School of Reparar 2025 [Ed#6]: Callings and Glimmers: the restitution of the gift

School of Reparar 2025

Issue #6

Callings and Glimmers: the restitution of the gift

Continued Axis

Full Program | Participation as a Student or Artist in Residence

COMPLETE PROGRAM

hANDling | intensive workshop Introduction to Modus Operandi AND, with Fernanda Eugenio May 10 and 11, Sat/Sun, 2pm-8pm

AND Lab Space, Lisbon

hANDling | extensive workshop on Unfolding the Modus Operandi AND, with Fernanda Eugenio and Mariana Pimentel

May 15 to July 17, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

AND Lab Space, Lisbon

LANDscape | Rituals of Restitution: Calling and Glimmers, retreat course on Deepening the Modus Operandi AND, with Fernanda Eugenio, Mariana Pimentel and Manoela Rangel

July 25 to August 2, immersive experience

 Trust Collective, Barril de Alva

(under)stANDing | resident artists in creation, with Fernanda Eugenio

May 16 to September 21, Espaço AND Lab, Lisbon

• assisted individual creation meetings: May 16, June 13 and 27, July 11, August 8 and September 5, Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• studio for autonomous work (free time, shared between the resident artists): May 17 and 31, June 14 and 28, July 12, August 9 to 31 (summer residency), September 6

• rehearsals and final presentation: September 18-21

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FORMS OF PARTICIPATION

1- FULL PARTICIPATION AS ARTIST IN RESIDENT

The continued axis of the School of Reparar welcomes up to 3 people interested in participating in the School of Reparar's (under)stANDing research-creation plan, in parallel to attending the full training course, consisting of the intensive and extensive hANDling modules, introducing and unfolding MO_AND, and the LANDscape module, for immersive experience in the ritual dimension of the practice and in body-territory games. 

Full participation in all the modules of the School's continued axis offers, on the one hand, complete training in the constellation of conceptual-tools and practices (games and rituals) of the Modus Operandi AND and, on the other hand, for the year's small group of resident artists, it includes the possibility of creating with MO_AND while it (re)creates itself, incorporating themselves for 5 months into the ever-in-process research-creation framework in which Fernanda Eugenio works, from a different issue-theme each year, on new (un)foldings of the AND methodology.

In this modality, each resident artist is involved in a process of individual creation in position-with the theme-issue of the year, accompanied by Fernanda Eugenio, based on an auto-ethnographic work, which invites each one to map in their affections the ways in which the theme-issue of the year manifests itself and to construct, in dialogue with the AND tools, an individual artifact that can take on any interface (performative, installation, visual, audio, audiovisual, etc.), depending on the areas of interest and work of each person. The process consists of 6 assisted creation sessions with Fernanda Eugenio, on Fridays from 10am to 5pm, distributed throughout the process; space for autonomous work in the studio (7 Saturdays throughout the process and 23 days of summer residency in August, at free times to be arranged between the group of resident artists) and a final presentation as part of AND Lab em Festa.

Participation as a resident artist at the School thus runs from May to September. The starting point is the hANDling intensive workshop, on May 10 and 11. This is followed by the extensive hANDling laboratory (9 weekly meetings, on Thursdays between May 15 and July 17) and the (under)stANDing, from May 16 to September 21, interspersing moments of assisted creation and individual experimentation. The training process culminates in the LANDscape retreat, from July 25 to August 2, with studio and outdoors activities, while the resident artists' creative process continues in August, in free summer residency mode, and in September (final accompaniments, assembly and final presentation).

While the hANDling modules invoke the semantic stain of the verb 'to handle' to signal a double commitment - to the ethics of handling, as opposed to manipulation, and to the giving/offering of our tools - the purpose of LANDscape is to enable the incorporation of AND ethics through a process of self-repair mediated by the more complex somatic and political-affective embodied propositions of MO_AND. In turn, the (under)stANDing line-interface forms a continuous plan of research and creation with the Modus Operandi AND, in which the methodology folds in on itself, thus maintaining itself as a living organism in constant (re)formulation. The name (under)stANDing points to a way of investigating-creating that deviates from interpretation and representation, committing itself to direct experience, to sustaining non-knowledge and to tuning in to embodied wisdoms, beyond the human illusion of the point of view.

2- FULL PARTICIPATION AS A STUDENT 

The continued axis of the School of Reparar invites you to attend the full training course, made up of intensive and extensive hANDling modules, introducing and unfolding the MO_AND, and the LANDscape module, for immersive experience in the ritual dimension of the practice and in body-territory games. 

Full participation in the (trans)formative modules of the School's continued axis offers complete training in the constellation of conceptual-tools and practices (games and rituals) of the Mods Operadi AND, taking place over 3 months of sustained practice, fostering the cultivation of autonomy and the singularity of each practitioner.

The starting point is the hANDling intensive workshop, May 10 and 11. This module will present the main conceptual tools that make up the ethical guidelines of the practice and the basic principles of the AND board game, led by Fernanda Eugenio, creator of MO_AND and director of AND Lab. 

This will be followed by the extensive hANDling lab, consisting of 9 weekly meetings, on Thursdays between May 15 and July 17, led by Fernanda Eugenio and/or Mariana Pimentel, assistant director of AND Lab, coordinator of the AND Lab Brasil Network and member of the AND Collective. In this module, we will go through the MO_AND Games constellation distributed in the Interference Zone (focusing on the relational dynamics of society, community and intimacy), the Transference Zone (focusing on the formulation and embodiment of affection) and the Care-Curating Zone (focus on the body-soma as a territory of repair).

The training process culminates in the LANDscape retreat, a week-long immersive block, from July 25 to August 2, combining studio and outdoor practices to address the theme-issue, chosen each year for new (un)foldings of the methodology.

In the interlinking of the different modules, the new continuous axis allows us to build a consistent relationship of intimacy with the Modus Operandi AND e, offering a complete training process that covers its entire constellation of games and tools, as well as the ritual and somatic-political dimension of the practice.

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While the hANDling modules invoke the semantic stain of the verb 'to handle' to signal a double commitment - to the ethics of handling, as opposed to manipulation, and to the giving/offering of our tools - the purpose of LANDscape is to enable the incorporation of AND ethics through a process of self-repair mediated by the more complex somatic and political-affective embodied propositions of MO_AND.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 10 introductory hours, 27 hours of practical development, 1-week immersive experience.

• access to the AND Doc Collection for the duration of the course, with vast video-synthesis content, video talks, texts, podcasts, web series Survival Manual for Irreparable Times, etc.

• an exclusive virtual room on the AND Lab website for the exchange of materials and collaboration between participants during the course period

• accommodation in a double or triple room and 3 vegetarian meals a day (during the LANDscape retreat)

• round trip transfer between the Rede Expressos bus stop at Catraia do Mouronho and the village of Barril de Alva, on arrival and departure from the LANDscape retreat (travel to/from Catraia do Mouronho at the expense of each participant)School of Reparar totebag

• For the Artist in Residence participation modality: 1-week immersive experience, 36 hours of assisted creation, 30 days of independent work in the studio and final presentation at AND Lab in FestaTen Positions in the Face of the Irreparable poster

• 10% discount on the purchase of the Caixa-Livro AND and/or hANDbook during the course

With regard to the LANDscape retreat, once the group has been closed, you will receive the necessary practical information by email about what to bring, how to get to Catraia do Mouronho by bus or directly to Barril de Alva by car, a ride board, check-in and check-out times, as well as the final detailed schedule of activities. You can find out more about the Trust Collective 

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FULL PRICE PER MODULE

hANDling intensive >> 60€

hANDling extensive >> 180€

LANDscape >> 500€

LANDscape (fixed cost of accommodation+meals) >> 200€

(under)stANDing  >> 600€

TOTAL  >> 1540€

SCHOLARSHIPS

• In all the activities of the School of Reparar, we offer grants for at least 25% of places, for racialized people; people with disabilities and/or other dissident corporealities; LGBTQIA+ people; people affected by gender and/or social class inequalities; unemployed people; migrants; refugees.

• Scholarship discounts are applied to the full course fee

• The cost of accommodation and meals is fixed and paid separately.

PLACES, SCHOLARSHIPS, VALUES, PAYMENT (vary according to form of participation)

1-  PARTICIPATION AS ARTIST IN RESIDENT

• Places: 3 all with Scholarship -22% on the complete package of all modules

• Total: 1200€

• Duration: 5 months

• Interest list: after the vacancies are filled, you can still register on the list of interested parties and you will be contacted if a vacancy arises due to withdrawal before the start of the process

• Payment: the total amount of €1200 can be paid in 5 monthly installments (May to September) of €240

  
  

2-  PARTICIPATION AS A STUDENT

• Places: 7, all with a scholarship at -20% or -33% on the complete package of all modules. Registration in one or other descont, while there are still places, will be based on the principle of trust that each person, according to their self-assessment in relation to the intersectional criteria we adopt to offer the scholarships, will take their position consciously and fairly.

• Total: 750€ ou 630€

• Duration: 3 meses

• Payment: the total amount of €750 or €630 can be paid in 3 months installments (May to July) of to 250€ or 210€, according to registration option

PAYMENT METHODS

The first instalment can be paid online, at the end of the registration process, by card or PayPal, or offline (bank transfer followed by sending proof of payment by email). The first instalment corresponds to the REGISTRATION FEE for the program and is non-refundable. The following instalments must be paid by bank transfer by the 5th of each month.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

If notified up to 30 days before the start of the first module (April 10), an administrative fee of 20% will be deducted and the remaining amount will be credited for future registration in another AND Lab activity. If notified after the deadline or halfway through the program, amounts already paid will not be refunded and will not be credited for other activities.

LANGUAGE

The intensive and extensive hANDling modules will be facilitated in Portuguese, with the possibility of occasional individual clarifications in English or Spanish. The LANDscape module will be facilitated in Portuguese, with simultaneous translation into English. The (under)stANDing module can be facilitated alternately in Portuguese, English or Spanish, depending on the specific needs of each resident artist.

PREREQUISITES

Availability to attend the program in its entirety.

Interest in getting involved in a creative process, even without previous experience in the arts or with Modus Operandi AND.

Interest in working on a new creation in interlocution with the research-creation of the Modus Operandi AND underway during 2025.

Exceptionally, we can look into the possibility of participation in an unforeseen format, on the condition that you have solid previous experience with MO_AND and an established link with the AND Lab. If this is the case, please contact us by e-mail.

CERTIFICATE

At the end of the process, participants who attend at least 80% of the hANDling and (under)stANDing modules and 100% of the LANDscape module will be issued with a certificate as Resident Artist of the School of Reparar 2025.

Please notice that a MO_AND training certificate does not necessarily entitle you to become an official facilitator of the practice, a process that involves building an ongoing relationship with AND Lab.

IMAGE CAPTURE

Registration presupposes agreement to the collection of images during the process for the purposes of recording, documenting and disseminating the research.