In Souvenir, Tiago Cadete starts from the movements of Portuguese migration to France in the second half of the 20th century to investigate the little-known history of his father’s family migration. What he did not expect was that Souvenir would become a confrontation with himself and with his own past.
Creation
Tiago Cadete
Special Participation in Video
Catarina Vieira; Diana Cadete; Dinis Cadete; Henrique Ponte; João Jonas; Mariana Magalhães; Miguel Dinis; Miguel Ponte; Nelson Sousa; Pedro Monteiro; Tomás Ponte
Dramaturgical Support
Leonor Cabral, David Marques
Voice-Over Participants
Arlindo Gaspar; Eduardo Correia; Fernanda Lourenço; Fernando Santos; José Farinha; Luísa Marques; Noémia Catarino; Otília Rodrigues; Ricardina Ricardo; Vitória Horta; among others
Camera
Afonso Sousa, Tiago Cadete, Leonor Cabral
Camera Assistant
Francisco Fidalgo
Sound Assistant
Lurdes Osswald
Costumes
Carlota Lagido
Production
Daniela Leitão
External eye at CAMPUS PCS
Patrícia Portela
Production
Co-pacabana
Co-Production
Winning project of Matriz Grant 2026 - Teatro Cine Torres Vedras ; Fórum Cultural José Manuel Figueiredo - Câmara Municipal da Moita; Temps d’images
Co-Production in Residency
O Espaço do Tempo
Residencies
Mala Voadora - Porto; CAMPUS - Paulo Cunha e Silva - Porto; Casa Varela - Pombal; CAPa, Centro de Artes Performativas do Algarve - Faro; Teatro da Voz- Lisboa; Olga Roriz - Lisboa; Linha de Fuga.
Support
Câmara Municipal de Torres Vedras
Project financed by
República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto I DGARTES – Direção-Geral das Artes
Tiago Cadete is a Portuguese artist. His work develops artistic objects that combine performance, sound installation, video, and scenography, drawing on archival processes and real-life testimonies, and engaging with the concepts of History, Memory, Identity, and Migration. He holds a PhD in Arts from PPGAV–UFRJ and a BA in Theatre from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School, and has presented his work in various national and international contexts. He is the artistic director of the structure Co-pacabana and is currently developing the project SOUVENIR.