3º Encontro Coriolis | 19 February, Central Elétrica, Porto
3º Encontro Coriolis
regenerate the present
reinvent the future
19 February, 9.30 am to 7.30 pm | Central Elétrica, Porto
We are living in a critical moment where climate and social challenges invite us to profoundly rethink our practices and the impact of our actions. How can we, as cultural agents, contribute to the regeneration of society and territories? How can we go beyond sustainability and move towards true and transformative regeneration?
The 3rd Coriolis Meeting is an invitation to collective action and reflection. Through practical workshops, inspiring lectures, and dynamic panel discussions, we will explore regenerative practices that promote the resilience of territories and communities. We will also discuss the potential of artificial intelligence as a tool for innovation in the cultural sector, as well as the importance of collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches in creating more inclusive organizational models tailored to the needs of the present and the future.
With free admission upon mandatory pre-registration, this meeting will be a space for sharing, practice, and debate. It will bring together artists, researchers, cultural managers, producers, and audiences, fostering a conscious and participatory vision for the future.
The Coriolis Meetings were born from the desire of a collective of cultural organizations from the Northern Region to continue a movement of collaboration and learning that began in 2020.
The 3rd Coriolis Meeting is co-organized by ACE / Teatro Bolhão, Alice Prata, Catarina Serrazina, Circolando – Central Elétrica, Crónica Pitoresca, Erva Daninha, Esquiva, Instável Centro Coreográfico, Sonoscopia, and Varazim Teatro.
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PROGRAM
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Participant reception
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome and collective warm-up
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
WORKSHOP MO_AND, with Fernanda Eugenio
In this intensive workshop, the goal is to introduce and practice the habit philosophy of the Operative Mode AND (MO_AND) through the sharing of the basic set of conceptual tools and the (counter)device of a ‘board game’ with immanent rules – the Questions Game WHAT-HOW-WHEN-WHERE.
The tools are explored in their transversality, highlighting their relevance in various relational forms, life situations, and professional fields.
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch break
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Speed meeting
Who is attending the meeting?
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Can the arts contribute to a paradigm shift in addressing climate change?
Online conference with Ben Twist and Daniel Christian Wahl, moderated by Mónica Guerreiro
[The conference will be held in English]
In this conference, Ben Twist, director of Culture for Climate Scotland, and Daniel Christian Wahl, author of Designing Regenerative Cultures, will discuss how the arts can drive a fundamental change in our response to climate change. While technical solutions are vital, a deeper cultural transformation is essential.
This session will inspire reflection and debate on the role of the arts in shifting mindsets, fostering collective imagination, and strengthening our connection to place. How can cultural institutions, artists, and creative professionals contribute to the urgent transformation needed? How can the concept of the bioregion—aligning social and economic systems with local ecosystems—shape artistic and cultural practices? What role does creative expression play in reshaping our relationship with the planet?
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Coffee break
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Roundtable discussions
TABLE 1 | Reuse
Redefining value: reusing materials in artistic practices
With NADA NOVO and Teatro do Bolhão
A set of scenographic objects will serve as a starting point to discuss the values that drive us—economic, cultural, emotional, environmental, social justice values, etc.—and how we are challenged to change them to face the (un)sustainability of the materiality of our artistic practices.
What new principles for material selection? What new design strategies?
“No one yet knows what shows will look like, made in the reality of the climate emergency.”
—The Theatre Green Book
TABLE 2 | Regeneration
Regeneration through use, the role of art and culture
With Marta Cortegano – Terra Sintrópica
The concept of regeneration through use, developed by Terra Sintrópica, proposes that all our actions can generate a positive impact, integrating food production, ecological restoration, urban construction, and tourism without separating their uses.
It advocates for a fairer, more resilient, and abundant territory, where caring for the soil, people, and the planet go hand in hand, requiring a paradigm shift.
In a global context of challenges—climate change, migrations, loss of rights, accelerated digitalization, populism—how can art drive this change? Can culture regenerate ecosystems, social, and economic relationships?
This roundtable explores the role of art and ‘artivism’ not just as a means of raising awareness but as active mobilization, involving communities in the search for and testing of solutions for a better world.
TABLE 3 | Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and the Arts: Transformations and Challenges in Cultural Production
With Filipe Portela
The potential of Artificial Intelligence in various aspects of cultural and artistic work will be explored in this discussion with researcher Filipe Portela from the University of Minho. The session will introduce tools and strategies for leveraging AI creativity in work processes, promoting innovative practices. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and present concrete challenges, fostering a rich and interactive debate.
TABLE 4 | Collaboration
From sustainability to regeneration. Is collaboration a key strategy for sustaining cultural structures?
With Carlota Quintão and Joana Marques – Coletivo A3S
Joana Marques and Carlota Quintão have experience in associative activism advocating for social and solidarity economy values and in research-action, consulting, and external evaluation with cultural sector associations.
Based on the theme of the meeting, we invite participants to revisit the words and concepts of current narratives and to jointly question how small cultural structures can survive and play a catalytic role in shaping desirable, feasible, utopian, or dystopian futures.
What needs to be regenerated? Why does it matter to regenerate? Is collaboration a central strategy? And what does collaboration mean and how does it take shape in practice?
6:30 PM – 7:10 PM
Presentation of roundtable discussions
7:10 PM – 7:30 PM
Final remarks