The International Poetry Festival is taking place on Saturday, August 9 at O Plano Art Center (R. das Escolas 1) in Odeceixe.
The event starts at 4pm with an organic food lunch and a Poetry Workshop of creative writing and public expression.
The performances start at 6pm with young artists from the Algarve hosted by South West Youth Arts. After 8pm, the programme features 21 Poetry Films from 14 countries mixed with 14 Spoken Word / Rap / Freestyle live improvisations of poets, DJs and visual artists from 11 countries, an art meeting based on live poetry, visuals and late-night DJ sets hosted by Com-Glitter.Com.
Say organisers in a press statement, “The Institute for Experimental Arts is travelling to South Portugal and teaming up with South West Youth Arts and Com-Glitter.Com to meet with the vibrant scene of the famous Algarve Poetry Renaissance, a new generation of Portuguese and international immigrant artists.”
The festival includes in total 40 artists from 19 countries.
“The Institute for Experimental Art has established a significant international presence through successful festival curation in major cultural centers including London, New York, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Weimar, as well as diverse locations across Asia and Latin America, specifically Athens, Thessaloniki, Chiang Mai (Thailand), Bali, Calcutta, Varanasi, San Cristóbal, and Mexico City.”
Entrance: suggested donation 5e / 8e / 10e; Free under 18 years old
Organized by:
The Institute for Experimental Arts
South West Youth Arts
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PORTUGAL 2025 PROGRAMME / TIMELINE
4pm-6pm – PERFORMANCE POETRY WORKSHOP “Living History Through Voice”
Join us for an intimate workshop where personal memory meets historical narrative. Participants will craft original poems exploring historical events they’ve witnessed or lived through, then bring these pieces to life through dynamic performance. Using props, sound effects, and vocal techniques, poets will transform their written words into immersive storytelling experiences that bridge individual experience with collective memory, creating powerful connections between past and present.
Sissy Doutsiou is an internationally acclaimed spoken word artist and actress based in Athens. She is the curator of the International Video Poetry Festival. She has toured across America, Asia, and Europe with performances, lectures, and theater workshops.
6pm – POETRY Performances & Freestyle by YOUNG ARTISTS
Discover the powerful voices of tomorrow at the International Film Poetry Festival. This year, talented teen poets from South West Youth Arts will shine in the Young Artist section, showcasing bold, imaginative original works. Don’t miss this chance to witness emerging artists push creative boundaries and share their unique visions with the world.
Hosted by South West Youth Arts
8pm – LIVE Spoken Word / RAP and Video Poetry
Program is organized in sessions of half-hour performances and half-hour film shows
VIDEO POEMS
Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire- directed by Betsy De Fries and Jerry van de Beek USA
Pathless– by Charlotte Verminck BELGIUM
Signals– by Hyenaz GERMANY
Chamada Geral Calling All– by Manuel Vilarinho PORTUGAL
Homecoming– by J Chambers & Aongola Victor Simuyemba JAMAICA – UK
The trajectory of melancholia– by Andrea Erre MEXICO
Refugie– by Suki FRANCE
Ouroboros– by ReVerse Butcher AUSTRALIA
Heartbreak– by Jaliya Bird ANGOLA
Mum Does The Washing– by Iman Omar UK
Together– by Marco Espirito Santo & Del Reginato PORTUGAL
Machi- by Eoghan McDonaugh NEPAL
Troyanker.Tiger Lilies– by Sascha Conrad GERMANY
«Réminiscence» Prayers to the Ocean– by Susann Carmen Jagodzińska FRANCE
Return– by Supermoon Blues UK
I am my own idol– by Marc Hamill UK
Chimenea– by N’jeri Agyeman USA
Two Mirrors In the Sky– by Joe Francis Kiaga TANZANIA
Do you see us– by Helene Matte CANADA
Innerworld– by Momo & Johannes Wachsmuth MAROCO/GERMANY
Curated by The Institute for Experimental Arts
LIVE SPOKEN WORD Performances
PAULO CONSTANCIO (POR) | MARIA DAS NEVES (POR) |MARIA FERNANDA (POR) | ANGELINA FARMER (UK) | SISSY DOUTSIOU (GR) + MOMOSPOKE (MAR) | TASOS SAGRIS+ WHODOES (GR) | LEANDRO VICHI (ITA) | WYLDER GREEN (USA) | SUSIE SANCHEZ (IRL) | SARA VALE (POR) | MANUEL NASCIMENTO (POR) | GALA NOVA (SP) | GEORGE CHRISTOFIS (UK) | BERNARDO JERONIMO (POR) | MINA MINNE (SA)
LIVE RAP: JESSE REEF (AU)
Soundscapes by DJ CRYSTAL ZERO
Hosted by The Institute for Experimental Arts and South West Youth Arts
From 11pm – DJ sets
Electro Techno DJsets
by DJ Sonja Fee & DJ Sonica
Hosted by Com-Glitter.Com
