As the world of journalism and literature seem to be abandoning slowly but surely paper in favor of online, eBook and Kindle screen formats, the theatrical world seems headed to longer rather than short plays. Tony Kushn…
The Brazilian axiom of the necessity to “slay a lion a day “to survive definitely refers to this magnificent achievement of importing and staging locally what the London Daily Telegraph has called “the most important Ame…
I wish I could curb my enthusiasm but “Copacabana Palace, the Musical, “which opened Thursday evening at—where else—the Teatro Copacabana Palace, is the best theatrical I have seen in a very long time on the local stage.…
The portrait of an artist as a young man has been the subject of numerous memoirs,novels,films and plays by not only international authors from Ireland´s James Joyce to American playwright Eugene O´Neill but various Braz…
Anyone who has been in Brazil long enough will-–or should—observe that besides a national obsession for football/soccer, a passion for ballet has produced a plethora of ballet dancers who are exported to all parts of the…
Rio de Janeiro—The Chairman of the World´s 50 Best Restaurants, Britain´s Charles Reed, of Redhill, announced Wednesday morning with Rio de Janeiro´s mayor Eduardo Paes that Brazil will host on 28 November for the first…
“I discovered the joy of being another person and for this reason it is easier to confront the reality of our own life. If I wasn’t an actor, I would live depressed and have difficulties to overcome personal crisises,” G…
Uma das mais intrigantes “comédias” (?) que este frequentador de teatro já experimentou está em cartaz no Rio de Janeiro até 30 de julho, depois de uma longa turnê que a levou de São Paulo a Portugal, aos Estados Unidos…
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One of the most intriguing “comedies” (?) this theatergoer has ever experienced is currently playing in Rio de Janeiro until 30 JULY after a long tour which has taken it from Sao Paulo to Portugal to the United States an…
Leia em portuguêsWith the Covid-19 pandemic finally going away(?) , Rio de Janeiro ´s closest equivalent to Broadway or London´s East End theatre district, the Gavea shopping center with its four theaters is once again glowing and thrivi…
Dear Frida Kahlo (wherever you are): Today is Thursday,23 March 23, 2023, or four days after I was in Sao Paulo attending and hypnotized by a fascinating exhibition in your honor. You are/were a great Mexican artist; you…
Junte St.Tropez do Brasil.ou Búzios , com o cantor Roberto Carlos,81, e você tem pura magia! Foi o que este observador experimentou na sexta-feira à noite a 173 quilómetros do Rio de Janeiro a bordo do navio de 17 decks…
Put together Brazil’ s answer to St.Tropez,or Buzios( “conchas”) with this nation’s top crooner, Roberto Carlos,81, and you have sheer magic! That’ s what this observer experienced Friday evening 173 kilometers from Rio…
Rio de Janeiro—There are some wonderful Cariocas, or local characters, who may have passed away but continue to live on immortally! Brazil´s 20th century Moliere, playwright, actor, director and drama teacher Joao Bethco…
Rio de Janeiro – Há alguns maravilhosos cariocas, ou personagens locais, que podem ter falecido, mas que continuam a viver imortalmente! O brasileiro Moliere do século XX, dramaturgo, ator, diretor e professor de teatro…