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ISO Theatre: Residency in Porto

In 2016 the ISO Theatre is brought together again for an artistic residency in Portugal and a masterclass in Bulgaria.

From 22 – 31 May 2016 the actors of the ISO Theatre attended a two-week residency in Portugal working on Karl Kraus’ The Last Days of Mankind together with stage director Nuno M. Cardoso and artistic director Nuno Carinhas.

They met again in context of the Small Season Festival in Bulgaria, to participate in a masterclass with artistic director Margarita Mladenova and Ivan Dobchev at the Sfumato Laboratory Theatre in Sofia from 27 June – 2 July 2016.

The ISO 2016 Programme

Artistic residency in Porto

The Last Days of Mankind

supervised by Nuno M. Cardoso and Nuno Carinhas

At the Monasteiro São Bento da Vitória (MSBV)

of the Teatro Nacional São João do Porto, Portugal

With the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the EU

22 – 31 May 2016

Masterclass with Margarita Mladenova and Ivan Dobchev

In the context of the Small Season Festival At the Sfumato Laboratory Theatre Sofia, Bulgaria

With the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the EU

27 June – 2 July 2016

The 2016 ISO team

  • Petya Alabozova* – bio | Bulgaria
  • Balázs Bodolai* – bio | Romania
  • Bilyana Georgieva* – bio | Bulgaria
  • Khwala Ibraheem* – bio | Israel/Palestine
  • Aglaia Katsiki – bio | Greece
  • Boris Krastev* – bio | Bulgaria
  • Benjamin-Lew Klon – bio | Germany/Poland
  • Sophie Lewisch – bio | France
  • Vincent Menjou-Cortès* – bio | France
  • Luís Puto* – bio | Portugal
  • Kim Willems* – bio | Germany
  • Angélique Zaini* – bio | France
  • present in Porto

The ISO Theatre 2016

A project by the Union des Théâtres de l’Europe in collaboration with the Teatro Nacional São João do Porto and the Sfumato Laboratory Theatre.

In the context of the CONFLICT ZONES network-programme With the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union


All photographs from the ISO residency in Porto © by Susana Neves / TNSJ

The photos are available here.