In an era when far-right expression is gaining visibility in many parts of the world, conversation remains one of the most vital resources for academic and social movements. There is little that rivals a meaningful, in-depth, face-to-face exchange – where personal experiences are shared, perspectives are broadened, and collective responses to the struggles of minorities […]
Autor: Eduardo Prado Cardoso
In her most recent dance production, Salvado (“that which can be saved”), the performer Olga Roriz demonstrated, at Lisbon’s Teatro São Luiz (July 2025), that as she approaches the age of seventy, her creative journeys not only remain provocative and moving, but also embody a profoundly affecting history of love and longing for human presence […]
Screened at the opening session of the festival “Triste Para Sempre” in Lisbon, in December 2024, the film “Alma Anciana” (ancient soul) tells the intertwined stories of three elderly groups whose vastly different family ties and trajectories paint a profound picture about care, vulnerability and resilience. Set in Porto (Portugal), Vienna (Austria) and Havana (Cuba), […]
A exposição fotográfica “A Arte de Envelhecer – Dar Mais Vida aos Anos”, concebida por Sandra Ventura e que ficou aberta ao público até ao dia 1 de dezembro de 2024, no Museu da Farmácia de Lisboa, reuniu algumas qualidades que merecem ser aqui discutidas. Seja pela capacidade da expressividade artística em interpelar os sujeitos, […]
Conceived under the ULYSSES European Odyssey (2022-2024), an artistic project stretching across countries and which collects particular socio cultural elements from James Joyce’s Ulysses, the stage play Blooming (São Luiz Teatro Municipal, Lisbon, 2024) impressed its audiences with a daring take on the concept of aging in contemporary Portugal. Director Marco Martins wisely chose the […]
“I know I’m not alone here. I didn’t come to Portugal to die,” says one of the characters in the play A feia (Teatro da Comuna, Lisbon, 2024), reflecting on her oncologic treatment. The text of the play, which incorporates excerpts from Professor Clarice’s Diary of a Courageous Woman and a publication by Lara Vaz […]
No scenic element so perfectly translates the play Dans la mesure de l’impossible (Tiago Rodrigues, Culturgest, 2024) as its sonic foundation. It is true that the tent set up on stage, as well as the actors’ body work, will have been stuck in the memory when the curtains close. But it is really through the […]