Tipo de Evento: CTB

A reflection on Portugal and the Portuguese people, from turbulent times, from its birth to the shadows of its life and death and the consequent loss of independence. The mythical figure of Dom Sebastião is brought here ‘into the spotlight’ for the public, in episodes that reflect the intrigue and political struggle within the kingdom … Continued

A reflection on Portugal and the Portuguese people, from turbulent times, from its birth to the shadows of its life and death and the consequent loss of independence. The mythical figure of Dom Sebastião is brought here ‘into the spotlight’ for the public, in episodes that reflect the intrigue and political struggle within the kingdom … Continued

This is a show about six days of absolute love. Romeo and Juliet’s story lasts precisely six days, and time itself becomes the main character in this play. The dizzying pace of events corresponds to the sudden force of this feeling — the fusion of the divine and the animal that, in our world, we … Continued

This theatrical experience, by Art’Imagem, delves into the life and work of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1889-1918), one of the most emblematic Portuguese modernist painters. The show-class, performed by three actors, unfolds in various characters and landscapes that populated Amadeo’s life and painting, from his childhood in Manhufe/Amarante to his premature death from Spanish flu in … Continued

Edward Bond, British playwright, poet, and screenwriter (1934–2024), one of the most uncomfortable voices in British culture, author of several important plays that reshaped European theater from the 1960s onwards, in a context of the Cold War and nuclear threat. The tin can people, part of the trilogy (The War Plays), is a prime example … Continued

A reflection on Portugal and the Portuguese people, from turbulent times, from its birth to the shadows of its life and death and the consequent loss of independence. The mythical figure of Dom Sebastião is brought here “into the spotlight” for the public, in episodes that reflect the intrigue and political struggle within the kingdom, … Continued

We look around and we don’t see, or we try not to see. If we do see, we can hardly believe it’s possible. If we look closer, the misery is there. Close by, behind closed doors. In the house next door. On the street above. Far away, filtered through the screen, distorted by the narrative, … Continued

In the context of the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Camilo Castelo Branco, CTB revisits Justice, created in 2016, now with different dramatic elements, reflecting the current times. The historical melodrama, comedy and bourgeois melodrama in which Justice is set fully reflect the author’s ethical and philosophical concerns, his way of … Continued

The sessions of this show are exclusively for school audiences. Reservations must be made by email to ctb@ctb.pt. Beatriz and her musician cousin Baltasar travel wherever they are requested, revealing to anyone who wants to listen the memories hidden in some objects lovingly kept in the globe that Beatriz’s grandfather made for her when she … Continued

The sessions of this show are exclusively for school audiences. Reservations must be made by email to ctb@ctb.pt. An immense humanity permeates the words of Fernando Pessoa, poet and leading thinker of our literature. Imbued with memory and dreams, with daily lives filled with gestures that are ultimately futile, yet survive the eternal time of … Continued