SCHOOL OF LABYRINTHS: 17 – 18 October 2025, Arquipélago – Contemporary Arts Centre (São Miguel)

Workshop–Installation–Performance “The City Without Doors and Windows” For children aged 6 to 10

In this labyrinth-city—an architecture of paper already born as a ruin—children were invited to discover pathways, sounds, shadows, imaginary animals, dancing words and drawings inhabiting the space.

Working in small groups, participants explored different layers of this city through a series of workshop-based and performative devices, moving between drawing, sound, architecture and poetry. They were encouraged both to soar above the city and to immerse themselves in its smallest and most microscopic materials and details.

The installation was activated as a living territory, continuously transformed through collective action.

Artist-Facilitators

Lucas Resende: Artist and designer whose work engages with animation cinema, bringing together visual practices, performance and collaborative projects.

Madalena Matoso: Designer and illustrator, co-founder of Planeta Tangerina, whose practice focuses on the relationship between word and image.

Ricardo Jacinto: Artist and musician whose work investigates sound, space and performance through interdisciplinary contexts.

Rita Thomaz: Visual artist whose drawing and painting practice explores materiality, abstraction and process.

Rita Olivença: Fashion designer and costume designer working at the intersection of textiles, education and the performing arts.

Project Coordination

Artistic Direction – Ricardo Jacinto | Project Management – Rita Thomaz | Production – Beatriz Sousa | Technical Support – Ricardo Vieira

Photography: © Tomás Rego