In August and September, we continued to take music to different places. In early August, we presented the final outcome of i.lab #2026 at Solar da Música Nova in Loulé. In late August, PaPI – Opus 8 travelled to Sandefjord, Norway, to take part in the Markedet Festival and to bring the sound of birds to local nurseries. Come September, it was time for PaPI – Opus 8 to travel to the Paredes de Coura Cultural Centre. PaPI – Opus 7 took part in the Avenidas Bebé Fest, a festival entirely dedicated to art for early childhood, in Lisbon. September also saw us visit Parque da Devesa in Famalicão to listen to nature, with Murmúrio das Árvores. In Brazil, in Minas Gerais, we took part in the 17th MOCILyC Latin American and Caribbean Children’s Song Festival. We were on RTP2’s Sociedade Civil programme to talk about music and human development. In Famalicão, we experienced the residency, the behind-the-scenes preparations and the premiere of M de Manifesto, our new production dedicated to women. It was also in September that we learnt of Dooo Ba Wooo’s nomination in the Best Small Ensemble category at the YAMawards.

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What’s up? #9

Tomorrow, 1 October, World Music Day is celebrated in Portugal. Celebrate it with us: find a woman you admire, and listen to her voice. Let yourself be lulled by her voice and by the voices of M de Manifesto, our new production, which has just premiered at the Casa das Artes in Vila Nova de Famalicão and will continue its debut tour over the coming months.
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Echoes

In August and September

In August and September, we continued to take music to different places. In early August, we presented the final outcome of i.lab #2026 at Solar da Música Nova in Loulé. In late August, PaPI – Opus 8 travelled to Sandefjord, Norway, to take part in the Markedet Festival and to bring the sound of birds to local nurseries. Come September, it was time for PaPI – Opus 8 to travel to the Paredes de Coura Cultural Centre. PaPI – Opus 7 took part in the Avenidas Bebé Fest, a festival entirely dedicated to art for early childhood, in Lisbon. September also saw us visit Parque da Devesa in Famalicão to listen to nature, with Murmúrio das Árvores. In Brazil, in Minas Gerais, we took part in the 17th MOCILyC Latin American and Caribbean Children’s Song Festival. We were on RTP2’s Sociedade Civil programme to talk about music and human development. In Famalicão, we experienced the residency, the behind-the-scenes preparations and the premiere of M de Manifesto, our new production dedicated to women. It was also in September that we learnt of Dooo Ba Wooo’s nomination in the Best Small Ensemble category at the YAMawards.

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In October
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2/10/2026

Cartografia Sonora Imaginária

On 2 October, we will be in Prague to present CSI (Cartografia Sonora Imaginária) at FALL (Festival of Arts, Literature & Learning). At this festival, the performance will feature as part of the exhibition ‘Argus & Medusa: On Hope in Dark Times’, in which artists reinterpreted Théodore Géricault’s ‘The Raft of the Medusa’. The performance aims to be a call for hope, compassion and humanity.
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M de Manifesto

3/10/2026
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Mil Pássaros no Fundão #2

6–31/10/2026

Other Journeys

  • Between 17 October and 1 November, we will be back with Eborae Musica in Évora, with two performances and a workshop focused on Art for Childhood.
  • The documentary Ursonâncias will be screened at the Close-Up Festival in Famalicão. Other documentaries by Luís Margalhau will also be screened as part of a Portuguese film showcase in Portela de Sacavém.
  • From 15 to 17 October, we will be in Brussels to take part in the RESEO Conference.
  • On 17 October, the show CSI and the documentary Ursonâncias will be screened at the 3rd edition of Festival Silvestre in Monsanto, a festival dedicated to the performing arts, the community and ecology.
  • From October 20 to 22, PaPI – Opus 7 will be visiting schools in Moita to bring this soundful garden to the children of the municipality.
  • On 31 October, the movie Dooo Ba Wooo will be screened at A Moagem, Fundão.
  • PaPI – Opus 12 continues to take root. It will come into full bloom in the heart of autumn, a time of rare flowers.

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Ode to the voice of women
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“The voice of M de Manifesto is not just that of the four performers. It is also the voice of the women who have inspired us. Not only prominent figures from the history of the feminist struggle, but also women of today who are close to us and who are part of our lives.”

Inês Rodrigues da Silva, artistic director

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Dooo Ba Wooo nominated for Best Small Ensemble at the YAM Awards
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Dooo Ba Wooo is a performance of memories. Memories of snails, tortoises, sunflowers, whales, birds and many other songs that have been part of the Companhia de Música Teatral’s journey over the last 25 years. A treasure chest that opens up to a journey shared by babies and adults alike, made up of songs, rhythmic chants, short stories, movements and sounds, guided by improvisation and play. The Young Audiences Music Awards (YAM Awards) are international awards organised by Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI), which aim to identify, support and reward creativity and innovation in the field of musical productions for children. In addition to its nomination in the Best Small Ensemble category, Dooo Ba Wooo is also in the running for the Public Choice Award.

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