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Paulo Matos has conceived a show that features flesh-and-blood actors performing alongside artificial intelligence.
An open letter appeals to the Mayor of Lisbon following the non-renewal of Francisco Frazão and Rita Rato as directors of the Teatro do Bairro Alto and the Aljube Museum, respectively.
From a young age, Rita Cruz dreamed of and announced her own future: “I am going to be an actress.” This certainty, she recounts in this conversation on “O Tal Podcast”, grew stronger as she got older, through the “little sketches” she performed at school. “It was stronger than me, that need to put creativity into practice.” Today, aware of the importance of everyone feeling represented in fiction, she argues that the “lack of representation closes off the possibility of dreaming.”
Known to the Portuguese public for his iconic character Félix in the soap opera ‘Amor à Vida’, broadcast by SIC in 2013, where he played a villain, he made history by starring in the first kiss between two men on TV Globo. In conversation with Bernardo Mendonça on the podcast “A Beleza das Pequenas Coisas”, Brazilian actor Mateus Solano shares the personal transformations and reflections that creating the monologue “O Figurante” brought him, warns of how the obsession with screens, social media, and technology is alienating society, and reveals his greatest fear in life.
It is in the remote character that the unique wonder of Gil Vicente's plays lies, mixtures of entertainment, religious ceremony, agricultural fair, riddle, and propaganda.
“Memórias do Teatro da Cornucópia”, a documentary directed by Solveig Nordlund that premieres on the 26th at Cinema Ideal in Lisbon, follows over forty years of the history of the interventionist theatre company co-founded by Luis Miguel Cintra.
The City Council is about to open a tender for renovation works on the historic venue, but there is no forecast for its reopening.
New directors have been appointed for the Teatro do Bairro Alto and the Aljube Museum.
In addition to concerts, the municipality will also feature theatre plays and stand-up comedy. Joana Marques will present the show “Em Sede Própria” and Gilmário Vemba will perform “3º. round”.
Miguel Loureiro, director of the São Luiz Municipal Theatre, will take on the additional role of director at the Teatro do Bairro Alto, while Anabela Valente has been appointed to lead the Aljube Museum, Lisbon's municipal culture company announced on Friday, 13 March. The changes follow the non-renewal of Francisco Frazão's contract at the TBA and Rita Rato's departure from the Aljube Museum, both of which have sparked significant debate and criticism within the cultural sector.
EGEAC announced this Friday in a statement the replacements for Francisco Frazão and Rita Rato. Miguel Loureiro, current director of the São Luiz Theatre, will accumulate duties at the TBA.
The remaining directors of the cultural facilities will be reappointed to their respective positions.
The non-renewal of Francisco Frazão's tenure at the head of the Teatro do Bairro Alto, announced by him this week, has led to multiple reactions of regret and condemnation from the sector.
With 'Valentina and Valéria Are Not Dead', Jacinto Lucas Pires and Flávia Gusmão have created a magical moment where people, characters, and ghosts coexist within the space and time of a performance that articulates theatre and poetry with the fluidity of a novelistic narrative.
Thursday is here, the day for the DN Brasil cultural agenda for Lisbon and its surroundings. For the coming days, we highlight the performances of the show 'O Céu da Língua' with Gregório Duvivier at the Coliseu dos Recreios, the premiere of the Brazilian documentary 'Explode São Paulo, Gil', and a programme dedicated to Brazilian music at Fábrica Braço de Prata.
Director Marco Martins adapts Henrik Ibsen's classic play to explore the manipulation of immigrants' images by media and political parties. Inspired by a 2024 police operation in Lisbon where dozens of immigrants were lined up against a wall, the production features real-life participants to challenge the dehumanisation of migrant communities and spark a collective reflection on democracy and the 'minority versus majority' conflict.
The EGEAC administration is evaluating the leadership of cultural venues whose contracts are expiring. “His removal is an act of vandalism,” Tim Crouch tells PÚBLICO regarding Frazão.
The party voted against municipal support for two theatre companies, justifying the decision with what it described as “divisive ideological agendas” on their part.
“Falsas Histórias Verdadeiras: Uma Pina Colagem” brings the work of Manuel António Pina to the stage of the Teatro Nacional de São João in Porto starting this Thursday, directed by Victor Hugo Pontes and featuring music by A Garota Não: a complete programme.
The confirmation was given to PÚBLICO by Frazão himself, who had been leading the TBA since the venue ceased to be the headquarters of the Teatro da Cornucópia, marking the start of a new chapter in his life.
Also on the programme are João César Monteiro's Vai e Vem, Orfãos by Teatro da Rainha, and Gilmário Vemba's 3rd Round.
The theatre piece is entitled 'Ai que nervos!' and explores what the artist dislikes and likes about the world of show business.
Or why it might be strategic to make people believe they are. Or: who has been saying this, with what purpose, and from where? Opinion by Maria Giulia Pinheiro
NOS Lusomundo Cinemas has taken over the cinema screens previously run by Cineplace at the Continente Shopping Centre in Portimão and plans to open a fully renovated cinema complex by The post NOS Cinemas takes over Portimão theatres appeared first on Portugal Resident.
