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Ongoing: 277 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓

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LEARN TO MAKE DASIK

15:30 Museu do Oriente. Lisbon

45€ M/16 Other

Workshop to learn how to make Dasik, Korean miniatures to accompany tea. The session will be conducted in English.

Lado BB | La Femme Et Le Pantin

15:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Lado BB programme screening of 'La Femme Et Le Pantin' at the Cinemateca, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for Friends of Cinemateca, Youth Card holders, students, the unemployed and over-65s.

Marcel and Monsieur Pagnol | 27th French Film Festival

17:00 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Family friendly Cinema

At the 27th French Film Festival, Sylvain Chomet's 'Marcel and Monsieur Pagnol' is a hand-drawn animated biopic in which young Marcel leads the famous writer back to his memories of Provence, his first loves and the arrival of sound cinema. Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, it celebrates the life and imagination of one of France's great storytellers.

SOUNDPRINT STUDIO: LAUNCH PARTY

17:00 Village Underground Lisboa Alcântara Lisbon

DJ set

A launch party for Soundprint Studio with a dj set on Thursday, 8 October, from 5pm to 11pm.

Evening 13 events
Noémia Delgado | The Deceased + The Siren's Song

19:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A session of the Cinemateca retrospective dedicated to Noémia Delgado, screening 'The Deceased' (O Defunto) and 'The Siren's Song' (O Canto da Sereia). Tickets cost 3,20€, with discounts available.

Une vie manifeste | 27th French Film Festival

19:00 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

At the 27th French Film Festival, Jean-Gabriel Périot's documentary 'Une vie manifeste' portrays the extraordinary destiny of Michèle Firk, a woman passionate about cinema and revolution, from the Second World War to the guerrilla struggle in Guatemala. Built from film and photographic archives and narrated by Alice Diop, it offers a fragmented, fascinating portrait of a fully emancipated life.

Ájax

19:00 8 Marvila Marvila Lisbon

Theatre

A theatre piece based on Sophocles' tragedy Ajax that reflects on the limits of power and totalitarian threats, crossing the classical text with testimonies and artistic interventions.

Art’Alegria Gala

19:30 Capitólio Arroios Lisbon

10€ Live music

Solidarity show by the MOG association to give voice to gynecological cancers, with special participations.

Lado BB | La Verité

19:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A Lado BB series screening at the Cinemateca featuring the film La Vérité, with tickets at 3,20€ and discounts for Friends of the Cinemateca, students, over-65s and other audiences.

MIKE STERN BAND

20:00 Centro Cultural de Belém Belém Lisbon

20€ Live music

Concert by Mike Stern, one of the great jazz guitarists, accompanied by a luxury band.

Beware Jack invites New Max X Da Chick

21:00 Coliseu dos Recreios Santa Maria Maior Lisbon

15€ 6+ Family friendly Live music

Concert closing the 2026 Live Sessions cycle at Coliseu Club, with performances by puto bacoco and Beware Jack, and special appearances by New Max and Da Chick.

Superstar

21:00 Teatro Armando Cortez Tires Cascais

M/12 Theatre

Theatre play 'Superstar'.

LA TROISIÈME NUIT | 27th French Film Festival

21:30 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Daniel Auteuil directs and stars in La Troisième Nuit, a drama of resistance set in August 1942 during the Occupation, presented in the Cannes Première section and screened at the 27th French Film Festival.

Paulo Branco | Bazar

21:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

'Bazar' is the film on show in the Paulo Branco retrospective at the Cinemateca. Tickets are €3.20, with discounts for young people, students, over-65s and retirees.

PARADISE | 27th French Film Festival

21:45 Cinema São Jorge Arroios Lisbon

6€ Cinema

Premiered at the Berlinale, Jérémy Comte's debut film, made over ten years, follows two teenagers between Accra and Quebec searching for a father figure, in a screening of the 27th French Film Festival.

Contratempos Clubbing

23:00 Lux Frágil Santa Apolónia Lisbon

DJ set

A Contratempos clubbing night featuring a DJ set from Delikwe.

Disco not Disco

23:00 5A Lisbon

18+ DJ set

A DJ session with Señor Pelota and Mirror People at the Disco not Disco party.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 277 events

Strauss’s Domestic Symphony

Sinfonia doméstica de Strauss

Live music 20€

Sunday 10 January · 17:00

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Centro Cultural de Belém Belém · Lisbon

Richard Strauss’s singular Domestic Symphony, Op. 53, a programmatic work centred on family life, performed with his characteristic orchestral mastery.

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The Domestic Symphony, Op. 53 is a unique composition by Richard Strauss. The idea of composing a symphonic poem based on elements of his daily life, particularly centred on his family, reflects his vision of life during this period. As can be inferred from his biography, the family he had built was an important pillar for him, notably his wife Pauline, whom he married in 1894, and the couple's son, Franz, who would be born three years later in 1897. The choice of programme, albeit 'domestic', points to this period of stability in his closest family experiences. The musical themes therefore allude to the figures of the husband, the wife and the son, with the richness and mastery of orchestration characteristic of Strauss. The composer finished the work in 1903, shortly before beginning his tour of some cities in the United States of America. The work was premiered on 21 March 1904 at Carnegie Hall in New York by the Wetzler Symphony Orchestra, with considerable success. In Vienna, the premiere was conducted by Gustav Mahler that same year. Although well received, the work drew some criticism, particularly for the 'domestic' theme chosen by the composer. The Four Last Songs, of great emotional intensity, would be composed in 1948, when he was already 84 years old, constituting one of his final efforts. The work, revealing his musical fullness, would be premiered in 1950 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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A Sinfonia Doméstica , Op. 53 é uma composição singular de Richard Strauss. A ideia de compor um poema sinfónico baseado em elementos do seu quotidiano, em particular centrado na sua família, reflete a sua visão de vida neste período. Como se depreende da sua biografia, a família construída constituía, para si, um importante pilar, nomeadamente a sua esposa Pauline, com quem casara em 1894, e o filho do casal, Franz, que nasceria três anos depois, em 1897. A escolha do programa, ainda que “doméstico”, aponta para este período de estabilidade nas vivências familiares mais próximas. Os temas musicais aludem, por isso, à figura do marido, da esposa e do filho, com a riqueza e a mestria da orquestração características de Strauss. O compositor terminou a obra em 1903, pouco tempo antes de iniciar a sua digressão por algumas cidades dos Estados Unidos da América. A obra foi estreada a 21 de março de 1904 no Carnegie Hall, em Nova Iorque, pela Wetzler Symphony Orchestra, com um sucesso considerável. Em Viena, a estreia foi dirigida por Gustav Mahler, nesse mesmo ano. Apesar de bem recebida, a obra suscitou algumas críticas, sobretudo pela temática “familiar” escolhida pelo compositor. As quatro últimas canções, de grande intensidade emocional, seriam compostas em 1948, quando ele já tinha 84 anos, constituindo um dos seus últimos esforços. A obra, reveladora da sua plenitude musical, seria estreada em 1950, no Royal Albert Hall em Londres.

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