{"id":1177,"date":"2021-09-15T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T12:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companhiamaior.pt\/en\/DEMO2021\/?page_id=1177"},"modified":"2022-10-21T15:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:32:32","slug":"causa-maior","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/companhiamaior.pt\/en\/causa-maior\/","title":{"rendered":"Causa Maior"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CAUSA MAIOR is a project supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the \u2018La Caixa\u2019 Foundation, through the \u2018PARTIS & Art for Change<\/a>\u2019 initiative. Its aim is to identify and reflect on the social dimension of Companhia Maior, seeking to demonstrate that value. The project runs over three years, along three distinct lines, which are complementary and interdependent, aiming to amplify people\u2019s voices and the artistic and critical work of Companhia Maior, and allowing for alternative readings and other places of ageing, contributing to the debate on public policies better suited to the health and well-being of the elderly.<\/p>

The three lines of action focus on Creation and Expansion, Impact Assessment, and Communication and Advocacy.<\/p>

The first line focuses on creation in the performing arts, combining the guidance of guest artists with the creative contribution of artists aged over 60 (one re-staging and two new creations) and presentation in a network of theatres committed to devising programmes based on close relationships with the local community. Companhia Maior\u2019s performances connect with complementary educational and contemplative activities that meet the needs of both the community and the company.<\/p>

The second line \u2013 Impact Assessment \u2013 involves a retrospective assessment of Companhia Maior in terms of the quality of life of its members and a forward-looking longitudinal study over 3 years, with contemplative workshops, among other research methods, to be held by A3S.<\/p>

The third line corresponds to the development of debate and conference activities using Companhia Maior\u2019s activity as the focus of study, communication and advocacy of the impacts of prolonging artistic activity among the elderly, as well as debating issues associated with employment status.<\/p>

With CAUSA MAIOR, Companhia Maior\u2019s artistic project gains a new profile, increasing the number of presentations of its artistic creations and taking them to new geographies. An example of this was the national tour in 2021, which went from Porto to Loul\u00e9, passing through Coimbra and Cartaxo. Artistic challenges are also proposed with Ricardo Neves-Neves\u2019 creation for S\u00e3o Luiz Teatro Municipal, in 2022, which is aimed at a broad and inter-generational audience.<\/p>

CAUSA MAIOR also allows for the structuring of an advocacy position in relation to issues of ageing, ageism and public policies.<\/p>

The project is based on a network of participants:<\/p>