The FONLAD Festival, in its 8th edition aims to celebrate Nam June Paik, Vito Acconci and Bruce Nauman, proposing as global theme "Performing Acts". It seeks to present a body of work that has at its core the record of performances (artistic or not), the body in its many cultural meanings and poses, the registration of events / actions, works that have as a theme or center, the body , their move(s), desire(s), anxieties(s), either in the form of video art, video performances, photography or web art.

PROGRAM

January 27
TAKE S
Sines Art Center
(Partnership Museu Bernardo)

March 9 - 11
Oslo SCREEN
Oslo, Norway
(Partnership Videolab)

March 24 - 26
Magmart - Video Under Vulcano
Naples, Italy
(Partnership Videolab)

April 7 - 28
Video Art Workshop
St Claire Gallery Coimbra

April 13 - 29
Curator’s Home Residency - David Burns (USA)

April 14 - 28
MIVA - Video Art International Screenings
St Claire Gallery Coimbra

14 Oslo Screen (NW) / Magmart (IT)
21 Proyector (ES) / Video Play (AR)
28 Cologne OFF (GER)/ Fonlad / Videolab (PT)

April 20
House of the Arts, Coimbra
David Burns (USA) / Miden Festival “Daily routine / Hyperform” (GR)
(Partnership Marionet / Line Up Action)

May 18 - June 3
Curator’s Home Residency - Angella Conte (BR)

June 2
Block of the Arts, Montemor-o-Velho
Video Installations with performance #1

June 16
MIVA - Video Art International Screenings
Portuguese Cultura Center, St Claire Monastery, Coimbra
Celeste Prize (IT)

June 23
The Corner House Coimbra
Video Installations with performance #2


Technical Data
Chief Curator: José Vieira
Guest Curators: Agricola de Cologne, Enrico Tomaselli, Margarida Paiva, Margarita Stavraki, Mario Gutierrez Cru, Sérgio Gomes, Sérgio De Martin, Steven Music
Partners: Celeste Prize, Cologne OFF, Line Up Action, Magmart, Miden Festival, Oslo Screen, Proyector, Video Play, Casa das Artes / Marionet, Clube de Cultura Portuguesa, Galeria Santa Clara, Museu Bernardo
Prodution: IC Zero / Videolab / Teatro dos Castelos