SEASON 2026
2026 is the year of the new Community Show.
at the São Domingos Mine
MALACATE was a multidisciplinary artistic intervention project created specifically for the São Domingos Mine, funded by the EEA Grants fund and with the support of the Mértola Municipal Council, which took place between 2021 and 2023, and whose driving force was contemporary artistic work that arises from the encounter between locals and a community of artists, supported by a process of community mediation.
This project, which has increasingly mobilized the entire community around contemporary community-based artistic creation, returns in 2026, at the invitation of the Municipality of Mértola, for a new season that will take place between April and June, marked by new activities, included in a renewed MALACATE.
This program also includes the VAGABUNDAS project – Mercedes Blasco Artistic Residencies , which in 2026 will host two new artists in residence at the São Domingos Mine during the month of April, continuing the work of creation, experimentation and connection to the territory that characterizes the project.
PROGRAM 2026
A MEIO DO MATO WAS THE STRUCTURE SELECTED TO CREATE THE 2026 COMMUNITY SHOW
© Sónia Godinho
On June 14, 2025, the Cineteatro da Mina de S. Domingos hosted the public presentation of the three proposals developed within the scope of the MALACATE Artistic Residency. A remarkable moment, reflecting the work of listening, sharing, and creation experienced during two intense weeks in Mina.
Following this meeting, the MALACATE Council — a community curatorial group — met to decide which of the proposals would continue the journey begun. The choice fell on the MEIO DO MATO structure, which, throughout 2026, will return to the Mina de S. Domingos to develop a community-based performance in close collaboration with the territory and its people.
And now, a new chapter begins.
What will MEIO DO MATO be imagining, building, and transforming with the community?
Come and discover. Participate.
Rehearsals begin in April at the Musical. Join this process and be part of this collective creation.
On June 14, 2025, the Cineteatro da Mina de S. Domingos hosted the public presentation of the three proposals developed within the scope of the MALACATE Artistic Residency. A remarkable moment, reflecting the work of listening, sharing, and creation experienced during two intense weeks in Mina.
Following this meeting, the MALACATE Council — a community curatorial group — met to decide which of the proposals would continue the journey begun. The choice fell on the MEIO DO MATO structure, which, throughout 2026, will return to the Mina de S. Domingos to develop a community-based performance in close collaboration with the territory and its people.
As apresentações do espetáculo decorrerão nos dias 12, 13 e 14 de junho, em horário a definir, no Cineteatro da Mina de São Domingos.
Reservas e mais informações - producao.malacate@cepatorta.org | 924 744 056
MALACATE CREDITS
Artistic direction: Inês Achado and Miguel Maia
Production: Francisco Carvalho
Communication: Sónia Godinho
Press Office: Mafalda Simões
Local support: Sara Ribeiro (Serrão Martins Foundation) and Manuel Marques (Mértola Municipal Council)
FINANCING
The Malacate project is promoted by Companhia Cepa Torta and co-produced by the Mértola City Council.
SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS
Serrão Martins Foundation, Syntropic Land, Mértola Senior University, São Domingos Mine Choir