The various crises that have marked these first decades of the 21st century, such as the climate crisis, the migration crisis, wars, the loss of a sense of common ground, the depletion of the planet's resources and a serious mental health crisis, have been the basis for the thematic construction of the latest editions of FITEI. These great warning signs for humans and non-humans helped us build the theme for the last biennium - Trauma and Bravery - to which we finally added the word Phantasmagoria.
Because we believe that these thematic axes are not exhausted, FITEI 48 has as its title and thematic driving force Spectres, Eros and Sacrifice - Our Unthought. "Our Unthought" is a concept present in the work of Eduardo Lourenço when he refers to five hundred years of Portuguese colonialism. This spectral dimension marks the resentment and the sacrificial desire. At a time when we are talking about debt and reparations, FITEI, as a privileged space for dialogue between the former Iberian colonising powers and the global South, takes on the magical and ritualised dimension
that many of these issues raise. Through the image of Prospero and Caliban, characters from Shakespeare's Tempest, Eduardo Lourenço marks the complex of coloniser and colonised. In a universe that is constantly changing, on this trans planet, as Paul B. Preciado says, at a time when it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism, recalling Mark Fisher, Jameson or Zizek, it is particularly important for us to present works that can reflect on how not to lose our memory, on the non-human, on the madness of love, on death and illusion, on whispers and the impossible.
We have tried to find in the artists we have been accompanying the traces that the present has left on them. As has been our habit in recent years, the theme we will be working on will be closely linked to the artists' work. FITEI stands out in the world of national and international festivals for its work in the real and imaginary Atlantic Triangle of Europe, Africa and America. While maintaining the stamp of Iberian Expression, in recent years it has been particularly interested in artists from the diaspora of these three territories, thus broadening what is meant by Iberian
Expression. In the new edition, we will once again focus on new dramaturgies and authors' scenic languages.
In this edition we present 16 shows, 10 Portuguese and 6 international, 6 Portuguese
premieres and 4 absolute premieres, many of which are the result of our co- productions and artistic residencies in the context of FITEI. We will continue with our sections Isto não é uma escola FITEI, FITEI aberto, Residências Artísticas FITEI, O FITEI e as escolas do Porto and FITEI PRO, resulting in a significant number of parallel activities.
The 48 th edition of FITEI will take place between Porto, Matosinhos, Vila Nova de Gaia and Viana do Castelo, and Monção will be joining in this year. Let's all get ready for the
next few weeks of Spectres, Eros and Sacrifice.
Because we believe that these thematic axes are not exhausted, FITEI 48 has as its title and thematic driving force Spectres, Eros and Sacrifice - Our Unthought. "Our Unthought" is a concept present in the work of Eduardo Lourenço when he refers to five hundred years of Portuguese colonialism. This spectral dimension marks the resentment and the sacrificial desire. At a time when we are talking about debt and reparations, FITEI, as a privileged space for dialogue between the former Iberian colonising powers and the global South, takes on the magical and ritualised dimension
that many of these issues raise. Through the image of Prospero and Caliban, characters from Shakespeare's Tempest, Eduardo Lourenço marks the complex of coloniser and colonised. In a universe that is constantly changing, on this trans planet, as Paul B. Preciado says, at a time when it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism, recalling Mark Fisher, Jameson or Zizek, it is particularly important for us to present works that can reflect on how not to lose our memory, on the non-human, on the madness of love, on death and illusion, on whispers and the impossible.
We have tried to find in the artists we have been accompanying the traces that the present has left on them. As has been our habit in recent years, the theme we will be working on will be closely linked to the artists' work. FITEI stands out in the world of national and international festivals for its work in the real and imaginary Atlantic Triangle of Europe, Africa and America. While maintaining the stamp of Iberian Expression, in recent years it has been particularly interested in artists from the diaspora of these three territories, thus broadening what is meant by Iberian
Expression. In the new edition, we will once again focus on new dramaturgies and authors' scenic languages.
In this edition we present 16 shows, 10 Portuguese and 6 international, 6 Portuguese
premieres and 4 absolute premieres, many of which are the result of our co- productions and artistic residencies in the context of FITEI. We will continue with our sections Isto não é uma escola FITEI, FITEI aberto, Residências Artísticas FITEI, O FITEI e as escolas do Porto and FITEI PRO, resulting in a significant number of parallel activities.
The 48 th edition of FITEI will take place between Porto, Matosinhos, Vila Nova de Gaia and Viana do Castelo, and Monção will be joining in this year. Let's all get ready for the
next few weeks of Spectres, Eros and Sacrifice.