Roman Theater

Fascinated by the symbolic and timeless richness of the myths of antiquity, Italian artist Antonio Nicòlo Zito invites participants in these workshops to give new life to six myths. Combining tradition and innovation, Antonio Nicòlo Zito builds a bridge between past and present, transforming ancient stories into dynamic and accessible experiences.

Each session focuses on the story of a different mythological figure, which is reinterpreted and materialized in pop-up picture books, built by the whole family.

In 1755, a violent earthquake devastated Lisbon and created a before and after in the archaeological record, keeping under its rubble testimonies and experiences of the city of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The faience collection at the Lisbon Museum - Roman Theatre, which is very homogeneous, is a clear expression of the cataclysm. The characteristic white and blue glaze has been transformed into a black glaze that mimics the color of the fire, giving these earthenware pieces a very different appearance from those from other places. These differences are visible in the comparison between the sets presented in this temporary exhibition.
Organized into three sections - Casa de Fresco, the middle floor of the museum and the archaeological area on the lower floor - each of these areas addresses one aspect of the theme: the period's predilection for faience and its ostentatious display of wealth; the origins and characteristics of faience; the fire marks on the pieces and their archaeological contexts.

Opening: May 15th at 18:00

In August, Maria João Matos' voice meets Yuri Daniel's bass.

Maria João Matos will bring her passion for jazz and life to the stage, accompanied by Yuri Daniel, a renowned Brazilian bassist who has lived in Portugal since the 80s.

This musical version of Clitemnestra presents a tragicomedy that mixes humor and tragedy with lightness and intensity.

Three singing actresses, different from each other, give body and voice to 28 characters, singing a cappella and exploring the versatility of interpretation, with the support of the masks created by Carlota Blanc.

Dramaturgy and staging Claudio Hochman
Performed by Patrícia Modesto, Ana Marta Kaufmann and Sofia Leão

Elisabetta Marcora(voice), André Parafina(guitar) and Marian Yanchyk(violin) celebrate, without borders, the richness and diversity of the world's traditional music.

Music from the Mediterranean and North Africa, with a mixture of influences from Fado, Milonga and Chulas, in a constant search for the symbiosis between tradition and innovation, will be the link between the diverse sounds that will echo in this concert at the Lisbon Museum - Roman Theatre.