Culture

Literary Café to read and hear the poetry of Jorge de Sena

The Literary Café Cycle takes you to the "The piano in Senas' poetry", at Municipal theatre Campo Alegre, on 8 December at 6.30 pm. António Durães recites some of the poems from the book "Arte de Música" by Jorge de Sena. The musical pieces that inspired such poems will be evoked during this coffee-social gathering, namely Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Satie and Debussy, interpreted by Sofia Lourenço on the piano.

Prodigious pianist Seong-Jin Cho makes his first appearance in Portugal on December 7, at Casa da Música

The young, prodigious, talented pianist Seong-Jin Cho makes his first appearance in Portugal on December 7, at Casa da Música, starting at 9 pm, 7 December. Chopin and Debussy are the main repertoire by Seong-Jin Cho, the young talent who won the XVII International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2015 at the early age of 21 years.

Porto Best Of last performance on 14 December at Rivoli

The last show of the Porto Best Of cycle, sponsored by Porto City Hall and curated by Miguel Guedes, will happen 14 December at Rivoli, featuring the story of the electronic music in the city.

Exhibition to raise awareness on gender issues at São Bento Station

The Association to Support Social and Communitarian Integration- Espaço T - opened 30 November a photo exhibit with the fundamental goal of raising awareness on gender issues at São Bento Station. The display "40 R" comprises 40 large format photos and it is on show till 31 January 2018.

Sonoscopia Cultural Association displays Z

Cultural Association Sonoscopia features the final presentation of the two-month residency programme that artist by the name Z'EV carried out in the city of Porto, sponsored by Porto City Hall, in the context of the In Residence programme. This event is entrance free and the presentation takes place at Sonoscopia headquarters, at 7.30 pm. The performance includes a solo by Z'EV and a collective by Gustavo Costa, Henrique Fernandes and João Pais Filipe.

Porto/Post/Doc Festival invites film lovers to Rivoli

The opening session of Porto/Post/Doc International Film Festival drew crowds of moviegoing public to Rivoli, yesterday evening. With a special focus on documentary film, this festival runs till 3 December, at Porto Municipal Theatre and at three other venues in the city of Porto. On the opening night, the cinema and Audiovisual Institute (IAC) announced support for the coming editions of the festival, which is already supported by Porto City Hall.

Almada Negreiros' work on display at Soares dos Reis Museum

The National Museum Soares dos Reis, jointly with Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, hosts the exhibition "José de Almada Negreiros: desenho em movimento". The exhibit opens 30 November and it will be on show till 18 March 2018. The exhibit is curated by Mariana Pinto dos Santos and gathers 90 drawings by Almada Negreiros.

ESMAE features burlesque show "Artistas da Fome"

The Superior School of Music and Performing Arts - ESMAE premieres 29 November the theatre performance "Artistas da Fome" [Hunger artists], based on texts by German author, producer, and entertainer Karl Valentin.

10000 years later between Venus and Mars, the collection of António Cachola brings contemporary art to Porto

Porto Municipal Gallery opens "10000 anos depois entre Vénus e Marte" exhibit [10000 years later between Venus and Mars], on 9 December, starting at 4 pm at Porto Municipal Gallery.

One evening of Sufi poetry devoted to famous Persian poet Rumi

The ALPAD - Luso-Persian Association for Fellowship and Development promotes a lecture on the work of Rumi, a famous 13th-century Persian Sunni Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic, 25 November, starting at 9.30 pm. This second evening of poetry is sponsored, once again, by Porto city Hall, starting at 9.30 pm at the Almeida Garrett Municipal Library auditorium.