Vitor Gonçalves

Vitor Gonçalves (born Almada, 1963) is a Portuguese theatre director.

Biography

Vitor Gonçalves, born in 1963 in Almada has a degree in history from the Universidade Autónoma – Luís de Camões, Lisbon, 1987. In 1981 he joined an acting course in the actors' school Grupo de Campolide (Campolide Group).

Work experience

• 1981 - Joins Companhia de Teatro de Almada (Theatre Company of Almada) (CTA), Grupo de Campolide (Campolide Group).
• 1981/ 1994 – Is protagonist in texts from: António José da Silva, Almeida Garrett, Virgílio Martinho, Fonseca Lobo, Moliére and participates in shows of authors such as: Gil Vicente, Gogol, Camus, Brecht, Eugene O’ Neill, among others.
• 1994/ 2006 – In CTA, Almada directs:
  • A Farsa de Mestre Phatelin (Master Phatelin farce) anonymous author sec. XV
  • Auto da Índia (Act of India) and other texts from Gil Vicente
  • Noivado no Dafundo (Dafundo wedding) and other texts by Almeida Garrett
  • De graus (Steps) by Prista Monteiro
  • Sobre os Rios de Babilónia (On the rivers of Babylon)by A. Borges Coelho
  • A Paz (Peace) from Aristofanes
  • Texts from G.Feydeau
    • O Casamento da Condessa de Amieira (Amieira Countess wedding), Júlio Dinis
    • O Colar de Helena (Helena's necklace), Carole Fréchette.
  • Works with: António Assunção. Cecília Guimarães, Manuela Cassola, Teresa Gafeira, Luís Vicente, Francisco Costa, Maria Frade, Joana Fartaria, among others.
  • Sets and decors from well known Vasco Eloy, José Manuel Castanheira and Maria João Silveira Ramos.
• 1985/ 2006 – Works with Joaquim Benite as his directing assistant CTA on several productions:
  • Moliére, Shakespeare, S. Beckett, J. Saramago, E. Albee, M. Duras, M. Bulgakov, A. Pushkin, A. Adamavo, T. Bernhard, P. Shaffer, G.Lorca, A.Skármeta, V. Haim, J.S.Sinisterra, N. Dear, D. Besse, among others.
  • For more than 20 years directs, with Joaquim Benite, both the Companhia de Teatro de Almada (Almada Theatre Company)and Festival Internacional de Teatro de Almada (International Theatre Festival of Almada).

Source

• Ctalamda