Between November 13 and 21, the Sá de Miranda Municipal Theater will host the 10th edition of the Viana do Castelo Theater Festival. The event is a joint organization of Teatro do Noroeste - Centro Dramático de Viana and the Viana do Castelo Municipal Council.
The Vice-President and Councilor for Culture, Manuel Vitorino, highlighted the festival as an event "with established credentials", supported by the Municipality through the Cultural Development Program Contract with Teatro do Noroeste, with an investment of approximately 37,800 euros. Vitorino also considered that the event reinforces the Sá de Miranda Municipal Theater as "an important hub for contemporary art".
The Festival Director, Ricardo Simões, announced that this tenth edition will feature "9 days, 10 different shows, in 12 performances". In previous editions, around 100 shows from national and Galician companies were promoted, with an average of 2,000 spectators per edition.
A new feature of this edition is the inclusion of an actor with a disability on stage, Paulo Azevedo, in the play “O tamanho das coisas”, by Terra Amarela - Criação Artística Inclusiva. Ricardo Simões emphasized that "one of the hallmarks of the Theater Festival is accessibility", and that this play has "special symbolism" in this regard.
Another highlight is the play “Só eu é que não tenho!”, which begins its tour next Monday, the 12th, with 52 performances planned in the schools of the municipality of Viana do Castelo.
The program kicks off on November 13th, Friday, at 9:30 PM, with “A Menina”, directed by Rita Lello, by Teatro do Noroeste. On November 14th, Saturday, at 4:00 PM, “O Despertar das Borboletas” will be presented, by Ricardo Ribeiro, also from Teatro do Noroeste.
On Sunday, the 15th, at 7:00 PM, “Os Lusíadas”, by António Fonseca, will be performed by Companhia Nacional de Espetáculos. On Monday, the 16th, at 9:30 PM, Teatro Nacional 21 presents “Veneno”, staged and directed by Albano Jerónimo.
The play “Ensaio sobre a Lucidez”, staged by José C. Garcia, by Companhia do Chapitô, will be presented on November 17th, at 9:30 PM, and on November 18th, at 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM. On the same day, the 18th, at 9:30 PM, and on November 19th, at 6:30 PM, it will be the turn of “Entrelinhas”, a co-creation by Tiago Rodrigues and Tonán Quito, by Homembala.
On November 19th, at 9:30 PM, “Dolce far niente”, by Lucía Satta, by Desattada/Centro Dramático Galego, will be presented. On Friday, November 20th, at 9:30 PM, “O tamanho das coisas”, directed by Marco Paiva, by Terra Amarela, will be presented.
On November 21st, Saturday, at 11:00 AM, Teatro do Noroeste - Centro Dramático de Viana presents “Só eu é que não tenho!”, by Adriel Filipe. The program closes that night, at 7:00 PM, with “Esta noite improvisa-se com Bergman”, by Mónica Calle – Casa Conveniente/Zona não vigiada.
