Mindelact

Mindelact is a Cabo Verdean theater association based in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Cabo Verde. Each year, it organizes the Mindelact Theater Festival (Mindelact - Festival Internacional de Teatro do Mindelo).

The association was founded in 1996 by Elisângelo Ramos and Portuguese-Cabo Verdean actor and director João Branco, producing the country's most important theater festival. Several plays were performed with the Grupo de Teatro do Centro Cultural Português do Mindelo (GTCCPM), which was founded a few years earlier in 1993.

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Mindelact - Mindelo International Theatre Festival

Its first edition was held in 1995. The festival today is considered one of the most important events in African theater. As of 2023, 29 editions of the festival have been carried out.

One of the plays performed in one of the early editions was Cuscujada by Sergio Frusoni.

Plays performed by the GTCCPM

Several plays were performed by the GTCCPM prior to the creation of Mindelact. Plays varied from Shakespearean classics and Victorian tales, to contemporary stories penned by significant Cabo Verdean writers. One of the actors and performers of the festival included João Branco.

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