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The production by the Estrutura company will run in Lisbon until 23 January.

A play by Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Jon Fosse is running at Teatro Variedades. Titled “A Luminous Whiteness”, it explores existential questions through everyday life.

The Madeira-based company has its eyes on the future. It asserts the right to the stage for bodies with disabilities. It aims to include more disadvantaged communities and to have the dancers be the creators themselves.

From 5 to 14 February, the 15th edition of the Guimarães international dance festival brings together Olga Roriz, Akram Khan, Tânia Carvalho, Emira Goro and Marie Chouinard, among others.

In theatre, 2026 opens with the revival of 'Um Adeus Mais-que-Perfeito'.

Joining the productions of the Almada Theatre Company are dozens of theatre, dance and music performances. Teatro Delusio and Christoph Marthaler are among the returns announced for the festival.

Plays by Shakespeare, Jules Verne and Tom Murphy feature in the Almada Theatre Company's new 2026 season programme. Rodrigo Francisco will direct “A Whistle in the Dark”.

The theatrical production “A Luminous Whiteness” features Portuguese actors Sandra Barata Belo and Ricardo Pereira performing at the Variedades theatre.
The city will stage two performances of the show “Deixa Passar a Vida”: an institutional one at 11:00 local time (12:00 in Lisbon) and another at 19:00 local time, both with free admission.

Theatres will play host to a variety of projects during the first six months of the year.

Teatro Aveirense has revealed its programme for the first quarter of 2026, with music, theatre and dance for all ages.

Teatro da Rainha, the theatre company from Caldas da Rainha, will begin 2026 preparing a new production, 'The Tree That Bleeds', by award‑winning Australian playwright Angus Cerini, making his debut in Portugal; the premiere is scheduled for March.

