Cidade Dança, an event that has been promoted by the São João da Madeira City Council since 2019, curated by São Castro, marks World Dance Day every year, in the month of April. This year, the event takes place from April 28th to May 3th with a program dedicated to this artistic expression. With proposals for shows, documentary screenings, meetings between the public and artists, training in the professional or recreational domain, in various spaces in the city, there are several invited artists and structures from the area of national and international artistic creation, as is called for the artistic fabric resident in the city that is dedicated to this body craft.

In this edition, in addition to the program of shows and workshops, the event offers the community to participate in the process of creating a performance, directed by choreographer Elisabete Magalhães, who will be at the heart of the event and which will premiere on May 2nd, as part of the programming of A CIDADE DANÇA.

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The project is aimed at people aged 16 and over, with or without dance experience, who have an interest or curiosity in developing their knowledge and skills in artistic fields such as dance, theatre, singing, or acting, through a process of shared experiences and collective creation led by Elisabete Magalhães.

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Elisabete Magalhães is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and videomaker. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Colégio das Artes of the University of Coimbra. She holds a Master’s degree in Performing Arts – Performance and Artistic Direction, and a postgraduate qualification in Contemporary Dance from ESMAE. She has a degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from ESAP and completed her dance training at Balleteatro Escola Profissional. She has collaborated with Né Barros, Isabel Barros, Javier de Frutos (within Companhia Instável), La Ribot, Tânia Carvalho, Alberto Magno, Ricardo Pais (As Lições), and Victor Hugo Pontes. She is currently a Body and Movement teacher at ULP in the Acting and Actors’ Direction programme.

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The creative process with the choreographer will take place from March 25 to May 1 — Wednesday to Friday in after-work hours, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, and Saturday mornings from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm — culminating in a public presentation on May 2.

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Registration is now open, and the invitation to participate is extended to all residents of São João da Madeira as well as neighbouring areas. Applications must be submitted by March 21 through the completion of a registration form.​​​