The third edition of the Algarve dance festival will take place in Lagos, with a new feature this year being “artistic residencies, which aim to create lasting bonds between artists and the community”, artistic director Joana Flor Duarte told Lusa.

The director stressed that Pedra Dura aims to “awaken minds a little”.

With a total of 37 cultural activities over two weeks, “the activities complement each other, covering the entire community”, she noted.

“We have specific activities for schools, others aimed more at families, but, ultimately, it is a festival that all age groups can be involved in”, she stressed.

Pedra Dura kicks off on November 7th, at 9:30 am with Choreography in the Classroom, an activity aimed at primary school students, followed by the didactic class “From Icona to Paradise”, with Silvana Ivaldi, at 2 pm, at Praia dos Estudantes.

On the same day, the Lagos Cultural Centre will host the show “L’après-midi d’un foehn - Version 1”, by La Compagnie Non Nova, from 7:30 pm, and the screening of the film “Darktraces: On Ghosts and Spectral Dances”, by Jo Castro and João Catarino.

The 8th will be filled with guided tours of the exhibitions and the shows “Universo no Céu da Boca” by Beatriz Dias and Alexandre Moniz, at 2:30 pm, at the Centro de Ciência Viva, followed by “Icona” by Silvana Ivaldi, at 9 pm, at the Armazém Regimental de Lagos.

Educational classes and the shows “Outrar” by Volmir Cordeiro, “Void Void Void” by Maria Soares and António Marota, and “Sagração de Quem Era” by Margarida Constantino, make up the program for the 9th of November.

The following day, the organizers will highlight the program “Pra Não Caber no Mundo” by Andrei Bessa, “Gigantesca” by Isabel Nejur, both at 3 pm, at the Espaço Jovem de Lagos, and a street show, at 5 pm, at Praça do Infante.

The festival continues on the 13th, with the screening of the film “Obsessed with Light”, by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum, at 9:30 pm, at the Dr. Júlio Dantas Municipal Library.

The morning of the 14th will be filled with activities aimed at students from the Júlio Dantas and Gil Eanes secondary schools, with the Lagos Cultural Center hosting the show “ChãoCéu|”, by Vera Mantero, Henrique Furtado Vieira and João Bento, at 9:00 pm, and the screening of the film “Crying Cycle 1”, by Daniel Matos and João Catarino.

On the penultimate day, Pedra Dura will be presenting the video exhibition “Little Shadow” at the Municipal Library at 10:30, followed by “O Centro do Mundo”, a show by Ana Borralho and João Galante, with sessions at 16:00, 17:30 and 19:00 at the Cultural Centre, which will be repeated on the last day at 11:00, 16:00 and 17:30.

On this evening, the shows “Cavala”, by Márcia Lança, will be presented at Armazém Regimental at 21:00, and “Greta Oto”, a concert by Pappilons d´éternité, at 22:15.

The last day of Pedra Dura includes educational classes for the youngest, at 10:00, and, at 11:00, the initiative “Paleontologia da Praia da Luz”, in Praia da Luz, followed by “neverstopscrollingbaby”, performed by Vitamina, at 19:00, at Armazém Regimental.

The festival ends with “Musseque”, a dance performance by Angolan Fábio Januário, at 21:30, at the Lagos Cultural Centre.

Pedra Dura is a co-production of the Cultural Association (CAMA) and the municipality of Lagos, with the support of the Directorate-General for the Arts.