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Porto/Post/Doc features Chris Petit and Matías Piñeiro

Directors Chris Petit and Matías Piñeiro will be present at the Porto/Post/Doc, which runs between 24 November and 2 December in Porto. This event will be held in several places all over town, namely, Rivoli, Cinema Passos Manuel, Cinema Trindade, Porto Planetarium - Live Science centre, the Faculty of Fine Arts in UP - University of Porto and the School of Arts- UCP.

Family Film Project is on in town till 20 October

The Family Film Project 2018 is in Porto from 15 to 20 October. Among other activities, the festival's programme features masterclasses, book presentations, film screenings, video installations, performances and children's workshops.

The music of the 21st century with Jojo Mayer and Nerve at Casa da Música

Casa da Música hosts a concert by Jojo Mayer and the collective Nerve, on 26 October, at 11 pm. What began as a platform for experimental interaction between DJ's, visual artists, musicians and the audience, soon developed into a fine tuned group of programmed electronic music styles with real time, and improvised music performance.

Les nuits tragiques brighten Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória in Porto

The French Theatre Company, Theatre La Licorne presents "Sweet Home", where Suzanne wants to be the sole inhabitant of a building and "Macbêtes", the unusual appropriation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. The performances will go on stage at Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória in Porto, on 17 and 18 October.

Speaking photographer with Porto Photo Fest 2018

The second edition of Porto Photo Fest is running till 21 October in Porto, at the historic centre. The world's top photographers are in town to present workshops on what makes a professional photographer thrive, namely João Carlos, Sara Lando, David Nightingale and Silvia Bifaro, among others. The activities programme includes workshops, masterclasses, portfolio reviews, photography film screening, Influencer days and exhibitions.

A Love Supreme debuts at Rivoli on 1 and 2 November

Contemporary dance choreographer, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker joined Salva Sanchis and they have created "A Love Supreme", based on John Coltrane's critically acclaimed self-titled album. The show will be on stage in Porto, at Theatre Rivoli, on 1 and 2 November.

Mark the agenda: Alfred Brendel lectures on Mozart at Casa da Música on 21 October at 6 pm

Alfred Brendel retired from the concert platform ten years ago. He devoted most of his time to his other interests, namely writing and lecturing. On 21 October, the pianist, poet and author will lecture on Mozart at Casa da Música, at 6 pm.

National Peace Memory Hall calls on the dismantling of nuclear weapons

Tomoo Kurokawa, National Peace Memory Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims Director visited the exhibition "A-Bomb Exhibition, Hiroshima and Nagasaki", on show at the main foyer of Porto City Hall, from 2 October till 30 November. This is a very special occasion as it marks the 73rd anniversary of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima atomic bombings, during World War II. Mr. Kurokawa wanted to leave a message of peace and urge nations to curb the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Ambassadors from the EU member countries hold work meeting in Porto

A working meeting was held in Porto, gathering 20 ambassadors from the EU member countries, at the invitation of the Embassy of Austria. At Casa do Roseiral, the delegates wanted to know more about the role of the Mayor of Porto, as this position holds different competences according to their respective country.

Puppets that tell a story at fimp'18 this weekend in Porto

The Mue Marionnettes was created as a professional company in 2013, and its fundamental mission is to create short versions of shows that are everything but short. There is intimacy, tenderness, intensity.