zamora (MX)
”Quimera” – Performance | Largo da Sé, Jardim Manuel Bívar, Fábrica da Cerveja | Free entry
September 22, 10pm
– Marina Herlop (ES)
”Pripyat” – Concert | Ruins of Milreu | 15€ / 10€ (-30 years)
September 23, 9.30pm
– Agnieszka Polska (PL / DE)
“The Talking Car” – Show | Teatro das Figuras | Free entry
September 28
– Julian Hetzel & Ntando Cele (NL / ZA / CH)
“SPAfrica” – Show | Teatro Lethes
September 28, 7pm
– João Pais Filipe & Marco da Silva Ferreira (PT)
“Terra Cobre” – Performance | Faro Municipal Museum Cloister | Free entry
September 30, 7pm
– Rui Catalão (PT)
“Mal de Ulisses” – Performance | Fábrica da Cerveja (“Beer Factory”) | Free entry
October 5, 9.30pm
– Paul B. Preciado (ES)
“Orlando” – Movie | Auditorium IPDJ | 4€ / 3€ for students
October 6, 5pm
– Héctor Zamora (MX)
”Quimera” – Performance | Largo da Sé, Jardim Manuel Bívar, Fábrica da Cerveja | Free entry
October 7, 5pm
– Keli Freitas, with Visual Arts students from Universitiy of Algarve and students from
Lisbon Higher School of Music (BR / PT)
“Corpo Visível” – Concert / Installation | Faro Municipal Museum Cloister | Free entry
October 7, 9.30pm
– Marcus Lindeen (SE)
“The Regretters” – Movie | Fábrica da Cerveja (“Beer Factory”) | Free entry
October 7, 3pm & October 8, 5pm
– Soloists from Orquestra do Algarve (Algarve Orchestra) (PT)
Compositions by John Luther Adams – Concert | Alameda Garden | Free entry
October 12, 9.30pm
– Milo Rau (CH)
“The New Gospel” – Film | IPDJ Auditorium | 4€ / 3€ (-30 years)
October 14, 4pm
– “BoCA Sub21 Faro” – Performance / Installation | Fábrica da Cerveja (“Beer Factory”) | Free entry
For more information about BoCa and the Programme, visit the website or follow on Instagram and Facebook.
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