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Only Once.
Three live performances. No rehearsal. No repeat.
Live Performance ·
Wednesday 17 June · 21:30 ·
Fábrica Braço de Prata
ZERO
by Rita Spider & Rizumik
Two artists. No script. No plan. Body, voice and the frequencies of the moment — built live, from nothing. There is no previous version of ZERO. There is no next one. Only tonight.
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Live Performance ·
Friday 19 June · 21:30 ·
Palácio do Grilo
Who? Where? What? by Yael Karavan & Rizumik
They met in February. Started playing like two kids and couldn't stop. A journey through characters, physical comedy, dance and music — created live, for the first time, on this night.
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Participatory Vocal Concert ·
Thursday 18 June · 21:30 ·
Fábrica Braço de Prata
Coro Improvisado
by Aixa Figini
A vocal concert where the audience doesn't watch — it sings. Guided by gesture, inspired by rhythms from around the world. No musical experience required. Just your voice and the willingness to use it.
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Lisboa · 17–19 June 2026

Total Improv
Lisboa

Three days of listening, moving, sounding and creating together — without a script.

Três dias de escuta, movimento, som e criação — sem guião.
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Dates
17–19 June 2026
Venues
Fábrica Braço de Prata
Palácio do Grilo
City
Lisboa, Portugal
05.06.2026
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Open Call

Something is growing in the garden.


Open Call for artists, performers and improvisers of all disciplines
Deadline: 5 June 2026.

On 19 June, Total Improv Fest Lisboa closes its final day at Palácio do Grilo - an 18th century palace with over 200 rooms, painted ceilings and a garden waiting to come alive.

We are creating Jardim Improvisado - an open artistic environment where mini-performances, improvisational encounters, visual installations and spontaneous moments unfold throughout the palace space and gardens during the day.









No dia 19 de junho, o Total Improv Lisboa encerra o seu último dia no Palácio do Grilo - um palácio do século XVIII com mais de 200 divisões, tetos pintados e um jardim à espera de ganhar vida.
Estamos a criar o Jardim Improvisado - um ambiente artístico aberto onde mini-performances, encontros improvisados, instalações visuais e momentos espontâneos se desdobram pelo espaço do palácio e pelos jardins durante o dia.
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Our principles | Os nossos princípios

Like music or movement, the festival flows — guided not by rules, but by rhythm. These ten principles are the pulse that connects us.
We recommend you carry them with you in life as well.

Openness / Abertura


Everyone who shares the values of improvisation is welcome.
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Todos os que partilham os valores da improvisação são bem-vindos.

Exchange / Troca


We exchange knowledge, practices and creativity without expecting anything in return.
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Trocamos conhecimento e criatividade sem esperar nada em troca.

Freedom / Liberdade


We treat each other with respect regardless of views or backgrounds.
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Respeitamo-nos independentemente das nossas visões ou origens.

Self-Reliance / Autonomia


Each participant takes responsibility for their own experience.

Cada participante é responsável pela sua própria experiência.

Self-Expression / Expressão


Improvisation encourages each person's unique voice — through movement, sound and presence.
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A improvisação encoraja a voz única de cada pessoa.

Co-Creation / Co-Criação


The festival is built through collaboration — everyone is invited to contribute.
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O festival constrói-se através da colaboração.

Responsibility / Responsabilidade


Participants act with awareness and respect for the space and each other.
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Os participantes agem com consciência e respeito.

Care for Space / Cuidado


We aim to leave the space as we found it — or better.
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Queremos deixar o espaço como o encontrámos — ou melhor.

Participation / Participação


The festival comes alive through the active presence of each person.
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O festival ganha vida pela presença ativa de cada pessoa.

Manifesto


Improvisation is not a technique.
It is a way of being together.
A improvisação não é uma técnica. É uma forma de estar juntos.
Total Improv Lisboa is a space where art is born without scripts or plans — on stage, in the room, in every encounter.

We believe that when people listen deeply and respond honestly, something alive happens. Not a performance. Not a product. A moment that exists only once.

Artists, educators, musicians, dancers, theatre makers and curious minds come together — not to show what they know, but to discover what they don't.





Total Improv Lisboa é um espaço onde a arte nasce sem guiões — em cena, na sala, em cada encontro.

Acreditamos que quando as pessoas escutam com atenção e respondem com honestidade, algo vivo acontece. Não uma performance. Não um produto. Um momento que existe apenas uma vez.

Artistas, educadores, músicos, bailarinos e mentes curiosas juntam-se — não para mostrar o que sabem, mas para descobrir o que não sabem.
Programme | Programa

PERFORMANCES

Três noites · Nada ensaiado · Nada se repete · €15
Three evenings of live performances created entirely in the moment - at Fábrica Braço de Prata on Wednesday and Thursday, and at Palácio do Grilo on Friday.

Each night opens with a collective movement or dance experience, followed by the main performance at 21:30. After the show the night stays open: Jam Session on Wednesday, Open Mic on Thursday, DJ Bare Magic Feet on Friday.
- Wed 17 · ZERO · Rita Spider & Rizumik
- Thu 18 · Coro Improvisado · Aixa Figini
- Fri 19 · Who? Where? What? · Yael Karavan & Rizumik
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Três noites de performances ao vivo criadas inteiramente no momento — na Fábrica Braço de Prata na quarta e quinta, e no Palácio do Grilo na sexta.
Cada noite começa com uma experiência de movimento ou dança coletiva, seguida da performance principal às 21:30. Depois do espetáculo a noite continua: Jam Session na quarta, Open Mic na quinta, DJ Bare Magic Feet na sexta.
- Qua 17 · ZERO · Rita Spider & Rizumik
- Qui 18 · Coro Improvisado · Aixa Figini
- Sex 19 · Who? Where? What? · Yael Karavan & Rizumik
Music · Movement · Theatre · Voice

FRIDAY at PALÁCIO DO GRILO - THE FULL DAY

19 de junho · Workshops e aulas · Day Pass €75
A full day of sessions with invited international artists at Palácio do Grilo — from movement and voice to theatre and spoken word.
10:00-11:30 · Somos Som · Luís Perdigão & Nuno Piteira · Class · €25
12:00-13:30 · Awakening the Sound of Silence · Bárbara de Sá & Sofia Nunes · Class · €25
15:00-18:00 · A Ship of Fools · Yael Karavan · Workshop · €40
18:30-20:00 · Sensory Movement · Kana Ote · Class · €25

Palácio Day Pass €75 gives access to all four sessions and the evening performance.————————————————
Um dia completo de sessões com artistas internacionais convidados no Palácio do Grilo — de movimento e voz a teatro e palavra.
10:00–11:30 · Somos Som · Luís Perdigão & Nuno Piteira · Workshop · €25
12:00–13:30 · Awakening the Sound of Silence · Bárbara de Sá & Sofia Nunes · Aula · €25
15:00–18:00 · A Ship of Fools · Yael Karavan · Workshop · €40
18:30–20:00 · Sensory Movement · Kana Ote · Aula · €25


Palácio Day Pass €75 dá acesso a todas as sessões e à performance da noite.

Performance · Jam · Open mic · DJ

JARDIM IMPROVISADO

19 June · All day ·
Free entry
Running throughout the day at Palácio do Grilo, in parallel with the workshops - the palace gardens become a living artistic environment, open and free to the public. Emerging artists selected through an open call bring installations, spontaneous performances, sound interventions and live artistic encounters into the space. No tickets, no seats, no schedule. One large improvisation, unfolding all day long.

REGISTRATION LINK SOON
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A decorrer ao longo do dia no Palácio do Grilo, em paralelo com os workshops — os jardins do palácio tornam-se um ambiente artístico vivo, aberto e gratuito ao público. Artistas emergentes selecionados através de um open call trazem instalações, performances espontâneas, intervenções sonoras e encontros artísticos ao vivo. Sem bilhetes, sem lugares, sem programa. Uma grande improvisação que se desenrola ao longo de todo o dia.

LINK DE REGISTO A BREVE
Music · Movement · Theatre · Voice

Artists | Artistas

Wed 17 June · 15:00–18:00 · Fábrica Braço de Prata · Workshop · €40

RIZUMIK

RIZUMIK is an international award winning multi-disciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of improvisation, musicality, movement, creativity and human connection. Mayumana, Cirque du Soleil, Bobby McFerrin, The Voca People.
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Wed 17 June · 18:30–20:00 ·
Fábrica Braço de Prata · Class · €25

Constança Morais

Constança is a somatic therapist and dance teacher, dedicated to an intense research on life's energetic movement and how it is revealed in our bodies.

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Wed 17 June · 21:30–22:30 ·
Fábrica Braço de Prata · Performance · €15

Rita Spider

Creative director, choreographer and performer with 25 years of experience. Cirque du Soleil. Teatro da Trindade. A creator of intense, immersive and conceptually strong scenic universes.
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Wed 18 June · 18:30–20:00 ·
Fábrica Braço de Prata · Class · €25

Aixa Figini

rgentine singer and facilitator based in Lisbon. Through the Rhythm with Signs method, voice and body become tools for collective musical creation in real time.
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Wed 19 June · 10:00–13:00 ·
Palácio do Grilo · Workshop · €40

Luís Perdigão & Nuno Piteira

National Poetry Slam Champion and European Poetry Slam Champion. Two poets and performers whose work lives at the intersection of word, body, rhythm and sound.
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Wed 19 June · 15:00–18:00 ·
Palácio do Grilo · Workshop · €40

Yael Karavan

Award-winning international performer, director and teacher. Butoh, clown, mime, physical theatre - balancing on the fine line between the tragic and the comic, the intimate and the collective.
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Wed 19 June · 18:30–20:00 ·
Palácio do Grilo · Class · €25

Kana Ote

Ballet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Lyon. Bern Ballet. Carte Blanche. Batsheva Dance Company. After 20 years as a professional dancer, a new question emerged - the relationship between mind and body. Sensory Movement was born from that research.
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Wed 19 June · 18:30–20:00 ·
Palácio do Grilo · Class · €25

Bárbara de Sá & Sofia Nunes

Two multidisciplinary artists sharing a background in jazz and classical voice - exploring vocal improvisation and movement within the vastness of sonic landscapes.
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Wed 19 June · 21:00–23:00 ·
Palácio do Grilo · Dj set · €15

Tiago Andrade

Lisbon-based DJ and producer active since the early 2000s. Red Bull Music Academy. Sónar. Treating selection and mixing as a form of improvisation.
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Tickets / Bilhetes

PALÁCIO DAY PASS
75 Euro / person
One ticket for the full Friday at Palácio do Grilo - all workshops, all classes, Jardim Improvisado, and the evening performance. And as a bonus: access to all three evening performances across the festival.
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Um bilhete para a sexta-feira completa no Palácio do Grilo - todos os workshops, todas as aulas, o Jardim Improvisado e a performance da noite. E como bónus: acesso às três performances noturnas do festival.
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Evening pass
15 Euro / person
Full access to one evening - doors open at 20:30. Performances, dance and late night jams until close.
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Acesso total a uma noite - portas às 20:30. Espetáculos, dança e jams até tarde.
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Registo para Educadores
Gratuito
A improvisação pertence a todas as salas de aula. O Total Improv Fest Lisboa convida educadores, youth workers e profissionais culturais a participar gratuitamente no último dia do festival - sexta-feira, 19 de junho, no Palácio do Grilo.
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Improvisation belongs in every classroom. Total Improv Fest Lisboa invites educators, youth workers and cultural professionals to join the festival's final day - Friday 19 June, at Palácio do Grilo - free of charge.
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OPEN CALL - Jardim Improvisado
Gratuito
Are you a performer, musician, visual artist or improviser? We are looking for emerging artists to activate the gardens of Palácio do Grilo on 19 June. Apply by 5 June.
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És performer, músico, artista visual ou improvisador? Procuramos artistas emergentes para activar os jardins do Palácio do Grilo no dia 19 de junho. Candidatura até 5 de junho.
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Fábrica Braço de Prata
Rua Fábrica Material de Guerra 1
1950-128 Lisboa, Portugal

Metro: Oriente (15 min walk / a pé)
Bus / Autocarro: 728, 759

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Palácio do Grilo
1 Calçada do Duque de Lafões
1950-207 Lisboa


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