Culture
Rivoli features "Mozambique" and the stories of returnees by mala voadora
Theatre company mala voadora features stories of the aftermath of Portuguese colonial Rule in Mozambique and the lives of the returnees or repatriated at Rivoli, starting at 7 pm. The performance "Moçambique" is back on stage under the IETM Porto Plenary Meeting 2018, which starts today in Porto.
Coliseu Porto Spring Concert with Mozart and Liszt
Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra and the Choir of the Faculty of Arts of Porto University will go on stage at Coliseu Porto on 21 April, starting at 9.30 pm, to celebrate spring.
Congress in Porto promotes universal humanitarian rights on "Lo que de Verdad Importa"
Casa da Música plays host to the international congress "Lo que de Verdad Importa", organised by the Spanish homonymous Foundation, on 11 April. This initiative is aimed at raising awareness on universal values such as tolerance, forgiveness, solidarity, resilience and optimism through the testimonies of people whose lives have been permanently changed by their personal experience, thus helping people understand "what truly matters" in life and that it is possible to overcome difficulties as...
20th PortoCartoon Festival announces prizewinning cartoon
The National Press Museum announced the prizewinning cartoon of the 20th edition of PortoCartoon. This year's edition featured themes such as the Environment, Fado singer Amália Rodrigues and filmmaker and musician Woody Allen. The winning work is from Croatia, by Nikola Listes, depicting the pollution of oceans with fishermen machine washing fish to serve at the table.
The Portuguese Photography Centre features the Abolition of the Death Penalty and World War I
The Portuguese Photography Centre features two photographic exhibitions on 7 April. One show is devoted to the abolition of the death penalty, titled "Morte à morte! 150 anos da abolição da pena de morte em Portugal / 1867-2017" [Death to the death penalty! 150 years after the elimination of the death penalty in Portugal]. The second show comprises the images of a not-so far away past, in the context of the First World War, with striking images by Augusto Lemos. "Bloody Landscapes" traces the...
Rivoli features glamourous Indian Manor
Rivoli premieres the performance "Solar das Índias" [Indian Manor] on 6 April at 9.30 pm. This is the new co-production of Porto Municipal Theatre with the Theatrical investigation Collective Confederação.
North Music Festival headliners in Porto next May
The North Music Festival is the perfect opportunity to see bands such as Prodigy, Mão Morta, Gogol Bordello, Guano Apes, Linda Martini, Slow J, Da Chick, First Breath After Coma, Ermo, Xinobi and DJ Ride. This event will take place on 25 and 26 May at Porto Customs Building.
Shuttle supports art from Porto abroad
Porto Municipal Council unanimously approved support to art internationalisation at the Executive meeting held this morning in Porto City Hall. This endorsement is named Shuttle and its fundamental goal is to promote contemporary art work, creators and cultural operators of the city of Porto abroad. This open call runs till December 2018 and is targeted at developing artistic projects at a global level.
Joana Gama draws on Erik Satie to tickle the ivories and tell endless humorous stories
The programme "Cultura em Expansão" [Expanding Culture] travels to Campanhã, on April 7 featuring the performance "whisper in my ear", at 4 pm at the Entertainment Association Malmequeres de Noêda. Entrance is free.
Exhibition on Almada Negreiros closes March 31 at Soares dos Reis Museum
The exhibit featuring Almada Negreiros'work, on display at Museum Soares dos Reis, will close March 31, after the end date has been postponed. The exhibit gathers 90 drawings by Almada Negreiros, who viewed himself as a futurist artist, inspired by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Eugène Ionesco or Arthur Adamov. This will be an occasion to see, first hand, some unpublished works by the author.