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Fri 9.30pm Na estrada (da vida) + O mar (e de rosas) Sat 9:30pm As árvores (dos desgostos) + A escuridão ao fim da estrada
Moliere wasn't the only author to dedicate himself to the character of D. João. Over the centuries, the libertine inspired works of Tirso de Molina, Lord Byron and, perhaps the most famous of all, the Don Giovanni Opera by Mozart. Luis Miguel Cintra starts from a translation of a Portuguese chapbook story of the 18th century, anonymous and on which the name of the French playwright is omitted, and it evokes a set of cultural and artistic references of several eras to build a show in which D. João is, more than European, truly Portuguese. Built throughout 2017 in four cities, Montijo, Setúbal, Viseu and Guimarães, the show follows the escape path of D. João and his faithful servant Esganarelo, as if it were like a road movie. Life will reveal itself in the contact of both men with the most diverse realities, from the densest philosophical reflexion to the rendition to the simplest of pleasures. However, the search for total freedom is a constant on the part of the protagonist, who tries to escape from anything that might stop him from living as he pleases. Although there is still one single threshold that he might not be able to overcome: death.
Moliere wasn't the only author to dedicate himself to the character of D. João. Over the centuries, the libertine inspired works of Tirso de Molina, Lord Byron and, perhaps the most famous of all, the Don Giovanni Opera by Mozart. Luis Miguel Cintra starts from a translation of a Portuguese chapbook story of the 18th century, anonymous and on which the name of the French playwright is omitted, and it evokes a set of cultural and artistic references of several eras to build a show in which D. João is, more than European, truly Portuguese. Built throughout 2017 in four cities, Montijo, Setúbal, Viseu and Guimarães, the show follows the escape path of D. João and his faithful servant Esganarelo, as if it were like a road movie. Life will reveal itself in the contact of both men with the most diverse realities, from the densest philosophical reflexion to the rendition to the simplest of pleasures. However, the search for total freedom is a constant on the part of the protagonist, who tries to escape from anything that might stop him from living as he pleases. Although there is still one single threshold that he might not be able to overcome: death.
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Performers André Reis, Bernardo Souto, Dinis Gomes, Diogo Dória, Duarte Guimarães, Guilherme Gomes, Joana Manaças, João Jacinto, João Reixa, Leonardo Garibaldi, Levi Martins, Luís Lima Barreto, Luis Miguel Cintra, Maria Mascarenhas, Nídia Roque, Rita Durão, Sílvio Vieira and Sofia MarquesDramaturgy and staging Luis Miguel CintraProduction manager Levi MartinsProduction and staging assistance Maria MascarenhasLight and sound Rui SeabraIllustration André ReisCo-production Companhia Mascarenhas-Martins, Viriato Theatre and Vila Flor Cultural Centre