Agenda Municipal / Theatre Women in Shakespeare (premiere)
21, 22 and 23 Sep
Casa das Artes programme
Grand auditorium | 21h30
Entry: 6 euros. Students, Cultural Quadrilateral Card and Seniors (aged 65 and over): 3 euros | Rating: M/12 | Running time: 70 min
Women's roles are very prominent in Shakespeare's works. Although they are relegated to the background, certainly due to social rather than dramaturgical contingencies, the English author nevertheless shows us how they decisively influence the decisions of men, who assume themselves the centre of decision and power. After all, what does the feminine spirit represent and what is its relevance in Shakespeare's work, and how is it defined in an assumedly masculine context that prevented women themselves from performing on stage? Is it just a counterpoint that allows us to justify the actions of men or, on the other hand, is its praise assumed by the bard as a kind of "escape from censorship" and the political and social contingencies of his time? Using a single actress on stage who presents herself as a female spirit - summoning various characters and personalities - we seek to analyse the question of the presence of women in Shakespearean drama.
Artistic record
Coproduction: Ensemble, Casa das Artes de Famalicão and Teatro Municipal de Bragança
Dramaturgy: Fátima Vieira and Matilde Real
Cast: Emília Silvestre and Sofia Fernandes
Scene and Scenography: Carlos Pimenta
Light design: Rui Monteiro
Music and Sound design: Ricardo Pinto
Video: João Pedro Fonseca
Costume designer: Bernardo Monteiro
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