_"In a time when the world is becoming increasingly preoccupied with the future, it is important for me to turn my attention to the past and to reconnect with a place that shaped who I am. In "Um abraço ou um beijinho", I fix my eyes on the Portuguese cultural phenomenon and musical genre "pimba", in a satirical attempt to question the construction of my own masculinity, and by reflecting on the whole scope of the word "masculine"._ — Ricardo Machado

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_"Num contexto em que o mundo se volta cada vez mais para o futuro, é importante para mim voltar a minha atenção para o passado e reconectar-me com um lugar que me estruturou. Com "Um abraço ou um beijinho", inicio um processo em que olho para o fenómeno cultural e género musical "pimba", numa tentativa satírica de questionar a minha própria construção de masculinidade, refletindo sobre todo o espectro da palavra 'masculino'."_ — Ricardo Machado

Um abraço ou um beijinho — Ricardo Machado e João Cardoso

With the aim of supporting independent artistic creation, this program hosts artists and collectives working in the field of dance or in areas of artistic intersection, both national and international, for a maximum period of two weeks.

Applications are accepted continuously throughout the year, and residencies are scheduled in our calendar on a first-come, first-served basis. Since their beginnings, the EVC have been a space where multiple languages coexist, directly meeting the needs of the artistic community.