11th to 14th May 2010, Tavira - PORTUGAL

FORMAS is produced by Procur.arte, member of the Portuguese Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, and is supported by the Municipality of Tavira.

FORMAS is an annual meeting aimed at scenic and performance arts professionals, but opened to the main audience.

This second edition of FORMAS is centered on the creation and contemporary dynamics on the Mediterranean, within the presentation of: shows from different artistic domains, a Pitching area for project ideas, and debates with local and international guests.

A debate-conference on the ‘Contemporary Creation on the Mediterranean’ with Zeynep Gunsur (Dbm – Danse Bassin Mediterranée), Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio (FEST, Sevilla) and Mirian Tavares (CIAC), will take place on the 13th of May, and has the support of the Portuguese Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation.

Program:
11th of May
- FORMAS Opening at 7p.m. with the conference ‘Iberic Networks and Regional Associations of Cultural Managers’, with the participation of GECA - Asociación de Gestores Culturales de Andalucía, FEAGC - Federación Estatal de Asociaciones de Gestores Culturales and AIG - Associação Ibérica de Gestores Culturais
- Presentation of the shows "Desidério Lázaro Trio" and "Funky Deal"

12th of May
- Pitching, project ideas within showcases:
Agência de Viagens/Tiago Gomes; Há que dizê-lo; Máquina Agradável; Mariana Madeira (UALG); Mundo Perfeito; Post Theater/Alicia Soto; Teatro do Silêncio; Ursula Mestre (UALG); Visões Úteis.
- Presentation of the show "Gonçalo Gonçalves, o cantor romântico abandonado"

13th of May
- Conference: ‘Contemporary Creation on the Mediterranean’, with the participation of Zeynep Gunsur (Dbm – Danse Bassin Mediterranée), Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio (FEST, Sevilla) and Mirian Tavares (CIAC)
- Presentation of the shows "Dentro das Palavras", "hOPPERhOPE" and "Os Golpes"

14th of May
- Conference: Performance Arts Internationalization – Presentation of the Study on International Mobility with the participation of a member from Observatório das Actividades Culturais and Inês de Medeiros.
- Presentation of the shows "Han Shot First" and "Mazgani"