Places
Teatro de Belomonte
Regular Visits
Visits in English
Tours
Sat 15h, Arch. José Gigante / Sun 12h, Isabel Barros (artistic director)
Caleidoscópio
Themes
Maximum 15 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
Photography allowed
Description
Behind the two red doors that open onto the street lies a theatre.
Inside, white surfaces conceal the salt-stained walls of a former chemist’s – visible only where the discovery of an arch suggested the theatrical scale of a small museum. Behind the stage are the nimble hands that bring the puppets to life.
When the lights go out, the stage lights up and the figures begin to grow before our eyes; that is when the magic happens. Little by little, the size of the small room becomes blurred, caught between the marionettes and our own diffuse sense of scale.
On the way out, the foyer feels like a different space altogether. And even the two red doors reveal a strangely different street.
It is the intimate encounter between the space and the rhythms of its own scale.
José Gigante
Location
Rua de Belomonte, 57
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Bus: STCP 200, 201, 207, 208, 301, 303, 305, 403, 500, 703, 801, 900