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 […]
Etiqueta: theater
“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 […]