Culture
Dorothée Munyaneza reports on sexual violence used as a Tool of War
For centuries, sexual violence in conflict was tacitly accepted as unavoidable, but Dorothée Munyaneza thinks differently. The artist will perform "Unwanted" at Rivoli, on 1 February, at Campo Alegre Theatre, starting at 9 pm.
What we are looking forward to in 2019 in Serralves
The opening of the Casa de Cinema Manoel de Oliveira, the long-awaited project within the Foundation, is the main highlight for the 2019 Serralves special programming.
Rivoli features the national premiere of "Anarquismos" by Pablo Fidalgo Lareo
"Anarquismos" [freely translated as "Anarchism"] by Galician writer, theatre maker and independent curator Pablo Fidalgo Lareo, debuts today at the Grand Auditorium of Rivoli. The performance is scheduled for 9 pm.
FITEI and DDD will be the quintessential of performing arts in Porto
This year marks the combining of two arts festivals in Porto, namely DDD- Days of the Dance Festival and FITEI - International Iberian Theatre Festival, from April to May.
Memorable activities to mark Rivoli's 87 anniversary
Rivoli Theatre celebrates its 87 anniversary year maxing up the weekend in Porto. There will be dance, theatre, music, literature and performances till 4 in the morning on 20 January and 100 people from the city to blow out Rivoli's birthday candles.
The Faculty of Fine Arts in Porto lends Da Vinci work of art to the Louvre Museum in Paris this fall
The Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) will lend its Leonardo Da Vinci drawing to the Louvre Museum, in Paris, to the fall exhibition marking 500 years of Da Vinci's death.
Fantasporto Film Festival reveals the "Challenges of Modernity"
The 39th International Film Festival of Porto, aka Fantas, will be held from 22 February to 2 March, at Rivoli. This is its 39th edition of the city's festival and reveals the "Challenges of Modernity". The film festival features a pre-opening on 19th February with the showing of the restored version of the Indie film "Easy Rider", directed by Dennis Hopper and starred by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper.
"To School Out of School" Pláka programme concludes third session next week
Pláka Collectives programme- "To School out of School" is back next week with the last session of the "To School Out of School" programme, from 14 to 19 January, at Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão and the Palácio dos Correios.
Concert for Peace at Rivoli on 5 January
Porto Municipal Theatre hosts a concert to celebrate peace, on 5 January at Rivoli. On stage, the Academia de Música of Costa Cabral, ACE - Escola de Artes, Balleteatro, Bando dos Gambozinos, ESMAE - Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo and the Orquestra Juvenil de Bonjóia will celebrate the important value of peace.
Clérigos number of visitors spikes to new record in 2018
The Clérigos architectural complex, comprising the Tower, Museum and Church, has reached a record number of visitors. Around one million and three hundred people, visitors and holyday makers, stopped at this venue in the city of Porto, which has led to record-breaking visits to Clérigos.