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Little reliable information remains regarding Luís de Camões. What he wrote, however, guarantees us that he had a palace – that of memory – and a kingdom – that of intelligence and fantasy.
It is one of the few dramatic texts written by Luís de Camões and arrives at the Bombarda Gardens today, World Theatre Day. Filodemo premieres without adaptations, using the typical language of the 16th century.
Director Pedro Cabeleira makes a return to Entroncamento, while Pedro Penim explores the figure of Camões through a theatrical production.
In Lisbon until April 18th, this Filodemo requires us to accustom our ears to 16th-century Portuguese. But it is a Camões for today, in vibrant bodies, shortening distances and erasing musty mythologies.
One of the poet's rare forays into theatre premieres on World Theatre Day. Directed by Pedro Penim, it runs at the Sala Estúdio Valentim de Barros in Lisbon until 18 April, before touring.
The proposal for the tool also aims to be a “world reference portal” for everyone who reads and studies Camões, anywhere in the world.
The Camões Lab, an ambitious project by the University of Coimbra, aims to be a scientifically validated reference portal for the study of Luís de Camões' work, offering annotated texts, original entries, and pedagogical resources. Supported by the Mission Structure for the 5th Centenary of the Birth of Luís de Camões, the portal is expected to be fully accessible by 2027, serving as a vital tool for scholars and students worldwide.
Camões (1524-1580) was a poet who could not have been anything else. 'The Lusiads' is a mixture of epic, prophecy, national lyricism, and a challenge to the powerful. Manipulated by all regimes, it lacks being truly read by the Portuguese.
Camões (1524-1580) was a poet who could not have been anything else. He lacks being truly read by the Portuguese people.
Camões, his value, and what we can learn from him are not merely objects of fleeting contemplation. The State's responsibility, in an act such as the one I am referring to, must be followed through. Opinion by Carlos Reis.
The most serious thing the left has produced in culture was not the radicalism of certain theatres and the proposals for deconstruction; few see that, no one understands it, and even when deconstructed, Camões remains whole.
‘Filodemo’ is one of three plays attributed to Luís de Camões, written and first performed in India. Directed by Pedro Penim for the D. Maria II National Theatre, this pastoral comedy explores themes of love and social obstacles through 16th-century language. The production, which runs from March 27 to April 18 at the Jardins do Bombarda in Lisbon, features a cast including Vítor Silva Costa and José Neves, and incorporates stage directions directly into the performance to highlight the beauty and musicality of Camões' writing.
Camões was not only an extraordinary poet, but also an excellent observer and historian. Opinion by Jorge Paiva
