Centro Dramático de Évora

The Centro Dramático de Évora (CENDREV) is a Portuguese theatrical action centre based in Évora, in the Alentejo region. According to its Portuguese Wikipedia entry, it is a centre for theatrical activity encompassing training, production and the dissemination of performances. The organisation was founded on the initiative of the stage director Mário Barradas. Its public identity is closely tied to the Teatro Garcia de Resende in Évora, which serves as its principal venue and contact address. CENDREV presents a regular programme of theatre, music and cross-disciplinary events, and it also maintains a repertoire of touring shows that travel to venues across Portugal. Its official website highlights a season that includes music recitals, theatre productions and traditional puppet theatre, alongside educational and community-oriented projects. The company describes itself with the phrase '51 anos de Teatro e Liberdade' ('51 years of Theatre and Freedom'), indicating a long institutional history and a self-positioning around artistic freedom and civic culture. CENDREV also manages the Bonecos de Santo Aleixo, a traditional Alentejo puppet tradition, and hosts the BIME (Bienal de Marionetas de Évora) puppet biennial. Its activities extend beyond Évora through touring productions such as 'O Auto da Revolta do Mestre Salas de Ricardo Alves' and 'Teatro às Três Pancadas', which have been presented in cities including Porto, Arraiolos and Coimbra. The organisation communicates in Portuguese and maintains an active presence on Facebook and Instagram, with administrative offices open on weekday mornings and afternoons.

The Centro Dramático de Évora (CENDREV) was founded on the initiative of the stage director Mário Barradas, according to the Portuguese Wikipedia entry on the organisation. It is described as a centre of theatrical action that combines training, production and the diffusion of performances, and it is located in Évora, in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The organisation's public activities are closely associated with the Teatro Garcia de Resende in Évora, which appears as its contact venue and principal stage. Over the decades CENDREV has built a repertoire of productions that tour beyond its home city. Its official website presents a programme that includes music (for example a Chopin and Janáček recital), theatre productions such as 'O Auto da Revolta do Mestre Salas de Ricardo Alves' and 'Teatro às Três Pancadas', and traditional puppet theatre. The company also maintains the Bonecos de Santo Aleixo, a traditional Alentejo puppet form, and organises the BIME puppet biennial. The website's banner '51 anos de Teatro e Liberdade' ('51 years of Theatre and Freedom') signals a long institutional history and a self-understanding linked to artistic freedom. Touring activity has taken its shows to venues in Porto, Arraiolos and Coimbra, among other locations. CENDREV continues to operate as an active producing and presenting organisation in the Portuguese performing arts sector.

• CENDREV founded on the initiative of stage director Mário Barradas

• Official website banner marks '51 anos de Teatro e Liberdade'

• Touring production 'O Auto da Revolta do Mestre Salas de Ricardo Alves' presented in Porto and Arraiolos

• Production 'Teatro às Três Pancadas' presented in Coimbra

A regional theatre centre combining production, training and touring, rooted in Évora and Alentejo cultural traditions.

• O Auto da Revolta do Mestre Salas de Ricardo Alves

• Teatro às Três Pancadas

• Bonecos de Santo Aleixo

• BIME – puppet biennial

1. 1HOME | CENDREVcendrev.com
2. 2Centro Dramático de Évora – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Centro Dramático de Évora – Wikipédiapt.wikipedia.org