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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.
The biggest outdoor "Concert Hall" in town hosts the "Concertos na Avenida"
The Aliados will play host, once again, to the "Concertos na Avenida" initiative. This is a free event and will offer the public at large live music shows. The "Concertos na Avenida" are organised by Porto City Hall, jointly with Casa da Música and will happen Friday and Saturday (8 and 9 September), starting at 10 pm.
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.
Bandstand of Passeio Alegre is next in line for the celebration of "summer is in Porto"
From Thursday to Sunday, 7, 8, 9 and 10 September, the quest to rediscover the existing bandstands in the city of Porto continues, through topic workshops inspired in the places' history and identity.
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.
Piano concert with João Teixeira at IAC, in Rivoli, 16 September
Young pianist João Teixeira will be on stage at IAC Auditorium, in Rivoli at 5 pm, on 16 September. João Teixeira has already been awarded in several competitions in Portugal and Spain. He started playing the piano at the age of 11.
Photographic exhibition shows the inside of Portuguese prisons
Have you ever seen the inside of a prison? "The Portuguese prison photo" is the name of a project that conveys both historic and contemporary prisons in Portugal and is on show at the Portuguese Photography Centre (CPF), located in the Old Prison and Porto Appeal Court building. The opening is scheduled for 8 September.
South Korean writer Han Kang was invited to Porto Book Fair to talk about her writing
Han Kang's three-part drama novella, themed "The Vegetarian" was awarded the prestigious Man Booker International Prize. Internationally, this meant almost overnight success and led to international critical acclaim.
Astrophysicist David Sobral delivers a lecture on the origins of the world in Serralves
"In search of our origins: the sky is only the beginning" is the telling title of the conference that will take place 5 September, at Serralves Auditorium. Portuguese astrophysicist David Sobral is Professor at Lancaster University, in the United Kingdom.
Porto Municipal Theatre announces new season
The September to December 2017 Season of Porto Municipal Theatre will be announced Wednesday, 6 September in Rivoli. The session is open to the public and is free.