Emerge

Abstract

EMERGE is a new initiative that aims to challengepreconceptions around gender by celebrating and giving aplatform to the work of young, cisgendered women, non-binaryand transgender artists and DJs. Their first event will be aweekend festival in Lisbon (opening 16th-18th May 2025) whichwill combine up-and-coming DJs with more established namesto create a dynamic line-up of sets staged over three nights.Alongside this, art-fair exhibits will display an eclectic mix ofperformance art and exhibition pieces, with interactive activities by a similarly diverse group of artists. This multidimensionalexperience will be open to all in order to educate as wide anaudience as possible on the gender diversity that exists but alsoaim to create a space where traditionally excluded groups canfind their voice.