Events

The Intergenerational Community Theatre Festival ‘Age Against The Machine’ takes place in the city of Évora on 12, 13 and 14 June 2025, promoted by the University of Évora (CHAIA-IN2PAST) and the Municipality of Évora, with the collaboration of Artéria Lab and the Department of Performing Arts – School of Arts (UÉvora), and the Department of Visual Arts and Design – School of Arts (UÉvora). This International Festival is part of the international European Tour through five cities (Holstebro, Cuneo, Évora, Goleinow and Novi Sad) of the partners’ performances in the European project Age Against The Machine, European Solidarity Network for the Rights of Older Citizens (ID.101138625), CERV-Network of Towns. The Festival's activities include morning workshops, intercultural meetings and theatre performances that aim to promote intergenerational debate and discussion at an international level to improve the quality of life of elderly citizens, through the visualisation of discriminatory practices, the sharing of good practices relating to their rights and raising awareness of the existence of age-related prejudices.
The Festival programme features five theatre productions by European theatre companies, including Trupa Drž ne daj (Serbia), Teatr Brama (Poland), Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium Odin Teatret (Denmark), DispariTeatro (Italy) and the Department of Performing Arts at the School of Arts of the University of Évora. All the shows have developed participatory creative processes in the performing arts, involving residents, non-professional and professional actors, and elderly citizens and young adults. All the shows address different topics related to existing discriminatory practices, aiming to create debate about the rights of elderly citizens in various areas of their social, political and cultural life. The dramaturgical work of all the shows includes interactive engagement with the audience and a debate of about 20/25 minutes with the audience after each show.
The Festival has a national advisory council from the Algarve, Alentejo, Lisbon, Covilhã, Braga and Porto, in the areas of culture and community, education, community participation, health and social action, involved in the commitment to improve the life of the elderly. The board will actively participate in the debates and interactive parts of the shows.

Place: Salão Central Eborense, Évora (Free Entrance)

Free Tickets at www.bol.pt or at the ticket offices of the Salão Central.

With the collaboration of: pédexumbo, Sociedade Harmonia Eborense, Ashrama Évora

Parceiros internacionais: Novi Sad Capital of Culture Foundation (Sérvia), Trupa Drž ne Daj (Sérvia), Red Cross Serbia, Teatr Brama (Polónia), Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium Odin Teatret (Dinamarca), Dispari Teatro –Il Melarancio (Itália).

Festival Programme and News at:
FACEBOOK @age.against.the.machine.pt
INSTAGRAM @ageagainstmachine.ue

Poster in Portuguese (clicking the text you go to the pdf portuguese poster)

Poster in English (clicking the text you go to the pdf english poster)

Festival’s Promotional Video Animation (clicking the text you go to the video animation)

Presentation of the intergenerational spectacle “Old Women? Who said that? We are still here!” on the 27th of November 2024, in the context of the programme Evora Education City 2024, organized by Evora City Council, at Salão Central Eborense [Central Theatre Hall of Évora City Council] with a public participation of 130 people, the majority older residents. After the performance we had a discussion with the public about the project “Age Against the Machine”.

Images (clicking the text you go to the pdf presentation)

Participation at the first Age Against the Machine Festival- Holstebro, Denmark (7-9 November, 2024) organized by Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium/Odin Teatret. Six participants and two members of the project coordination (University of Évora and Évora City Council, Portugal) travelled to the city of Holstebro and presented the adapted performance for six-member cast, “Old Women? Who said that? We are still here!”. It was the first time we got to know the work, the intergenerational groups and the performances of four other partners: (Trupa Drz ne daj (Serbia); Teatr Brama (Poland); La Compagnia Il Melarancio (Italy); Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium/Odin Teatret, (Denmark).
Portuguese Team at Holstebro (Denmark): Anabela Monteiro, Ana Maria Malta, Daniela Salazar, Gertrudes Santos, Helena Sousa, Maria do Carmo Saraiva, Pedro Silva e Sara Romão.

Performance (clicking to the text you go to the 40’ performance)
Images (clicking to the text you go to the pdf presentation)

Communication “Community Intergenerational Performance: Challenging Age Prejudices”, presented by Isabel Bezelga and Ana Moya (1 November, 2024) at the International Conference EASTAP, European Association for the Study of Theatre and Performance (28.10.2024 – 02.11.2024), at the Institute of the Arts, Sitges (Barcelona).

Powerpoint presentation (clicking the text you go to the pdf)
Abstract (clicking the text you go to the pdf)
Communication (clicking the text you go to the pdf)

Premiere Intergenerational Spectacle Old Women? Who said that? We are still here!, Black Box, School of Arts, University of Évora (Évora, 24 October - 21:00h and 25 October – 19:00h).

Poster of the event (clicking the text you go to the A3 poster)
Play leaflet (clicking the text you go to the A5 leaflet)
Performance (clicking the text you go the spectacle teaser)

Other representations:
Salão Central (Évora, 27 October – 15:00h)
Cine Teatro (Reguengos de Monsaraz, 8 February 2025 – 21:30h)

More information and reservations: ageagainstmachine@uevora.pt

Videoclip: Old Women? Who said that? We are still here! published on the social media on the 1st of October 2024, International day of older people.

Intergenerational performative interventions in the public spaces of the Historical Centre of Évora (Portugal), recorded June 15th and 16th (2024), with the participation of the senior group of Évora City Council and students of the School of Arts (University of Évora).

Videoclip (clicking the text you go to the videoclip)

Comunication “A reflexive dialogue on health issues and ageing through community intergenerational performance practices”, presented by Isabel Bezelga and Ana Moya (3 May, 2024) at the Seminar Gerontology, Health and Well-being, organized by the Posgraduation in Gerontology and Health, School of Health and Human Development, University of Evora (3-4.05.2024), Évora (PT).

Powerpoint presentation (clicking the text you go to the pdf)
Abstract (clicking the text you go to the pdf)