In this production with Companhia Maior, Victor Hugo Pontes takes an eminently physical approach inspired by the potential of the body that has already lived a long life — a counterpoint to his previous experience working with teenagers. While the vitality of youth is tempered by a lack of experience and self-control, in later life … Continued
“There’s always someone who knows someone. There’s always one of us who knows someone who’s already done it. Others may know someone who knows how to do it. There’s always someone who tells us the way, or someone who takes us there. We may not want to see it, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t … Continued
‘Úlulu’ means placenta in Forro or Lúngwa Santomé. According to an ancient ritual of São Tomé culture, the úlulu is planted, along with the umbilical cord, in the family’s large backyard. Thus, according to the older generations, children grow up and travel the world, but they always know how to return to the land where … Continued
The audience members will be the stars of this show celebrating the 20th anniversary of Theatro Circo’s reopening. They will be the ones taking the stage to share surprising stories—about those who watch, those who know the audience seats better than anyone, those who fall asleep, those who sometimes arrive late, those who cry and … Continued
After the Hotel Europa theatre company spent January 2026 in Braga gathering various testimonies and perspectives on the theme of housing, they return to present the outcome of this artistic residency in the show Habitar. Habitar aims to portray the housing problem in Portugal and Europe by following the stories of real people: people living … Continued
Inspired by José Afonso’s historic farewell concerts in 1983, this multidisciplinary show blends music, theatre and poetry to celebrate the legacy of one of the greats of Portuguese protest music. Under the artistic direction of Gonçalo Amorim, the play does not seek to be a historical re-enactment, but rather a contemporary reinvention within the aesthetic … Continued
In the 23rd century, having discovered a way to travel back in time, a group of adventurers board a spaceship, alter history and cause the Greeks to lose the Trojan War. Their goal is to become rich and happy. And so here we go: Discoveries – Season 2. At the very least, nothing good can … Continued
POPULAR is a challenging show based on the autofiction that the creator and performer intends to be a popular artist, challenging the standards of the cultural landscape and the popular universe through a fusion of the two. The proposal uses the friction between elite culture and mass culture to think about the public as a … Continued
This family kills fascists. It’s a tradition that everyone in the family has followed for over 70 years. They’ve all got together today in a house in the country near a village called Baleizão in the south of Portugal. One of youngest members of the family, Catarina, is to kill her first fascist, who has … Continued
After Oedipus Rex, the SillySeason collective returns to Theatro Circo with the play Antigone to revisit Sophocles’ tragedy and question the discretionary power of the State and the fragility of the dreams of contemporary youth. Antigone, Polynices and Haemon appear as young people of today, sometimes forgotten, sometimes condemned by policies that exclude and silence … Continued
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