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New circus takes to the stage at Campo Alegre

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Pedro Figueiredo

New circus aka contemporary circus are back to the stages of Theatre Campo Alegre to present “Mostra Estufa”, an initiative by Erva Daninha, jointly with Porto Municipal Theatre (TMP), from Thursday to Friday, on 19 and 20 November, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost seven euros and grant access to the three shows. Tickets are available online or at the Ticket boot of the Municipal theatre, at Rivoli and at Campo Alegre.

This will be the opportunity to grasp the meaning of this modern circus arts and appreciate new artistic languages and acts by skilled performers and theatricalised actions, as well, i.e., “trained human bodies that express ideas”, as someone once put it.

This third edition features three shows that will be presented as a sequence, from Thursday to Friday, on 19 and 20 November, at 7.30pm. The show kicks off with “Fome de Lama", by Douglas Melo, and the goal is to deliver tightrope balance. This performance is highly inspired by the work of Josué de Castro, a prominent Brazilian doctor in the fight against hunger.

The following act involves the trapeze with Joana Martins, which will be transformed into a metronome to the sound of live music played by André Marques.

The show concludes with "Errance / Frequência #1", a mesmerizing acrobatic solo in the Chinese pole of Leonardo Ferreira.

The show is aimed at an audience of people aged 12 years or more. Tickets cost seven euros and grant access to the three shows. Tickets are available online or at the Ticket boot of the Municipal theatre, at Rivoli and at Campo Alegre.