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Ongoing: 277 exhibitions, runs & attractions ↓

Afternoon 3 events
Maintaining the Gulbenkian Garden in Autumn

13:30 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Avenidas Novas Lisbon

Other

In this visit, we talk with the gardener responsible for the challenge of keeping the Gulbenkian Garden a paradise for everyone.

What I Want to Tell You: Written Portraits by André Pereira

14:30 Biblioteca Municipal de Cascais - Casa da Horta Cascais e Estoril Cascais

Free Other

On World Senior Citizens' Day, André Pereira sets up his typewriter at the library and writes — without exchanging a word with the person — portraits in poem form for anyone who wants to take home a unique keepsake.

Lino Brocka | Jaguar

15:30 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A screening of 'Jaguar', a classic by Filipino director Lino Brocka, at the Cinemateca. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts for Friends of Cinemateca, Youth Card holders, students and seniors.

Evening 8 events
Margaret Tait | Margaret Tait: From Beginning to End

19:00 Cinemateca Portuguesa Santo António Lisbon

3,2€ Cinema

A session in the Margaret Tait cycle, 'From Beginning to End', tracing the Scottish filmmaker's career. Tickets are 3,20€, with discounts for students, over-65s and retirees.

Techno Yoga with Kate Zubok

19:00 Teja House Lisbon

DJ set

Breathwork, yoga and conscious movement fused with dancing to Berlin minimal techno, guided by DJ, producer and yogi Kate Zubok every Wednesday at TEJÁ House on the Cais do Sodré riverside — no experience needed.

Carmen

20:00 Centro Cultural de Belém Belém Lisbon

45€ Live music

Georges Bizet's Carmen, based on Prosper Marimée's novella, tells the story of the gypsy woman who dies in the name of freedom and love. Revisited by countless directors, it remains one of the most striking contemporary myths.

Ricardo Reis Soares | Daniela Galhoz

21:30 Coliseu dos Recreios Santa Maria Maior Lisbon

12€ 6+ Family friendly Live music

A concert by Ricardo Reis Soares and Daniela Galhoz at Coliseu Club, featuring intimate songwriting and indie/alt sounds. The show is expected to last 1h40 and is recommended for ages 6 and over.

Mothership

23:59 Lisboa Rio Lisbon

10€ DJ set

Every Wednesday from midnight to 6am, the Visionaries and Freaky Fiction alliance invites you aboard the Mothership at Temple Club for galactic journeys with ritualistic aesthetics, with open bar (beer) until 1am and free entry on your birthday.

Exhibitions, runs & attractions 277 events

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME | ALESSANDRO SCIARRONI

Live music 7€

Saturday 14 November · 15:00

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Centro Cultural de Belém Belém · Lisbon

Alessandro Sciarroni presents Save the Last Dance for Me, an intimate duet performed by Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini around the Polka Chinata, an early 20th-century Bolognese courtship dance reconstructed from archive images and now on the verge of disappearing.

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Synopsis In Save the Last Dance for Me, Alessandro Sciarroni creates a rare and engaging encounter with the Polka Chinata, a Bolognese courtship dance from the early 20th century. Performed by Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini, Save the Last Dance for Me is an intimate duet that unfolds in a continuous spiral of tension and trust: bodies intertwined, spinning, descending and rising, in a demanding, almost acrobatic choreography. Once danced exclusively by men, the Polka Chinata survives today thanks to the meticulous work of Giancarlo Stagni, who reconstructed it from archive images. When Sciarroni discovered it in 2018, only five practitioners remained. Between performance and act of preservation, Save the Last Dance for Me is at once celebration and reunion, an invitation to witness, share and keep alive a tradition on the verge of disappearing. // Alessandro Sciarroni is an Italian artist working in the field of performing arts, with several years of experience in the visual arts and theatrical research. His work starts from a conceptual matrix close to Duchamp, using a theatrical framework, and has been presented in festivals, museums and unconventional spaces across Europe, South America, North America and Asia. In his creations, he involves professionals from different disciplines and draws on techniques and experiences from dance, as well as from circus or sport. His work seeks to reveal the obsessions, fears and fragilities of the act of performing, through the repetition of a practice pushed to the limits of the performers' physical endurance, exploring another dimension of time and fostering an empathetic relationship between audience and performers. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in the field of Dance by the Venice Biennale. Alessandro Sciarroni is an associated artist of MARCHE TEATRO. Artistic Credits Creation Alessandro Sciarroni With Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini Artistic Collaborator Giancarlo Stagni Music Aurora Bauzà, Pere Jou Styling Ettore Lombardi Technical Direction Valeria Foti Tour Technician Cosimo Maggini Curatorship, Promotion and Consultancy Lisa Gilardino Administration and Executive Production Chiara Fava Communication Pierpaolo Ferlaino Production corpoceleste_C.C.00# and MARCHE TEATRO Coproduction Santarcangelo Festival, B.Motion and Festival Danza Urbana Co-presentation in Portugal with Festival Pedra Dura Prices General - 7€

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Sinopse Em Save the Last Dance for Me , Alessandro Sciarroni cria um encontro raro e envolvente com a Polka Chinata , uma dança de cortejo bolonhesa do início do século XX. Interpretado por Gianmaria Borzillo e Giovanfrancesco Giannini, Save the Last Dance for Me é um dueto íntimo que se desenrola numa espiral contínua de tensão e confiança: corpos entrelaçados, a girar, a descer e a subir, numa coreografia exigente, quase acrobática. Outrora dançada exclusivamente por homens, a Polka Chinata sobrevive hoje graças ao trabalho meticuloso de Giancarlo Stagni, que a reconstruiu a partir de imagens de arquivo. Quando Sciarroni a descobriu em 2018, restavam apenas cinco praticantes. Entre performance e gesto de preservação, Save the Last Dance for Me é simultaneamente celebração e reencontro , um convite para testemunhar, partilhar e manter viva uma tradição à beira do desaparecimento. // Alessandro Sciarroni é um artista italiano que trabalha no campo das artes performativas, com vários anos de experiência nas artes visuais e na investigação teatral. O seu trabalho parte de uma matriz conceptual próxima de Duchamp, utilizando um enquadramento teatral, e tem sido apresentado em festivais, museus e espaços não convencionais por toda a Europa, América do Sul, América do Norte e Ásia. Nas suas criações, envolve profissionais de diferentes disciplinas e recorre a técnicas e experiências da dança, bem como do circo ou do desporto. O seu trabalho procura revelar obsessões, medos e fragilidades do ato de performar, através da repetição de uma prática levada até aos limites da resistência física dos intérpretes, explorando uma outra dimensão do tempo e promovendo uma relação empática entre público e performers. Em 2019, foi distinguido com o Leão de Ouro pela Carreira na área da Dança, atribuído pela Bienal de Veneza. Alessandro Sciarroni é artista associado do MARCHE TEATRO. Ficha Artística Criação Alessandro Sciarroni Com Gianmaria Borzillo e Giovanfrancesco Giannini Colaborador Artístico Giancarlo Stagni Música Aurora Bauzà , Pere Jou Styling Ettore Lombardi Direção Técnica Valeria Foti Técnico Tour Cosimo Maggini Curadoria, Promoção e Consultoria Lisa Gilardino Administração e Produção Executiva Chiara Fava Comunicação Pierpaolo Ferlaino Produção corpoceleste_C.C.00# e MARCHE TEATRO Coprodução Santarcangelo Festival , B.Motion e Festival Danza Urbana Coapresentação em Portugal com Festival Pedra Dura Preços Geral - 7€

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