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The winners of the Iberian Festival Awards are divided into 27 categories, including two Excellence awards. Dozens of Portuguese festivals were nominated, some in more than one category.
Pedro Penim, artistic director of the D. Maria II National Theatre, discusses the challenges of managing the institution while its building remains closed for renovations. He reflects on the theatre's decentralised programming across Portugal, his commitment to balancing mainstream and experimental works, and his vision for the theatre's reopening in September 2024.
‘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.
The Oliva Art Centre presents pieces signed by around 40 artists that reveal animals, machines, spirits, human figures, monsters, and angels covered by densely filled surfaces.
The Italian Embassy in Lisbon is launching a cultural programme throughout 2026 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. The initiative, which includes concerts and the presentation of a new biography by historian Alessandro Barbero, highlights the saint's spiritual importance, his historical connection to Saint Anthony of Lisbon, and his legacy as a pioneer of environmentalism.
The sacred can first be a memory of the body and only later a subject of reflection and an ingredient of art. In a Gothic cathedral, one of the most radical artists of the 20th century shows us how. Until June 29th.
The Mozambique Music Meeting concluded on Sunday with concerts by Celeste Caramanna, Marta Pereira da Costa, Cheny Wa Gune, and Laylizzy. On the horizon, a possible annual periodicity.
The European Union Youth Orchestra, founded in the United Kingdom, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
For the first time, the festival features a competitive section dedicated to medium-length films. There is an exhibition based on the collection of promoter Vasco Granja and an animation initiative in support of Palestine.
There is one week left until Father's Day, marked on March 19th. In the race to share memories and affection, there are visits, exhibitions, wine, cinema, poetry, chocolates, and other challenges.
Celebration of nine decades of Pitum Keil Amaral's life in an exhibition running until April at the Galeria da Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, in Lisbon.
Twin Peaks started as a project about Marilyn, who is everywhere, according to David Lynch. At the MoMA in New York, at the Batalha in Porto, or at the French Cinematheque. It has been 100 years.
Four days before the Oscars, the Brazilian Embassy in Lisbon, in partnership with Casa da América Latina and Nitrato Filmes, presents Eletrodoméstica and Copa do Mundo no Recife, by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
The poetry book 'Os Sete Sentidos e Outros Lugares', published by Dom Quixote, was launched by the author and his publisher at the Correntes d’Escritas festival in Póvoa de Varzim.
Falsas Histórias Verdadeiras: Uma Pina Colagem, based on the writer's texts and featuring music by A Garota Não, is the first show by Pontes as artistic director of the TNSJ, where he will remain until April.
The Consulate-General of Brazil in Lisbon inaugurates the Literary Afternoons project this Wednesday (11), with an event dedicated to inclusion and the presentation of two books.
Cinema halls welcomed 842,209 spectators in February, representing a 6% increase compared to the same month in 2025, the Cinema and Audiovisual Institute (ICA) revealed today.
In total, more than thirty sessions will mostly be rescheduled, covering music, theatre, film, performance, dance, residencies and a congress.
From David Greig's political theatre to André Murraças's autobiographical solo, and including the return of Vera Mantero, there are performances to reflect on the contemporary world in Lisbon, Porto and Guimarães.
The week begins with the story of the 'queen of morna', exhibitions and films for children and young people.
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport announced today, at the opening of PDL26, that the Government will continue the Portuguese Capitals of Culture project and will open applications for 2028 and 2029.
With a free performance, Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel, kicks off its programme of events this Thursday, 29 January, as Portugal's Capital of Culture 2026. To help you discover this Azorean city, follow the trail of hotels recommended by the 2025 Boa Cama Boa Mesa guide.
The longest-serving projectionist at the Portuguese Cinematheque opened the Barata Salgueiro premises in 1980. This month the institution is dedicating a film series to these “workers in the shadows”.
Brazilian actor Mateus Solano premieres a new theatre production in Portugal that asks whether we are merely extras in our own lives. The play explores themes of personal agency and identity as it opens for Portuguese audiences.
