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The Devilish Barber [ SHOW ]

VumTeatro < Angra do Heroísmo
all audiences . 30mins . free access

12 JUL 11h15 . SUN	Jardins da Biblioteca Municipal de Gondomar “Camilo de Oliveira”
12 JUL 16h30 . SUN	Auditório Municipal de Gondomar

The Devilish Barber

A frenetic pace, an absolutely visual narrative, with surprising pyrotechnic effects and illusions. It's one of the oldest texts in traditional Portuguese puppet theater, “Dom Roberto”, a national intangible heritage.

Dom Roberto can barely afford to eat, let alone get married. But he has dreams—and those are free. So he’ll marry however he can, with a scruffy beard, after much strife and bloodshed. And if, in the end, the devil wreaks havoc and death takes its toll, may he have our forgiveness.

VumTeatro

The VUMTEATRO Collective has been based on the island of Terceira-Azores since 2019. There are two actors, Ricardo and Raquel, an architect-sculptor, Marcos Evangelho, and Arlinda Lopes, who is a costume designer and artisan. They dedicate themselves mainly to the Dom Roberto Traditional Portuguese Theater, putting on shows from the popular repertoire but also new stories and a construction workshop for children: "robertins". In 2020 they created "Papamundos: teatro de sombras e outras inexistências", a story full of humor and play for all ages.

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