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An interdisciplinary show for children about the fascinating world of bees: three musicians, a dancer and an illustrator invite children and families to discover how bees live and communicate, through music, dance, live illustration and projections. A poetic, participatory experience about biodiversity and sustainability, for ages 2 and up.

A comedy offering a hilarious and honest portrait of a French woman's life trying to survive in Portugal: mother of three, recently separated and dating a 'real tuga'. Tickets 12€.

The Associação Portuguesa de Escritores presents a new edition of the Literature and Cinema III cycle — Intermedialities, coordinated by Luís Machado, dedicated to the crossings between literature and cinema.

Rita Redshoes performs live at Teatro Maria Matos on the 28th, presenting her seventh album Fala, which celebrates Portuguese female songwriters through previously unpublished lyrics about what it means to be a woman today.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

A double bill devoted to Filipino director Lino Brocka, pairing 'Oca' with 'What Is the Color of the Face of God?' at the Cinemateca.

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.

Bernardo Tinoco presents his new international quartet Creature Close-up, with Malina Midera, Minki Cho and Patrycja Wybrańczyk, in a contemporary jazz concert.

DJ João Melgueira takes over the decks at Pensão Amor, the bohemian bar on Rua Nova do Carvalho in Cais do Sodré, for a night of his selections.

A screening that pairs the work of Margaret Tait with that of Charlotte Wells around the theme of farewells, at the Cinemateca.

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.

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.