- Vitor Gonçalves
Vitor Gonçalves (Almada, 1963) is a portuguese theatre director.
Biografhy
Vitor Gonçalves, born in 1963 in Almada has a degree in History in
Universidade Autónoma – Luís de Camões, Lisbon, 1987.In 1981 joins an acting course in actors school Grupo de Campolide (Campolide Group).Work experience
1981 - Joins
Companhia de Teatro de Almada (Theatre Company of Almada) (CTA), Grupo de Campolide (Campolide Group).1981/ 1994 – Is protagonist in texts from: António José da Silva, Almeida Garrett, Virgílio Martinho, Fonseca Lobo, Moliére. And participates in shows of authors such as: Gil Vicente, Gogol, Camus, Brecht, Eugene O’ Neill, among others.
1994/ 2006 – In CTA, Almada directs:
"A Farsa de Mestre Phatelin" (Master Phatelin farce) anonymous author sec. XV
"Auto da Índia" (Act of India) and other texts from
Gil Vicente "Noivado no Dafundo" (Dafundo wedding) and other texts by
Almeida Garrett "De graus" (Steps) by Prista Monteiro
"Sobre os Rios de Babilónia" (On the rivers of Babylon)by A. Borges Coelho
"A Paz" (Peace) from
Aristofanes Texts fromG.Feydeau "O Casamento da Condessa de Amieira" (Amieira Countess wedding),
Júlio Dinis "O Colar de Helena" (Helena's necklace),
Carole Fréchette .Works with: António Assunção. Cecília Guimarães,
Manuela Cassola , Teresa Gafeira, Luís Vicente,Francisco Costa , Maria Frade,Joana Fartaria , among others.Sets and decors from well known Vasco Eloy,
José Manuel Castanheira andMaria João Silveira Ramos .1985/ 2006 – Works with Joaquim Benite as his directing assistant CTA on several productions:Moliére, Shakespeare, S. Beckett, J. Saramago, E. Albee, M. Duras, M. Bulgakov, A. Pushkin, A. Adamavo, T. Bernhard, P. Shaffer, G.Lorca, A.Skármeta, V. Haim, J.S.Sinisterra, N. Dear, D. Besse, among others.
For more than 20 years directs, with Joaquim Benite, both the Companhia de Teatro de Almada (Almada Theatre Company)and
Festival Internacional de Teatro de Almada (International Theatre Festival of Almada).sourcewww.ctalmada.pt
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