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Composer

Luís Tinoco

Opera singer and librettist

Marcia Bellamy

Playwright and librettist

Stephen Plaice

Choreographer and stage director

Victor Hugo Pontes

Now in its ninth edition and, as usual, with the coordination of Luís Tinoco, the Young Composers Program continues to promote a collaborative spirit and to foster interactions among artists in creation processes. Composition, writing, and choreography will be the three artistic areas in focus.

Throughout its various editions, this program has welcomed countless artists to the EVC from the three areas featured in this year’s edition, as well as from several other creation fields, and many collaborations have emerged among these participants, who, beyond of the scope of the program, have initiated joint projects and consolidated their individual professional careers. Numerous partnerships and collaborations have also been established with higher education institutions and groups of early career professionals, among them Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Dança, Escola Superior de Artes e Design das Caldas da Rainha, Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo do Porto, the Concrète [Lab] Ensemble, and Ar.Co — Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual.

In this edition, we welcome back Marcia Bellamy and Stephen Plaice as our program co-coordinators during Weeks I & II (Composers & Writers), and Victor Hugo Pontes as our program co-coordinator during Week III (Composers & Choreographers). As usual, the periods of creation and experimentation will be followed by two public presentations of results at the EVC, open to all audiences.

Renovando a sua nona edição com a coordenação de Luís Tinoco, o Programa Jovens Compositores continua a promover o espírito colaborativo e a potenciar interações entre artistas em processos de criação, focando-se nas áreas artísticas da Composição, Escrita e Coreografia.

Ao longo das suas várias edições, este programa viu passar pelos EVC inúmeros artistas, não apenas das três áreas em foco na edição deste ano, mas de diversas outras áreas de criação. Daqui nasceram tantas outras colaborações entre estes intervenientes, que, já fora do contexto do programa, iniciaram projetos comuns e consolidaram carreiras profissionais individuais. Têm também sido inúmeras as parcerias e colaborações com instituições de ensino superior e agrupamentos de profissionais em início de carreira, entre os quais a Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, a Escola Superior de Dança, a Escola Superior de Artes e Design das Caldas da Rainha, a Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo do Porto, o Concrète [Lab] Ensemble e o Ar.Co — Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual.

Na presente edição, voltamos a acolher Marcia Bellamy e Stephen Plaice para a cocoordenação das semanas I & II (Compositores & Escritores) e Victor Hugo Pontes para a cocoordenação da semana III (Compositores & Coreógrafos). Como é habitual, na sequência dos momentos de criação e experimentação, terão lugar nos EVC dois momentos de apresentação pública de resultados.


Jovens Compositores — 2026

Schedule

This program promotes the collaborative spirit and enhances collaborations between composers and artists from other areas in the creative process. _Young Composers_ develops in three moments of experimentation and creation that culminate with a presentation of the materials created throughout the process.

In previous editions, artists such as Joana Craveiro, the duo Inês Barahona and Miguel Fragata, or writers such as Gonçalo M. Tavares have collaborated on the program. 

In 2023, _Young Composers_ will be coordinated by composer Luís Tinoco, with the collaboration of choreographer Victor Hugo Pontes, visual artist João Penalva and the Concrete [Lab] Ensemble, and the participation of students from Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (ESML), Escola Superior de Dança (ESD), Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD.CR) and Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (ESMAE).



Young Composers 2023

Now in its seventh edition, the Young Composers Program continues to promote a collaborative spirit and foster interactions between artists in creative processes, this time focusing on Music Composition, Writing and Choreography.

Throughout its existence, several composers, choreographers, writers, visual artists, directors, stage directors, instrumentalists, singers, dancers and actors/actresses have participated in the program. From here, many other collaborations have emerged between these artists, who, outside the context of the program, have started joint projects and consolidated their own professional careers.

Since the first edition of Young Composers, the program has developed a number of partnerships and collaborations with higher education institutions and groups of professionals at the start of their careers, including Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Dança, Escola Superior de Artes e Design das Caldas da Rainha, Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo do Porto, the Concrète [Lab] Ensemble and Ar.Co - Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual.


Young Composers - 2024

In its eighth edition and once again coordinated by Luís Tinoco, who was recently awarded the Pessoa Prize, the Young Composers Program continues to promote a collaborative spirit and to foster interactions among artists in creation processes. This time, it focuses on the artistic areas of composition, writing, and choreography. 

In addition to the featured areas in this year’s edition, the EVC have hosted quite a few artists from other creative areas. Countless collaborations have emerged from this between participants, who have initiated joint projects beyond the context of the program and established their own professional careers.

Another countless number of partnerships and collaborations have been established with higher education institutions and groups of early career professionals, such as Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Dança, Escola Superior de Artes e Design das Caldas da Rainha, Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo do Porto, the Concrète [Lab] Ensemble, and Ar.Co — Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual.

In this edition, we welcome Marcia Bellamy and Stephen Plaice as co-coordinators during Weeks I and II (Composers & Writers) and Victor Hugo Pontes as co-coordinator during Week III (Composers & Choreographers). As usual, after a period of creation and experimentation, a public presentation of results will be held at the EVC, open to all audiences.

YoungComposers—2026