FITEI 2025 at TMP

In this edition FITEI presents 16 shows, 10 Portuguese and 6 international, 6 Portuguese premieres and 4 absolute premieres, many of which are the result of our co-productions and artistic residencies in the context of FITEI. The 48th edition of FITEI will take place between Porto, Matosinhos, Vila Nova de Gaia and Viana do Castelo, and Monção will be joining in this year.

The various crises that have marked these first decades of the 21st century, such as the climate crisis, the migration crisis, wars, the loss of a sense of common ground, the depletion of the planet's resources and a serious mental health crisis, have been the basis for the thematic construction of the latest editions of FITEI.?These great warning signs for humans and non-humans helped us build the theme for the last biennium - Trauma and Bravery - to which we finally added the word Phantasmagoria. 

We have tried to find in the artists we have been accompanying the traces that the present has left on them. As has been our habit in recent years, the theme we will be working on will be closely linked to the artists' work. FITEI stands out in the world of national and international festivals for its work in the real and imaginary Atlantic Triangle of Europe, Africa and America. While maintaining the stamp of Iberian Expression, in recent years it has been particularly interested in artists from the diaspora of these three territories, thus broadening what is meant by Iberian Expression. In the new edition, we will once again focus on new dramaturgies and authors' scenic languages.

Let's all get ready for the next few weeks of Spectres, Eros and Sacrifice.  — Gonçalo Amorim (Artistic direction of FITEI)