“Unlearning – Cultural Mediation Practices”: curriculum available

The curriculum for the course “Unlearning – Cultural Mediation Practices” is now available for consult. 

Friday, 6 March

10:00 – 17:00
Location: Noble Hall, Bonfim Parish Council
Module: Memory and Re-signification
Theme: Laboratory of the Senses

Laboratory of the Senses: Impatient Heart is a space for creative experimentation that brings together artistic practices, art/education and art therapy, promoting the awakening of body, soul and mind. The activities encourage the elaboration of memories and reflections on otherness, care and repair, weaving spontaneous networks of sensitive sharing. The processes stem from socially generative themes and from the lived experiences of the artist-mediators, who have been developing this research and care project for years, in continuous dialogue between Brazil and Portugal.

Thursday, 12 March

10:00 – 13:00
Location: Casa d’Artes do Bonfim (meeting point)
Exploratory walk
Trainers: Maria João Mota, Janne Schröder

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break (free time)

14:00 – 16:00
Location: Noble Hall, Bonfim Parish Council
Module: Cultural Mediation Tools
Theme: Mediation in Action – Reflections from Practice
Trainers: Anabela Rodrigues, André Sousa, Marta Bernardes and Matilde Seabra

Friday, 13 March

10:00 – 12:00
Location: Noble Hall, Bonfim Parish Council
Module: Creative Practices of Reflection and Evaluation
Trainer: Vanessa Marcos

12:00 – 13:00
Location: Noble Hall, Bonfim Parish Council
Module: Contexts and Practices of Contact Zones
Theme: Case Studies
Trainer: Maria João Mota

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break (free time)

14:00 – 17:00
Module: Participatory Practices and Cultural Democracy / Cultural Mediation Techniques
Theme: Theatre of the Oppressed – A Methodology for Participation and Cultural Mediation
Trainers: Atija Assane and Beatriz Villas Bôas (Uma Pausa Teatral)

Through exercises based on the Theatre of the Oppressed, we will promote physical and emotional self-awareness and group integration, encouraging the participation of each body within a collective body. From there, we will reflect on a state of community in which each participant contributes according to their abilities and limitations, while remaining aware of the limits of others.

Saturday, 14 March

09:30 – 12:30
Location: Praça do Marquês de Pombal (meeting point)
Module: Contexts and Practices of Contact Zones
Theme: Afrikan Tour
Facilitator: Kai Fernandes

This is a guided tour of the city of Porto unlike conventional tourism proposals. Throughout this experience, you will discover the city from an African perspective.
From the history of colonialism and the so-called “Discoveries” to the present day, the main goal of this visit is to reveal who the Black people living in Porto are and the histories that shape their lives. The beauty of the city conceals secrets and narratives that have rarely been told.
The presence of the Black community is more significant than many imagine, and this experience invites those unfamiliar with the diversity of African cultures to approach them in a critical and sensitive way. From art to gastronomy, this is an opportunity to discover and acknowledge the richness of the Black community in Porto.

15:00 – 17:00
Location: Adega
Module: Contexts and Practices of Contact Zones*
Theme: Case Studies – Presentation
Trainers: Fernando Almeida, Janne Schröder and Maria João Mota

Thursday, 19 March

18:00 – 20:00
Module: Contexts and Practices of Contact Zones (online session)
Theme: Final Reflections
Trainer: Maria João Mota