Conversation
100 years of the futurist conference, 100 years of performance art in Portugal?

APRIL 11 2017
CASA FERNANDO PESSOA



WITH SANDRA GUERREIRO DIAS, FERNANDO ROSA DIAS AND MARIANA PINTO DOS SANTOS
The groundbreaking futurist conference by Almada Negreiros launched the artistic movement in Portugal, headed by Santa Rita Pintor. Considering the thesis that futurism is the cradle of performance art, what are the consequences of that performative action to the forthcoming generations of artists? What is the legacy of Almada Negreiros in the history of Portuguese performance?