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.
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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.
CALOR - COMMUNITY SPECTACLE
In the São Domingos mine, the warmth doesn't just come from the earth or the sun. It's also felt in the darkness, in the resilience, in people's daily lives, at the table, in stories and in affection.
CALOR is a show created by MEIO DO MATO , with and for the community of Mina de S. Domingos, which invites the public to traverse the place and experience it as a living, affective and shared matter.
Unlike conventional performances, this show proposes an itinerant and close-knit dynamic throughout the territory of the São Domingos Mine, so the public is asked to pay attention to the following logistical specifications:
Dates - June 11, 12 and 13, 2026
Start Time - 8:30 PM (early arrival is recommended)
Meeting Point - Rua S. Pedro, nº 16 — next to the old Francisco Romba Mini Market (Start of the route)
Recommended Parking - Paid Old (starting point)
More information 924 744 056 | producao.malacate@cepatorta.org
Age Class M/6
CREDITS CALOR
Created by: MEIO DO MATO - Alice Duarte, Alex Moniz and Beatriz Marques Dias
Co-creation and Interpretation: Alice Duarte and Beatriz Marques Dias with Ana Luísa Souza Marques, Ana Luísa Rodrigues Gomes dos Santos Martins, Camila Gonçalves da Silva Duarte, Conceição Maria Ferreira, João Paulos, José Pereira Gonçalves Magro Batista, Maria dos Anjos Pires Branco Gonçalves, Maria Carolina Bentes da Graça Álvaro, Maria Custódia Matias Lampreia, Maria de Fátima Cavaco dos Santos, Maria João Pereira Diogo Paulos, Nuno Pereira Gonçalves Martins, Pedro Henrique Souza Marques, Reinaldo Seno Batista, Rosa Maria Vaz Teixeira Almeida Silva, Santiago Silva Seno, Sara Luís, Vera Martins
Musical Composition: Alex Moniz
Set and Costume Design: Sara Leme
Assistance: Joaquim Chora
TEAM MALACATE
Artistic direction: Inês Achado and Miguel Maia
Local Production and Mediation: Filipe Carvalho
Technical Direction: Filipe Abreu
Communication: Sónia Godinho
Press Office: Mafalda Simões
Audiovisual recording: Nuno Sequeira (Mértola Municipal Council)
Technical coordination: João David (Mértola Municipal Council)
Support for local mediation: Sara Ribeiro (Serrão Martins Foundation)
Support for local production: Carla Narciso (Mértola City 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, Mértola Senior University, São Domingos Mine Choir
PROGRAM 2026
