An intensive Laboratory lead by the artist and researcher Alex Pachón, that proposes a workshop exploring the intersection between filmmaking, body work, and territory, expanding the boundaries of cinema and dance into public space and nature.

Where: Centro Cultural Alfredo Keil, Ferreira do Zêzere, Portugal

When: 7-10 of July 2026

Deadline for applications: 6 July, 2026

For four intensive days, artist and researcher Alex Pachón proposes a workshop exploring the intersection between filmmaking, body work, and territory, expanding the boundaries of cinema and dance into public space and nature.

The experience combines theoretical training, research, and artistic practice, proposing a collective learning process that challenges traditional film production habits and opens new forms of relationship between camera, body, and landscape.

+info: https://alexpachon.com/screendance-workshop

The first day will be devoted to introducing the project and its creative and formal premises, accompanied by a screening and analysis of reference works that challenge expectations and expand the participants’ expressive possibilities.

The second day will focus on the exchange of ideas and the conceptual development of the collective piece through a process of co-creation, writing, and pre-production.
The third day is dedicated to technical planning, rehearsing, and organizing the shoot with the rigor of a film production.
The fourth day will be entirely dedicated to outdoor filming, exploring the dialogue between body, camera, and environment, and to editing the footage, culminating in a screening and shared reflection session with the local community.

The Laboratory is aimed at filmmakers, visual artists, photographers, performers, dancers, writers, poets, architects, musicians, sound artists, and dance creators, as well as people with no prior experience who are interested in this interdisciplinary intersection of thought, movement, and image.

Admission requirements:

Entries limited to 15 participants

How to register:
Thougth the  online submission form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfc5r_FSw2ykCaiBcNwbOu1H1jM4dh-pWia04jsdfeT7VphFw/viewform?usp=dialog

Costs for participants: Free (The Laboratory does not require the payment of any fee and is free of charge; however, the Arado Festival organization cannot guarantee accommodation, travel expenses, or meals during the days of the laboratory.

Contact details:
Madrasta Dance
Email: madrastadance@gmail.com

For further information, please visit https://www.instagram.com/arado.festival/

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