21 June 2026 – 04:00 pm · 9:00 pm
Courage does not always make noise. Sometimes it is simply opening a door, entering an unfamiliar house, trying something for the first time, or sitting at a table with people from different parts of the world.
For this Open Day to the Planet, New Bowing House invites visitors to wander through its rooms and spaces, transformed by the energy of Summer Bowing, a week of creation, exchange and experimentation that brought together young people from different cultures, languages and life journeys.
There is a radio programme to listen to, second-hand clothes transformed into new possibilities to wear, clay worlds to discover, fanzines to browse through, images from a film created in just one week, sound installations to experience while lying down, and freshly prepared juices. These are experiences created by young people who open the doors of the House and invite us to see the world through their eyes.
Courage can also be tasted. Throughout the weekend, participants will learn how to prepare Cachupa and Cape Verdean Fish Pasties and, later in the day, share food, music and dance through African Sounds led by Licínio Silva.
Between stories worn on the body, voices waiting to be heard and encounters yet to happen, this is a day to discover how courage can become a daily practice of imagination, hospitality and living together.
New Bowing House - Centre for Planetary Relations is a space of shelter, creation and encounter, open to everyone. Created within the scope of the Novo Bowing project, it is based in Odemira, in the former Students' Centre. It hosts artistic activities that promote dialogue between cultures and the imagination of new ways of living together.