DERIVA / CREATIVE LABS

[ Cultural Mediation ]

A program designed for students in the 2nd and 3rd cycles of the Odemira School Clusters. This activity program sits at the intersection of a workshop, an installation and a performance, inviting students into a moment of creation and experimentation that bridges various artistic disciplines.

The proposal invites different artists (individuals or collectives) each year to reside in a 2nd/3rd cycle school for a short period (2 to 3 days). They bring a project capable of occupying a part of the school and engaging a large number of students across different sessions.

THE JOURNEY | Mãozorra

June 2026

Damião School Odemira

THE JOURNEY, a production by Mãozorra Puppet Theater presented as a traveling “Micro Theater.”

A theater space which occupied the courtyard of Damião School in Odemira for two days. It was designed to fit inside a 1976 Mercedes 206D van, with a maximum capacity of nine audience members per performance.

The school’s students were invited to step inside this van, which took them on a visual, auditory, and sensory journey through object theater and the glamour of the 1940s.

TEMPO DAS ESTRELAS

2024, 2025

Agrupamentos de Escolas de Colos, Sabóia e Odemira

A Creative Lab situated between a workshop and an installation, inviting students into a moment of creation and experimentation, combining artistic disciplines—namely sound arts and visual arts—with innovative technologies.

Starting from a structure/installation that proposes a specific journey, each group of students moves through the space, developing a set of objects (sonic, visual, and sculptural). These objects are aggregated and reconfigure the structure/installation itself, leaving a trace of their presence that remains active.