São Luiz is celebrating its anniversary
It’s 132 years on.
To celebrate, we’re opening our doors and inviting you to step into the heart of the Theatre. We’re offering free guided tours led by those who know this venue best, our team members, and there’ll be time to tell stories, dispel superstitions and share some plans for the future.
Visitors will have the chance to meet photographer Estelle Valente and have their photograph taken by her. Come and celebrate with us and become part of the living memory of the city of Lisbon!
Guided Tours
10am | Guided tour of the exhibition The Light That Remained by Estelle Valente and Maria Beatriz Pinto – Production
3pm | Guided tour by Maria Tavora – Stage Direction
6.30pm | Guided tour by Maria Tavora – Stage Direction
Free of charge upon registration at bilheteira@teatrosaoluiz.pt
4 pm | In the Same Light– Portrait Session with Estelle Valente – Fully Booked – postponed to 5 June
As part of the exhibition A luz que ficou by photographer Estelle Valente, the public is invited to take part in a unique and free photographic experience on 22 May, the date on which São Luiz Municipal Theatre celebrates its anniversary.
The event will take place at the iconic Janelão do São Luiz, a space where, over the course of almost a decade, Estelle Valente has photographed actors, directors and various figures from the performing arts. In this context, the general public will have the opportunity to be photographed in this very setting, symbolically becoming part of this archive of portraits.
Each participant will subsequently receive five digital photographs, sent by email, as a memento of this experience. The images taken may also be included in the project’s archive and promotional materials, building on the body of work developed by the artist.
This initiative offers a living extension of the exhibition, making room for new faces and new stories, in the same spirit that has defined an artistic journey over the years.
Target audience: the general public and theatre enthusiasts (who are not part of the artistic community).
