According to Portuguese choreographer Inês Zinho, the care and attention we devote to the world are on the verge of extinction. Our attention to the things, landscapes, animals, and people around us seems to be fading away.
On this Open Day for the Planet, Casa Novo Bowing invites you to an afternoon dedicated to the little things, to delicate gestures, and to the different ways of caring for our surroundings.
There are stories to listen to slowly, a clay puppet with hands that accidentally loses its ego and haughtiness, an orchestra where each sound is born from listening to others, and poems crafted by many voices. Theater, music, and poetry become ways to discover what so often goes unnoticed.
Mindfulness is also practiced at the table. Small kitchen rituals lead to the preparation of a simple soup, while the flavors of India arrive through roti, a bread prepared and shared throughout the afternoon. There is also an encounter with Sikh tradition, to learn about the history, meaning, and daily gestures involved in putting on the turban.
A day to discover that caring often begins with paying attention.
/With Albina Petrolati, Anna Bunikevych, Lucia Costa, Rita Moreira, Kali Fawaz, Sandra Sanches, Maria Almada, Celestino Ribeiro, and Maria José
Casa Novo Bowing — Center for Planetary Relations is a space for refuge, creation, and gathering, open to everyone. Created as part of the Novo Bowing project, it is based in Odemira, in the former Student Center, and hosts artistic activities that promote dialogue between cultures and the imagination of new ways of living together.
TICKETS
Free admission
Detailed program:
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SHORT STORIES TO HELP US PAY ATTENTION
with Silvia Laureano · Mirabolante Bookstore
There are stories that make us pause and look more closely at the world around us. Stories that lead us to notice the little things, the gestures that go unnoticed, and what we so often forget to observe.
Livraria Mirabolante presents short stories about care and attention. Through words and imagination, we discover new ways of looking at others, at nature, and at everything we share.
4:00 PM · 4:40 PM · 5:20 PM
Object Theater
OH NO, THAT HURT…
with Sandra Neves · Fandanga Troupe
An ephemeral puppet, made of clay and hands, finds itself accidentally stripped of its ego and haughtiness.
Using simple materials and small gestures, the Fandanga Troupe creates a universe where objects come to life and what seems insignificant takes center stage. A show in which a small transformation can change everything.
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5:40 PM
Object Theater
OH MY, OH IT HURTS…
OBJECT THEATER WORKSHOP
with Trupe Fandanga
What happens when we look at an everyday object as if we were seeing it for the first time? What stories can something that usually goes unnoticed tell?
In this workshop, the focus turns to seemingly insignificant things. Through imagination and theater, everyday objects take on new meanings and reveal unexpected possibilities.
4:00 PM · 4:30 PM · 5:00 PM · 5:30 PM
THE TINY ORCHESTRA
with Alexandre Caetano
An orchestra begins with a single sound. Then another sound arrives, which listens to the first, and yet another, which responds to what it has just heard. Little by little, a composition is born, made up of small, shared moments of attention.
In this Tiny Orchestra, what matters is not just producing sounds, but understanding what others are doing. Each sound finds its place in relation to the others, in a collective experience where listening is just as important as playing. A chain of acoustic moments that unravels as the afternoon wears on.
4:00 PM · 4:30 PM · 5:00 PM · 5:30 PM
TRANSCULTURAL SOUND POETRY
with Tiago Schwabl
What if, for just one day, we could all be sound poets? What if words could be cut out, mixed, transformed, and given new voices?
Read, cut, paste, combine, and build a poem made of words and sounds. In this collective experience, different voices come together and contribute to a shared creation.
Because creating sound poetry also means learning to listen to words, silences, and what others have to say.
4:00 PM · 4:30 PM · 5:00 PM · 5:30 PM
CULTIVATING THE COMMON
with Francisca Paiva
A soup can begin with a small gesture. Choose an ingredient, prepare it carefully, add it to the rest, and wait for all the flavors to come together.
Small kitchen rituals lead to the preparation of a communal soup. Each person contributes to what will ultimately belong to everyone. An exercise in paying attention to food, to the gestures, and to the people with whom we share the task of cooking.
Because caring for the common good can also begin in a kitchen, gathered around a pot.
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 PM
ROTI ROTI
with Rupa Rani and Simi Kaur
Baking bread can also be a way to learn about a culture, its customs, and the flavors that span generations.
Rupa Rani and Simi Kaur demonstrate how to make roti, a traditional Indian bread. Everyone will have the chance to try their hand at making it and then taste it, accompanied by different sauces.
Between preparation and tasting, the kitchen becomes a place for learning and sharing.
6:00 PM
SIKH TURBANTS
with Dilbagh Singh Siddhu, Satwant Singh, Manjit Singh, Palwinder Singh, Inderjeet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, and Gurjot Singh
A turban is much more than a piece of cloth. In the Sikh religious tradition, which originated in the Punjab region of India, it is an expression of identity, faith, and belonging.
But how do you put on a turban? What does it mean? Why does it remain a part of so many people’s daily lives?
Seven men from the Sikh community share the history and significance of their turbans, demonstrating how they put them on every day and explaining why they continue to wear them. An encounter that brings us closer to this tradition through the gestures and stories of those who live it.
