PRESENTATION and HISTORY
Sinais de Cena (Performing Arts and Theatre Studies Journal) publishes new research on the Performing Arts and Theatre Studies.
It's an annual journal, specialised in theatre and performing arts studies, produced by the Centre for Theatre Studies (CET) of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon (FLUL), in collaboration with the Portuguese Association of Theatre Critics (APCT).
Sinais de Cena was founded in 2004 by Carlos Porto, Luiz Francisco Rebello, Paulo Eduardo Carvalho and Maria Helena Serôdio, who edited it until 2014, with an issue coming out each semester (in June and December) during these first ten years. It was initially published by Campo das Letras (up until issue 10 in December 2008). Húmus then took over publication for issues 11 (June 2009) to 22 (December 2014), always with Maria Helena Serôdio as its Editor. Series II begun in June 2016 and was published by Orfeu Negro, with Rui PIna Coelho as its Editor. From 2022 onwards the magazine is published only in the digital form and operating on the OJS (Open Journal Systems) platform, edited by Marta Brites Rosa.
We would like to inform you that the deadline for submitting articles for issue 4 of Sinais de Cena has been extended to 30 September.
We are accepting proposals for the Thematic Dossier dedicated to Performance, Ecology and the End of the World, coordinated by Gustavo Vicente, as well as for the free-themed Applied Studies section. Information on submission guidelines can be found here.
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The second issue of the 3rd series of Sinais de Cena - Performing Arts and Theatre Studies Journal contains a Thematic Dossier dedicated to Puppet Theatre and Animated Forms. It also includes articles on various studies about theater, an interview with João Brites, a section dedicated to stage photographer Alípio Padilha, critiques of shows, and reviews of and about performing arts.
Contributors to this issue:
Afonso Becerra | Ana Clara Santos | Ana Mota Ferreira | Andresa Fresta Marques | Ariana Sofia Galamba | Beatriz Catarino | Carolina Campanela | Catarina Firmo | Cláudia Madeira | Emília Costa | Fábio Henrique Nunes Medeiros | Filipe Figueiredo | Francesca Rayner | Georges Banu | Héctor Briones | Jenaro Meléndrez Chas | João Maria André | José Pedro Sousa | Manel Bilro | Marcondes Gomes Lima | Maria João Brilhante | Mariana Rhormens | Marta Brites Rosa | Massimo Millella | Paula Gomes Magalhães | Pedro Manuel | Rafael Masotti
SINAIS DE CENA occupies a prominent position among publications specializing in theatre and performing arts in Portugal. Founded in 2004, it inaugurated, in 2016, a second series, under the seal of Orfeu Negro editions, acquiring annual periodicity. In 2022, the III series began and started to only support the digital format on the RCAAP platform.
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ISSN 1646-0715/ e-ISSN 2184-9552
Este trabalho é financiado por fundos nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., no âmbito dos projetos «UIDB/00279/2020» e «UIDP/00279/2020».