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The Devilish Barber [ SHOW ]

S.A.Marionetas – Teatro & Bonecos < Alcobaça
M/4 . 15mins . free access

23 MAY 10h30 . SAT	Igreja Paroquial de São Martinho de Anta
23 MAY 15h00 . SAT	Igreja Paroquial de Paramos - Igreja de Santo Tirso de Paramos
24 MAY 10h30 . SUN	Igreja Matriz de Silvalde
24 MAY 15h00 . SUN	Igreja Paroquial de Santo Estevão e Nossa Sra. da Guia de Guetim

The Devilish Barber

Dom Roberto, our hero, goes looking for a barber on his wedding day to have his beard and hair trimmed. After the job is done, Dom Roberto refuses to pay, thinking it’s too expensive. He gets into a big argument with the barber. The priest arrives to settle the matter. The police officer still tries to restore order on the street. The Devil appears, wanting to take him away, and finally, Death. Dom Roberto ends up defeating Death itself.

S.A.Marionetas – Teatro & Bonecos

A professional puppet theater creation structure made up of authors, builders and puppeteers who have been producing originals in Portuguese with the aim of promoting and disseminating puppet theater since 1997. From this perspective, their work involves research and the search for new aesthetic solutions, as well as the preservation of Portuguese popular tradition through research and continuity in the realization of Teatro D. Roberto. In both cases, it favors traveling shows as the best way to spread the art of puppetry.

Since 1998, the company has organized the Puppet Theatre Festival “Marionetas na Cidade” in Alcobaça, where it is based. Since 2015, the festival has been awarded the “EFFE Label”. He has taken part in festivals in Portugal and represented the country in Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, the UK, Italy, the Czech Republic, China, Slovakia, Macau, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, South Korea, Angola, Tunisia, Turkey, São Tomé, Austria, Iran, Thailand, Russia, Timor, the USA, Brazil, etc. Since 1997 he has created 57 original productions with more than 2,800 performances. In 2005 he was awarded the “Troféu Afonso Lopes Vieira” prize for cultural merit in the arts and entertainment. He has received 15 international and national awards and several nominations and commendations for his work. He has produced and co-produced operas, ballets, theater, cinema and television, always with puppets.

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PUPPET MASTER José Gil
PUPPET AND PROP CONSTRUCTION José Gil
SEAMSTRESS Maria Luísa Gil
DESIGN Natacha Costa Pereira
RESEARCH Sofia Vinagre, José Gil
PRODUCTION S.A.Marionetas - Teatro & Bonecos

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