Portugal Is Not A Small Country
A reflexion about the burning matter that we are made of.
— Diário de Notícias
Synopsis
Portugal Is Not A Small Country is a performance that discusses European dictatorships and the European presence in Africa, by looking at the Portuguese case, the country with the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe – 48 years, and the longest colonial Empire – nearly 500 years. It is done through the real live testimonies of ex-Portuguese settlers that were part of the refugee exodus from Africa in 1974-76. With this work we want to investigate real stories that have become memories and that over time have been inherited. We are interested in situations where real people contribute to challenge and rebuild cultural identities; how theatre can contribute to the rewriting of history, giving voice to a silenced group, working for memory transmission between generations.
Creative Team
Devised and Performed – André Amálio
Co-directed and Choreographed – Tereza Havlíčková
Music Composition and Performance – Pedro Salvador
Set Design – Pedro Silva
Technical Direction – Carlos Arroja
Production – Hotel Europa
Supported by – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, EGEAC, Largo Residências, Liberdade Provisória and Teatro do Silêncio
Photos and Video – Maria Joana Figueiredo
Special thanks to all interviewers
André Amálio is an enchanting guide on the dark path of the Portuguese past—
Taneční Aktuality
© Maria Joana Figueiredo
Calendar
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Previous presentations
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9 MAY 2025
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
POLIS Teatro Festival, Ravenna – Italy
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6-7 MAY 2025
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Teatro Eliseo Nuoro, Sardinia – Italy
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12-13 APRIL 2025
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Spain
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6 APRIL 2025
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
SUL Festival, Costa da Caparica & Trafaria – Portugal
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21-22 AUGUST 2024
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
FIDEA – Festival Internacional de Artes Escénicas Uruguay, Montevideo – Uruguay
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26 MARCH 2023
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Cineteatro Louletano, Loulé – Portugal
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7 MAY 2022
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
FITA – Festival Internacional de Teatro do Alentejo, Beja – Portugal
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16 APRIL 2022
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Cinema-Teatro Joaquim D’Almeida, Montijo – Portugal
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22 JANUARY 2022
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Cine-Teatro de Sobral de Monte Agraço – Portugal
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20-21 JULY 2021
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Grec Festival de Barcelona, Barcelona – Spain
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24 NOVEMBER 2018
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Teatro Virgínia, Torres Novas – Portugal
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19 OCTOBER 2018
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Centro de Arte de Ovar, Ovar – Portugal
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20 JUNE 2018
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
FITEI / Teatro do Campo Alegre, Oporto – Portugal
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26 MAY 2018
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
FITEI / Teatro do Campo Alegre, Oporto – Portugal
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14-15 MAY 2018
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris – France
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13 APRIL 2018
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Teatro Municipal da Guarda, Guarda – Portugal
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18 JANUARY 2018
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Festival Y, Covilhã – Portugal
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9 OCTOBER 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
A4 Space for Contemporary Culture, Bratislava – Slovakia
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22 SEPTEMBER 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite, Almada – Portugal
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17-22 JULY 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Festival Internacional Zero Point, Prague – Czechia
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20 JUNE 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Festival NULTÝ BOD, Prague – Czechia
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29 APRIL 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Cine-Teatro de Condeixa, Condeixa – Portugal
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21 APRIL 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Teatro Municipal de Portimão, Portimão – Portugal
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8 APRIL 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Centro Cultural de Tábua, Tábua – Portugal
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2 APRIL 2017
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Casa das Artes de Miranda do Corvo – Portugal
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24 FEBRUARY 2016
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Palác Akropolis, Prague – Czechia
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5 OCTOBER 2015
Portugal Is Not A Small Country
Espaço Alkantara, Lisbon – Portugal