Eduardo Brazão Theater

Category: Culture and Entertainment > Theatre

District: Leiria > Bombarral > Bombarral > Bombarral e Vale Covo

Location and Significance

, Located in the town of Bombarral.

, Classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1996.

Centennial

, Celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021.

, Special cultural programming was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

, Inaugurated on February 27, 1921 with the comedy "Dom César de Bazan".

, Eduardo Brazão and Ilda Stichini participated in the inauguration.

, In the 1930s, it also started operating as a cinema.

, Since 1952, managed by the União Cultural e Recreativa do Bombarral (UCRB), a non-profit association.

Programming and Uses

, Varied programming: theater, dance, music, cinema, opera.

, Used for recording interviews, albums and video clips.

, Hosts temporary exhibitions of painting and photography.

Personalities

, Has hosted important figures of Portuguese culture such as Vasco Santana, António Silva, Maria do Céu Guerra, António Calvário, among others.

Restorations and Interventions

, In 1941, restoration after a cyclone.

, In 2004, new intervention encouraged by President Jorge Sampaio.

, Integrated into the National Network of Theaters of the Ministry of Culture since 2004.

Presidential Visits

, Visited in 2010 by President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and the Minister of Culture Gabriela Canavilhas.

Architecture

, One of the two horseshoe-shaped theaters in Europe.

, Capacity for 300 people distributed among the stalls, boxes, balcony and lodges.

, Neo-Baroque and Neoclassical decoration with gilded stucco elements.

, Spacious foyer, noble hall and orchestra pit.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Eduardo_Brazão

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt