Associated Artists
Choreographer and dancer Marco da Silva Ferreira and theatre director and actor Jorge Andrade (mala voadora) were Teatro Municipal do Porto's first Associated Artists, over the course of two seasons — 2017/18 and 2018/19.
During the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons, TMP rethought the way it follows certain artists in the medium term, and how those same artists occupy the programme physically and most of all reflexively. The concept of “associated artist”, which until then was supported by new co-productions, premieres and promotion, was rethought and implemented by following three very young artists (all under the age of 25 — at that time), whose first works’ relevance we recognise, and with which an artistic follow-up programme tailored to each individual was developed. Rather than immediately moving forward to challenges involving new creations, we was interested in understanding what artists need to enhance their work in a initial, key moment in their career. Hence, at this stage of artistic blossoming, dancer and choreographer Ana Isabel Castro and the creative duo Guilherme de Sousa & Pedro Azevedo, who wander between physical theatre, installation and set design, were accompanied trough the JAA! Young Associated Artists programme.
In 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, the Associated Artists programme was restarted with Jonathan Uliel Saldanha, who reflected upon his hybrid language together with and for Teatro Municipal do Porto.
During the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons, TMP rethought the way it follows certain artists in the medium term, and how those same artists occupy the programme physically and most of all reflexively. The concept of “associated artist”, which until then was supported by new co-productions, premieres and promotion, was rethought and implemented by following three very young artists (all under the age of 25 — at that time), whose first works’ relevance we recognise, and with which an artistic follow-up programme tailored to each individual was developed. Rather than immediately moving forward to challenges involving new creations, we was interested in understanding what artists need to enhance their work in a initial, key moment in their career. Hence, at this stage of artistic blossoming, dancer and choreographer Ana Isabel Castro and the creative duo Guilherme de Sousa & Pedro Azevedo, who wander between physical theatre, installation and set design, were accompanied trough the JAA! Young Associated Artists programme.
In 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, the Associated Artists programme was restarted with Jonathan Uliel Saldanha, who reflected upon his hybrid language together with and for Teatro Municipal do Porto.