Founded formally in the year of 1999, by professionals of the areas of Music, Theater, Cultural Production, Social Services; The Trupe Association has as main characteristic, within its line of action: The maintenance and diffusion of the northern mining culture, ideal this, that during its 19 years of existence, have been consolidating through numerous socio-cultural actions promoted by this entity , Carried out by means of formative activities, by the promotion of a broad reflection and identity mobilization, and also by the artistic-cultural collaboration between the present institution and the cultural movements existing in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In August 2013 its headquarters was founded; Contendas Culture House, offering since then,