Gonçalo Amorim / Teatro Experimental do Porto

Gonçalo Amorim / Teatro Experimental do Porto

José Afonso, ao vivo nos Coliseus, 1983

Gonçalo Amorim / Teatro Experimental do Porto

José Afonso, ao vivo nos Coliseus, 1983

In 1983, José Afonso, already gravely debilitated by the illness that would lead to his death four years later, took to the stages of the coliseums in Lisbon and Porto for his final concerts. The Lisbon concert, recorded by RTP, became a landmark in the collective memory of Portugal.

José Afonso, ao vivo nos Coliseus (live at the Coliseums), 1983 is a show that intertwines music, theater, performance, and poetry. It does not intend to recreate the original concert, but rather reinterpret “Zeca's” legacy. The show questions the symbolic farewell that these concerts represented — not only the farewell of an artist, but also the end of an era. With José Afonso's departure, Portugal also seemed to say goodbye to the utopia of April, at a time when the country was preparing for new transformations. It is with this historical and emotional awareness that the show evokes the courage, melancholy, and persistence of a people, celebrating the memory of one of its greatest singers and the indelible echo of his voice in the construction of Portuguese democracy.

© TEP - José Sérgio.

11 DEC 2025
THU 21:00

12 DEC 2025
FRI 21:00

13 DEC 2025
SAT 19:00

Buy Tickets
Emílio Rui Vilar Auditorium
16€ (discounts)
Duration 1h50
M/12

Audiodescription and interpretation in Portuguese Sign Language
13 DEC
SAT

Stage recognition for people with visual impairments (blind and low vision) at 6.00pm

Staging

Gonçalo Amorim

Dramaturgical coordination

Rui Pina Coelho

Texts

Lígia Soares, Marta Figueiredo, Miguel Cardoso, Rui Pina Coelho, Susana Moreira Marques

Interpretation

Abigail Raposo, Catarina Chora, Catarina Carvalho Gomes, Hugo Inácio, Inês Salvado, Josué, Mariana Leite Soares, Pedro João, Xosé Lois Romero

Musical direction

Mariana Leite Soares e Pedro João

Scenography

Catarina Barros

Costumes

Cátia Barros

Set and costume design assistance

Ana Maria Simões

Light design

Nuno Meira

Video

José Freitas

Research support

José Carlos Calixto, Pedro Afonso, Zélia Afonso

Production management

Nuno Eusébio

Executive production

Abigail Raposo

Communication and press office

Bruno Moreira

Co-production

Teatro Experimental do Porto, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Culturgest, Centro Dramático Galego and CineTeatro Louletano 

O TEP - Teatro Experimental do Porto is a structure supported by the Portuguese Republic - DGArtes

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