D. Maria II National Theatre celebrates 170 years with dance, theater and books – TVI24

Dance magazine presentation Pier, opening of the exhibition “Theatre in theaters,” and the premiere of “The impromptu of Versailles” by Molière, celebrate, on Wednesday, the 170 years of the National Theatre D. Maria II (TNDM) in Lisbon.

the celebrations begin the evening, in the auditorium, with the presentation of the comedy book “the Impromptu of Versailles” by Molière, a translation of John Paul Esteves da Silva, editing TNDM II / Bicho do Mato, and even a Pier issue of the magazine, dedicated to D. Maria II, with editorial direction of Eunice Muñoz.

in this connection, the catalog is presented in the exhibition “Theatre in poster – a collection of D. Maria II, 1853 – 2016″., which opens at 18:00, curated by Lizá Ramalho and Artur Rebelo

the exhibition includes posters from 1853 to 2016, that is, 163 of the 170 years of comedies, dramas, magazines, monologues taken to the scene in the theater designed by Almeida Garrett, the liberal reformist momentum of Passos Manuel. The oldest document of the exhibition is “The assignatura d’el King”, “The House Mysteriosa” and “An evil genius of man”, 1853.

Before the inauguration Network theaters are displayed EUNICE, of D. Maria II shows outstanding project:. Gil Vicente Cultural Centre, Sardoal, Santarém, Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias, Funchal, and the Municipal Theatre of Vila Real

At 21:00, debut himself to comedy in prose and an act “the impromptu of Versailles” by Molière, directed by Miguel Loureiro, with free entry, should tickets be raised from 17:00, box office TNDM.

from 23:00, there will be ” ‘National Dancetaria: a party in the lobby of the theater”., with DJ Nuno Lopes, the new Garrett Café “

the theater was opened in 27th anniversary of queen Maria II, the April 13, 1846, with the play “Álvaro Gonçalves, Gaunt, twelve or England,” a historical drama in five acts, Jacinto Heliodoro Loureiro.

Garrett, who also founded the Conservatory, intended to create a national repertoire, according to the intellectual current of the time, to form a more educated, critical and selective public.

on December 02, 1964, the building underwent a fire when he was in “Macbeth” poster, Shakespeare by the Company Rey Colaço Robles Monteiro. It was restored and reopened fourteen years after.