WAR & PEACE | Estrutura

Saturday 20 February – Sunday 21 February

Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon

Synopsis / Accessibility: Performance in Portuguese Sign Language on 21 February. / War and Peace, a title kindly borrowed from Leo Tolstoy's novel, is a creation by Cátia Pinheiro and José Nunes, with text developed in collaboration with the artist and rapper Capicua, conceived for children but open to all ages. / At a time when images of war burst into our lives daily through televisions and smartphones, it becomes urgent to create spaces for shared reflection between children and adults. Starting from the ideas of war and peace, the show proposes an attentive look at how we relate to, organise and inhabit the world. / Between intimate and collective conflicts, visible and invisible borders, the question arises: how are conflicts built, and why do they persist, in the world we share? / ARTISTIC SHEET / Text: Capicua, Cátia Pinheiro and José Nunes / Direction: Cátia Pinheiro and José Nunes / Performance: Catarina Rabaça, Cátia Pinheiro and João Nunes Monteiro / Sound Design and Music: Vasco Zentzua / Set Design: Cátia Pinheiro and Igor Pittela / Lighting Design and Technical Coordination: Luís Silva / Video: Vasco Mendes / Costumes and Props: Jordann Santos / Sound Operation: José Afonso Monteiro and Vasco Zentzua / Direction Assistance: Maria Inês Peixoto / Video Participation: Capicua and José Nunes / Voice-Over: Capicua and Cátia Pinheiro / Portuguese Sign Language Performance: Vânia Ferreira / Consulting: Joana Ricarte and Mara Andrade / Executive Production (Premiere): Gabriela Cavaz / Communication and Executive Production: Romana Naruna / Press Office: Vanda Ribeiro / Co-production: Estrutura, 23 Milhas - Ílhavo, Centro Cultural de Belém/Fábrica das Artes, Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Teatro Cine de Gouveia, Teatro das Figuras, Teatro José Lúcio da Silva, Teatro Municipal da Covilhã, Teatro Municipal do Porto and Teatro Ribeiro da Conceição / Support: Portuguese Republic - Culture, Youth and Sport / Directorate-General for the Arts / Acknowledgements: GrETUA and Confederação. / Estrutura is a company funded by the Portuguese Republic - Culture, Youth and Sport/Directorate-General for the Arts. / Additional Information / The Centro Cultural de Belém Foundation reserves the right to capture, store and use image, sound and voice recordings for the purpose of disseminating and preserving the memory of its cultural and artistic activities as well as of its venues. For any further clarification, please use the email address

Prices / Weekdays: Schools - €3.50 / Weekend: General Public - €7.50

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