Elisabetta Bisaro assumes artistic direction of The Space of Time in 2027

Na statement published on their social networks, The Space of Time indicated that, “after several months, the international competition is now coming to an end” for the new artistic direction, with the choice of Elisabetta Bisaro, who takes office in 2027.

“It is therefore with great enthusiasm that we are pleased to announce Elisabetta Bisaro as the new artistic director of O Espaço do Tempo”, highlighted.

Noting that Elisabetta Bisaro “has a vast curriculum in performing arts”, the cultural structure stressed that the new artistic director directed “for several years the artistic programme of Dance Ireland in Dublin”.

“ Since 2013, he has directed the international development program of Briqueterie – CDCN du Val-de-Marne, in the region of Paris, being responsible for its programming and for numerous international projects ", said.

The Space of Time also highlighted that Bisaro was, in 2022, named co-director of Aerowaves, “the most important European network dedicated to the promotion of contemporary dance and of which The Space of Time has been part for more than 20 years”.

In the statement, the cultural structure thanked Pedro Barreiro for “his dedication over the four years he was ahead of the destinations” of O Espaço do Tempo and also “the numerous candidates and candidates” who participated in the contest.

The process of choice was accompanied by “a jury of high prestige”, composed by journalist and writer Cláudia Galhós, director of the Tanz im August Festival (Berlin, Germany), Ricardo Carmona, and artistic director of Carte Blanche (Bergen, Norway), Annabelle Bonnery.

The director of the National Museum of Theatre and Dance, Mariana Brandão, the president of Palucca University of Dance (Dresden, Germany), Dieter Jaenicke, the choreographer Magdalena Victorino, the artistic director of Hessisches Staatsballett (Wiesbaden/Darmstadt, Germany), Bruno Heynderickx, and the choreographer and president of The Space of Time, Rui Horta, also joined the jury.

The Space of Time currently has its artistic and cultural center operating in an old workshop of the city, the Magina Workshop, due to the need for works of rehabilitation of its ‘home’ of all time, the Convent of Salutation, in Montemor-o-Novo.

Created in 2000 by Rui Horta, The Space of Time is a multidisciplinary center of residency and artistic experimentation that serves as support for national and international creators.