Focused on inclusion, community development, and social well-being through art and culture, we use clown, circus theater, music, and percussion as tools to integrate the most vulnerable, combat isolation, and promote mental health.

ERA UMA VEZ

"The Clown lives off failure, that's why the audience laughs.

But in life we can accept our own failures and laugh at ourselves, accept who each one is and how they are...

Difference is an asset to our learning as human beings! "

''Once upon a time'' is an improvisation exercise that results from the Improvisation theater classes developed with students from the Parents' Network Association of Grândola and CERCIGrândola, under the direction of Pedro Charneca .

Target audience : young people and adults with physical, hearing, intellectual and psychosocial disabilities

Target Territory : parish of Grândola

Genre : Improvisational Theatre, Clown

Project duration : 2024 -2025

DINAMIZAÇÃO MUSICAL NA
CASA PIA DE LISBOA

The Musical Dynamization Project began in 2004 at Casa Pia de Lisboa, a public institution whose mission is to promote the rights and protect children and young people in situations of social vulnerability, ensuring their integral development through shelter, education and professional training, with a view to their social inclusion.

This project is dedicated to the development and practice of musical activities for children and young people at Casa Pia de Lisboa, with an emphasis on practical learning of instruments from the Philharmonic Band, Bagpipes and Traditional Percussion.

The positive impact of this project has been reflected in numerous live performances by different groups:

Traditional Orchestra of Casa Pia de Lisboa;
Philharmonic Band;
Bagpipes and Bass Drums Group.

Target audience: 7 - 18 years old

Target Territory: Education and Development Centers of Casa Pia de Lisboa (CED's NAP, PM, JRP, MP and NSC) - Lisbon municipality

Project duration : 2004 - 2025

Genre : Music and Percussion

TEMPOS E CONTRATEMPOS

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ORQUESTRA DE BOMBOS

Projeto de inclusão social através do ensino de percussão em coletivo.

Desenvolvido para as freguesias de Grândola ( Lousal, Melides, Aldeia do Futuro e Grândola) no âmbito do projeto “ Não deixar Ninguém para trás”.

IMPROVISO foi a primeira apresentação ao vivo com todos os alunos, que contou com a participação conjunta de grupos etnográficos do concelho de Grândola e músicos convidados.

Público alvo: 8 - 70 anos

Território Alvo: concelho de Grândola ( freguesias Lousal, Melides, Aldeia do Futuro e Grândola)

Duração de projeto: Dezembro 2022 - Dezembro 2026

Género: Percussão, Orquestra de Percussão Tradicional Portuguesa

ORQUESTRA DE BOMBOS

Social inclusion project through collective percussion teaching.

Developed for the parishes of Grândola (Lousal, Melides, Aldeia do Futuro and Grândola) as part of the “Leave No One Behind” project.

IMPROVISO was the first live performance with all the students, which included the joint participation of ethnographic groups from the municipality of Grândola and guest musicians.

Artistic and musical direction by Tânia Lopes

Target audience: 8 - 70 years old

Target Territory: municipality of Grândola (parishes Lousal, Melides, Aldeia do Futuro and Grândola)

Project duration : December 2022 - December 2026

Genre : Percussion, Traditional Portuguese Percussion Orchestra

RAÍZES EM MOVIMENTO

“Raízes em Movimento” aims to promote active inclusion, equal opportunities and active participation of disadvantaged children and young people of Roma and African ethnicity from the Cucena neighborhood, through the development of artistic expressions, namely, in learning to play percussion instruments.

Project within the scope of the PRR Communities in Action / Disadvantaged Communities Program

Trainer and Conductor: Tânia Lopes

Target audience: 6 - 14 years old

Target Territory: Cucena Neighborhood (Seixal municipality)

Project duration : January - July 2025

Genre : Percussion, Traditional Portuguese Percussion Orchestras

O DESCONCERTO

Final exercise, resulting from the training of Improvisational Theatre in the parishes of Grândola (Lousal, Grândola and CerciGrândola).

Improvisational theater classes project within the scope of the Leave No One Behind project

Artistic direction by Pedro Charneca

Target audience: 0 - 100 years old

Target Territory: parishes in the municipality of Grândola (Lousal and Grândola)

Project duration : December 2022 - November 2023

Genre : Comedy, Improvisational Theater

TEMPOS E CONTRATEMPOS

The mission of TEMPOS E CONTRATEMPOS was to de-dramatize the process of confinement and prophylactic quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in residences, villages and nursing homes in the municipalities of Alcácer do Sal and Grândola, using humor and music as support tools.

The objective : to facilitate adaptation to confinement and quarantine, helping them to accept the current situation.

To this end, strategies based on laughter and music were employed, aiming to alleviate tension and provide moments of relaxation.

Additionally, we sought to restore humanity to the participants, promoting affection, emotions and mental well-being during a difficult period.

Artistic direction by Pedro Charneca

Musical Direction by Tânia Lopes

Target audience: 0 - 100 years old

Target Territory: parishes in the municipalities of Grândola and Alcácer do Sal

Project duration : December 2020 - March 2021

Genre : Comedy, Theater - Circus, Music and Percussion