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PENEIRA
ARTISTIC CREATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESSESPeneira (in Portuguese, Sieve) is a multicultural organization created in Rio de Janeiro in 2010, which seeks aesthetical possibilities in its numerous actions in the field of creative industry. Acting through a combination of languages, Peneira proposes a series of artistic processes, on top of viabilization and mobilization strategies and catalytic methodologies aiming at cultural and social transformations.
In view of its educational character, Sieve organizes workshops and debates around topics, such as: artistic interventions in public spaces, contemporary popular culture, literary movements and creations and strategies for cultural production.
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connecting the dots2017
Festival Leopoldina Orgânica
Peneira holds workshop Producing in urgency_how to produce with little resources (“Produção na urgência_como produzir com poucos recursos”), during the Festival Leopoldina Orgânica, with support from Programa Oi de Patrocínios Culturais Incentivados (Oi’s program for cultural sponsorship and incentives)
Mexe
Peneira participates in the IV Art and Community Festival (Mexe – Encontro Internacional de Arte e Comunidade), in Porto, Portugal
Sarau do Escritório in Portugal
Sarau do Escritório is held in Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
Workshop in Portugal
Peneira holds “The theater and its pop art_the body and the city” workshop in Lisbon, Portugal
Yaperi Premiere
Premiere of the play “Yaperi_aquilo que flutura” (Yaperi_that which floats), in partnership with Cia Código, through the State Secretary for Culture’s Territórios Culturais (Cultural Territories) grant
Cine Vila
Cine Vila editions are realized as part of the State Secretary for Culture’s Territórios Culturais (Cultural Territories) grant
Queen of Lapa Square
Sarau do Escritório forwards to the City Council a proposal to change the name of the “João Pessoa” Square in Lapa to “Luana Muniz – Queen of Lapa” Square
2016
Company’s Summer Camp occupation
Premiere of the Company’s Summer Camp occupation (Colônia de férias da firma), at Castelinho do Flamengo, through the State Secretary for Culture’s Viva o Talento (Celebrate the Talent) grant.
Producing in urgency_how to produce with little resources
Peneira holds workshop Producing in urgency_how to produce with little resources (“Produção na urgência_como produzir com poucos recursos”), as part of the State Secretary for Culture’s Territórios Culturais em Rede (Network of Cultural Territories) project
Peneira in Sertão
The play “Urucuia Grande Sertão” is staged in a number of towns of the Minas Gerais countryside, where Peneira also holds the workshop Theater and its pop art_the body and the city (“O Teatro e sua arte pop_corpo e cidade”) and the Sarau do Escritório, through the Petrobras Cultural Dissemination program (Programa Petrobras Distribuidora de Cultura)
Cine Vila
Creation of Cine Vila, a film society in Vila Isabel
Festival O Passeio é Público II
Second edition of O Passeio é Público Festival
Sarau do Escritório premiado
Sarau do Escritório receives the Municipal Secretary for Culture’s Local Actions award
Edital Fomento Cidade Olímpica
The play “Urucuia Grande Sertão” and Sarau do Escritório receive grants from the Municipal Secretary for Culture’s Fomento Cidade Olímpica (Incentives to the Olympic City)
Sarau da Justiça
Peneira curates Sarau da Justiça, at the Rio de Janeiro State Justice Museum
'O Provinciano Incurável' premieres
Premiere of “O Provinciano Incurável”, through the State Secretary for Culture’s Viva a Arte (Celebrate the Art) program
Sarau do Escritório Gala Festival III
Third edition of the Sarau do Escritório Gala festival, in Lapa
2015
Sarau do Escritório in Recife
First edition of Sarau do Escritório in Recife, as part of the Som na Rural project
Festival O Passeio é Público I
First edition of O Passeio é Público Festival
Sarau do Escritório @ Circo Voador
Itinerant edition of Sarau do Escritório at the Circo Voador concert hall
Sarau do Escritório @ SarALL
Sarau do Escritório participates in SarALL (FLUP), at Rio Book Fair
Festival Passeio em Cena I
First edition of Passeio em Cena Festival, in the gardens of Passeio Público, in downtown Rio
Sarau do Escritório Gala Festival II
Second edition of the Sarau do Escritório Gala festival, featuring 200 artists
Sarau Maps
Release of a mapping of Saraus in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area
2014
Urucuia Grande Sertão at Lonas and Arenas
“Urucuia Grande Sertão” is staged at Lonas Culturais and Arenas Cariocas (municipal cultural centers) as part of the Fomento às Artes (Arts Incentive) program
Workshop in JF
Theater and its pop art_the body and the city (“O Teatro e sua arte pop_corpo e cidade”) workshop is held at the National Theater Festival of Juiz de Fora
Sarau do Escritório @ FLIZO
Sarau do Escritório participates in the Festa Literária da Zona Oeste-FLIZO (West Zone’s Literary Festival), at the Cidade das Artes concert hall
Sarau do Escritório Gala festival II
Second edition of the Sarau do Escritório Gala festival, featuring 100 artists
Sarau do Escritório @ MAM
Itinerant edition of Sarau do Escritório at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM)’s Cinematheque
2013
Mercadão de Madureira @ FESTU
Premiere of the “Mercadão de Madureira” performance, during the University Theater Festival (FESTU)
Urucuia Grande Sertão in Curitiba Festival
“Urucuia Grande Sertão” is staged at the Curitiba Festival (Mostra Fringe)
Sarau do Escritório is born!
Creation of Sarau do Escritório, a cultural event of artistic expression, in Lapa, downtown Rio
2012
Urucuia Grande Sertão gets awarded
“Urucuia Grande Sertão” wins best play, best direction, best actor in a leading role, best actress in a supporting role, best lighting at the Rio de Janeiro Theater Festival
2011
Urucuia Grande Sertão premieres
Premiere of “Urucuia Grande Sertão”, inspired by Luís da Câmara Cascudo’s work, through the Federal Government’s Microprojetos Mais Cultura para Territórios de Paz (Microprojects More Culture for Peace Territories) grant
2010
First artistic interventions
Peneira carries out artistic interventions in events across the city