Teatro do Vestido

O Teatro do Vestido is a theatre collective founded in 2001, which has up to now directed more than 40 pieces, and various other initiatives sharing their creative methods. The company´s work is based on research and experimentation, as well as the development of an original dramaturgy, based on several departure points. It is further characterized by a strong relationship with a variety of performance spaces, in both urban and rural contexts, as well as the development of initiatives which envision the creation of a community of spectators who are attentive to and involved in the reflection on reality. The company works collaboratively, under the artistic direction of Joana Craveiro. In 2012, the Teatro do Vestido received an honourable mention from the pela APCT – Associação Portuguesa de Críticos de Teatro (Portuguese Association of Theatre Critics) for “an activity open to all forms of art, attentive to all citizens and curious about everything that happens in the world in which people live.”