Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora
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The boy who lived by the sea

identity and territory, sense of belonging, exploration of local built and intangible heritage

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The power to be enchanted by what surrounds us allows us to think that it is often a matter of innocence. It is in simplicity that the beauty of small things resides.
We set out to discover the personality of this small child who lives by the sea, where everything they create is born from nothing; they see beauty in everything, letting the power of imagination infect their way of being.
But not everything that washes up on the shore is shells and conches. When litter becomes a daily occurrence, we cannot help but be alarmed. This is a reflection on what enchants us—the sound of the waves, the scent, the sea breeze—and the observation of its slow loss, leaving us with the duty to act for reconstruction and to try to find harmony. We cannot give up!

There's a bit of everything here, both big and small, but to be able to tell you about what I'm bringing here, we have to open our eyes, put our ears on alert, take a deep breath and keep our bodies alert, so that we can open up our imagination, because here what is, isn't, but what isn't, is!
Boys and girls, young and old, let's meet the boy who lived by the sea.

art

DIRECTOR AND TEXT Filipa Mesquita
ART CONSULTANT Clara Ribeiro, Rúben Gomes
ART DIRECTOR Migvel Tepes
PERFORMANCE Joaquim de Sousa
PUPPETS, SCENOGRAPHY AND PROPS Migvel Tepes
SCENOGRAPHY BUILT SUPPORT Catarina Pontes
MUSIC Hélder David Duarte
COSTUMES Patrícia Costa
SEWER Alice Mendes
PHOTOGRAPHY Ana Filipa Rodrigues
DESIGN enVide neFelibata
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION Hélder David Duarte
PRODUCTION Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora
SUPPORT República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direção-Geral das Artes, Município de Espinho/Câmara Municipal de Espinho, Município de Gondomar

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ORAPAZ - CLASSIFICAÇÃO ETÁRIA -- PT.PDF 144.3 KB
ORAPAZ - POSTAL.PDF 9.2 MB
ORAPAZ - ROLL-UP.PDF 9.5 MB
IMAGERY ARCHIVE PROMO 79.4 MB
IMAGERY ARCHIVE PROMO 643.1 KB

PROMO DOSSIER - EN 2.1 MB
PROMO DOSSIER COMPRESSED - EN 1.1 MB

agenda

26 APR 2026 . SUNDAY
Biblioteca Municipal de Valença, Valença, Viana do Castelo■ ■ ■

educational service

School is where a significant part of learning takes place. For many years, we have been allies in education and culture, through the training of individuals and raising their artistic awareness.
We have created a section dedicated to schools, at different school levels, to simplify the communication process between the Company and school management.
There are many other creations that fit these possibilities, but we have selected proposals that, in our view, find in the school environment an ideal place to build the identity of each of these young individuals. Individuals who are in training and who we believe are the future of this structured and free society. One spectator at a time, one student at a time, and we will have fulfilled our cultural and educational mission.

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