Espetáculos 2025
Street shows
Da Cruz One Man Band
Super man of music
With his contraption on his back, multi-instrumentalist David Cruz plays a total of 17 instruments in progress. The only wandering man-orchestra in Portugal, the musician surprises his audience both with the quality of the music he produces and the uniqueness of his system. The contraption was built by the musician himself in 2015 and consists of a device in which a series of simple but spectacular mechanical systems (wires, pulleys, elastics, springs,…) allow the instruments to be operated with the feet, hands, elbows and wrists.
Venue: all kinds of venues (stage or street) Duration: Flexible until 90 min Age groups: all
A Chiclateira
Gourmet music
Chefs Chocolatela and Chicolaitinho arrive from Chocolatonga da Serra in their rolling kitchen to give us a taste of the best cocoa in the world. However, they lose thier cocoa along the way. Then they turn their pots upside down and cook a true gourmet menu of gastronomic songs with humor and virtuosity.
Venue: all kinds of venues (stage or street) Duration: Flexible until 90 min Age groups: all
Biciclética
Renewable energies
The 52nd production of "Encerrado para Obras" establishes a practical exchange with science, showcasing surprising devices composed of original mechanical systems. With a strong educational focus, the project seeks to raise awareness of the urgent need to rationalize energy resources while simultaneously promoting the use of bicycles.
Biciclética is a surprising and totally original machine. Operated by three “musician-cyclists,” it is equipped with four racks. In addition to providing traction, each rack powers a different device: a blender, a washing machine, a dryer, and a fan. It also comes equipped with a sound system powered by solar panels.
Venue: all kinds of venues (stage or street) Duration: 50 min Age groups: all
MUSIC WITH HISTORY
Boldie & Cloide
Visiting the roaring 20's
Inspired by Bonnie & Clyde's odyssey, the most famous gangster couple in history, singer and dancer Cláudia Santos and multi-instrumentalist David Cruz are burglars of smiles and good spirits. Their weapons are an American banjo and some percussions, their bullets are musical notes.
This explosive duo takes us on a fun musical journey back to the crazy 20's, with songs from Europe and the Americas that invite the audience to dance.
Venue: all kinds of venues (stage or street) Duration: Flexible until 90 min Age groups: all
Voz dos avós da nascente até à Foz
Art and active aging
Multidisciplinary project conecting Art and Active Aging developed in partnership with two dozen institutions and the seven Municipalities bathed by Ceira River. It began with a vast collection of stories involving around 1200 senior citizens.
The stories collected inspired the creation of a CD - Memórias de Água Doce - a painting and photography exhibition and a film presenting the territory.
Presentation concert available with 12 original songs that portray the lives of our ancestors, with 8 professional musicians from various generations. The concert integrates the film and exhibitions.
After being presented in 7 partner municipalities, it is now available to tour throughout the country.
Venue: Indoor or outdoor spaces Duration: 60 min Age groups: all
Trov'antiga
A medieval journey
In its 46th production, Encerrado Para Obras opens a window into the world of troubadours. Performed by the company's leading actors, multi-instrumentalist David Cruz and singer Cláudia Santos, the show presents a carefully selected collection of songs from the Middle Ages.
The repertoire includes songs in various languages, most notably barbaric Latin with the music of the goliards (compositions collected in the Carmina Burana codex, a record revisited by the composer Carl Orff in the eponymous scenic cantata). These are songs of a satirical and/or erotic nature, typical of the atmosphere of taverns or brotherhoods. In addition to these themes, compositions in Galician-Portuguese are also present, namely from the Cantigas de Santa Maria songbook and compositions in Latin and Catalan from the Montserrat songbook. The repertoire also includes some traditional songs from Southern Europe, such as the theme Mosé Salió de Misraim, a Sephardic song from the 15th century, or the theme La Marcho di Rei, a theme sung in the Provençal language, or A Saia da Carolina, a popular song of Galician-Portuguese origin.
RReplicas of stringed instruments from the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Cittern, Sinfonia, Renaissance Guitar and Guiterne.
Venue: all kinds of venues (stage or street) Duration: Flexible until 90 min Age groups: all
Children and youth
Todos ao monte e fé em Deus
Inspired in Os Contos de Fajão
The project is based on the work "Os Contos de Fajão" (The Tales of Fajão), a collection of ancestral stories characterized by biting and caricatural humor, sometimes bordering on the absurd, with a profound cultural, anthropological, and philosophical meaning that makes them truly timeless and universal.
Blending theater and music, the show recreates the peculiar atmosphere of this village lost in the mountains, presenting us with a world apart, with its own customs and traditions, where despite a certain anarchy, destiny takes care of solving all problems, restoring the natural order of life.
Venue: Minimum dimensions of 7 m (width) x 5 m (depth) x 3 m (height), and can be in a covered or open-air space.
Duration: 75 min Age groups: from 6
O Trenó Musical
Christmas theatrical music
Tired of living cooped up all year round in their hometown toy factory, the elves Soledad and Solidó decide to change professions and dedicate themselves to their passion: music. Carrying their instruments in an old Santa Claus sleigh, they travel from town to town distributing their musical gifts, accompanied by Reineta the reindeer. Their repertoire is vast and diverse, consisting mainly of Christmas carols in various languages, including several high-quality original songs, as well as versions of classics, spanning genres such as traditional, jazz, rock, blues, pop, and others.
Venue: Fixed or on route Duration: flexível Age groups: all
O Pai Natal Orquestra
Jorney across the world with Christmas songs
With a large world map and two dozen instruments from the four corners of the globe, Father Christmas Orchestra is dressed up in his traditional Lapland costume. We get to know not only the music and instruments, but also a little of the culture and geography of each place visited.
Venue: Theater room or other venues for indoor shows Duration: 55 min Age groups: from 3
LENGALENGANDO
The craziest family everybody knows without even knowing it
In Lengalengando, multi-instrumentalist David Cruz and singer, dancer and flutist Cláudia Santos play the role of Mimi Fá and Zeca Sol.
Through the interpretation of popular children's songs and rhymes, these amusing characters present some of the most ridiculous members of their family, such as grandmother Felismina, who spends her days spinning, grandfather André, who has a musical instrument shop, the three Aunts Anica, who live in the Algarve, or an unsuspecting pet, a cuckoo called “Wacko”, who by the way hates cabbage.
The show is very interactive, which means that the public is invited to sing the chorus of the songs and to dance along with the balerina.
Venue: Theater room or other venues for indoor shows Duration: 55 min Age groups: from 6
