Culture
Laurent Binet talks about the power of language
September 16, Saturday, the most important part will be played by Laurent Binet, who will lead the debate on how can language transform the world under the cycle of debates of Porto Book fair.
Winners of the Happy Together Programme are announced
The winners of the Call for Art of the Happy Together Programme, linking artistic work with critical rhetoric, around the overarching theme "Common Happiness" were announced and the exhibition of the winning projects will be on display on 4 November, the eve of the opening session of this year's edition of the Forum of the Future, which will take place from 5 to 11 November.
Christian Rizzo presents his last part of the trilogy "Le Syndrome Ian" at Rivoli
Christian Rizzo presents his last part of the trilogy "Le Syndrome Ian" centred on different types of dances, 15 September at Rivoli, starting at 9.30 pm. "Le Syndrome Ian" gathers on stage nine dancers who frenziedly pulsate from start to finish under different timings.
Call me at the tree and hear the sound of poetry at Porto Book Fair
This initiative "Call me at tree" is the name of an audio installation that comes as a surprise for the Fair visitors. The purpose of this ingenuity is to challenge visitors to answer the phone and hear back a poem inspired by Mother Earth, in order to bring the average citizen closer to poetry, in a light and pleasant way.
Clara Rowland revisits the formidable world of Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987), the most important and influential Brazilian poet of the twentieth century is the topic of a lecture promoted by Porto Book fair today, conducted by university professor Clara Rowland, expert in Brazilian Literature and Comparative Literature.
"No Illustration Gap" invites to a journey of visual culture at Municipal Library Almeida Garrett
The images and drawings that compose books, namely childhood books is the theme broached by this illustration exhibition on display in the hall of the Municipal Library Almeida Garrett in the framework of Porto Book Fair.
Crowded Rivoli to get to know the Culture Programme for this new season
Rivoli Theatre was filled with visitors to get to know the programme of theatre, music, literature, cinema, dance, artistic residencies and visual arts for the next fourth months.
Municipal Theatre New Season Programme furthers the city project launched three years ago
The September to December Season of Porto Municipal Theatre was presented today at Rivoli and is the culmination of a process initiated in September 2014 that aimed at "operating a city project that pays attention to its artists and its audiences with a strong international component", stated Mayor Rui Moreira, this morning at the renewed Café Rivoli.
Art performances over the weekend in Serralves
Art collectives and artists from Portugal, Europe and the United States take part in the third edition of "O Museu como Performance" (The Museum as Performance) initiative presented by the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, to be held this weekend, 9 and 10 September.
Quinta da Bonjóia invites you for an evening of poetry and music
The cultural programme "Serões da Bonjóia" (Evenings at the Bonjóia) is back after the silly season. Thursday, 7 September the "Porto à Maneira..." session will bring back poetry and music by Maria de Lourdes dos Anjos and Troupe de Palavras Vivas.