PLAY FALSE | associação cultural was founded in 2019 by São Castro and António M Cabrita, with the aim of serving as the official platform for the authorship work of both choreographers, who began their collaboration in 2011. Together, they received the Prémio Autores from the Portuguese Society of Authors with the piece Play False (2015), in the category of Best Choreography, and were both awarded the Silver Medal of Merit and Distinction (2016) by the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon.

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Currently under the artistic direction of São Castro, Play False is a structure that promotes not only choreographic creation, but also the dissemination, production, and research of artistic work, primarily in the field of dance. Its mission also extends to multidisciplinary projects that encourage the intersection of various artistic languages.

Among the several initiatives it has developed, two notable examples include: the festival A CIDADE DANÇA, curated by São Castro at the invitation of the Municipality of São João da Madeira; and the photographic exhibition Ensaio para uma imagem (Rehearsal for an Image) — featuring images of Amália Rodrigues by photographer Augusto Cabrita — curated by António M Cabrita at the invitation of Teatro Viriato, as part of the centenary celebration of Amália Rodrigues.

Another highlight is the project Dance and Creative Learning, which promotes the intersection of dance with school subjects such as mathematics, philosophy, literature, and science, through theoretical and practical workshops designed for students from primary to secondary education. More recently, Play False launched an audio story on major digital platforms, based on the children’s performance project A Flor e o Peixe (The Flower and the Fish), created and performed by Catarina Câmara, with an original text by Afonso Cruz.

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Since 2019, Play False has been a member of the Studiotrade International Network, a platform for artistic partnerships and exchanges involving organisations from countries including Germany, France, Ireland, Finland, Lithuania, and Iceland.