Trengo Contemporary Circus hits town tomorrow

As of Saturday, 30 June till 8 July, Trengo - Circus Festival of Porto performs for free in town. The Garden Paulo Vallada, the Quinta do Covelo and the Rivoli will feature four shows.

At 4 pm, the Paulo Vallada Garden showcases "Arquétipo Acto II", by the Radar 360º Company. This performance, specially prepared for an outdoor format, invites the audience to think about love in contemporary society, with an unlikely redrafting of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

See excerpts of I Act:

About an hour later, around 5 pm, also at Paulo Vallada Garden, the national premiere of "Envà", by Spanish Amer i África, will debate the "mental walls that imprison us".

Scheduled to start at 7 pm, the show takes to the stage at Rivoli, with "Fugu" by Gilberto Oliveira and Margarida Fernandes.

The first day closes with a night show, "Savar A.M." at Paulo Vallada Garden by Erva Daninha Company. The show starts at 9.30 pm. Access is free.

This third edition of the Trengo Festival includes 16 shows, 11 by national artists and 5 of foreign companies, all national premieres, between 30 June and 8 July.

The Trengo programming comprises street performances, shows, lectures, workshops and debates.

The festival is a co-production of Erva Daninha, Porto Municipal Theatre and PortoLazer.

30 June programming

4 pm -- "Arquétipo Acto II" | Radar 360º [PT] | Jardim Paulo Vallada

5 pm -- "Envà" | Amer i Africa [ES] | Jardim Paulo Vallada

7 pm -- "Fugu" | Gilberto Oliveira & Margarida Fernandes [PT] | Teatro Rivoli

9.30 pm -- "Savar A.M." | Erva Daninha [PT] | Jardim Paulo Vallada

See here the full Trengo Programming.