Nr. 20 (December 2013)

In the twentieth issue of Sinais de Cena, due to the journal's connection to the Centre for Theatre Studies, this issue of the journal includes some reflections on the work that the CET has been promoting, which is why the thematic Dossier is dedicated to it. In the various articles that compose it, it is possible to follow some of the modalities of the research work that theatre has been encouraging from different points of view - theoretical, historical, philological and analytical - proving the potential of the scientific field that is Theatre Studies. and remembering the path that – for them – the School of Arts and Humanities has been taking. Memories of Porto occupy, in this issue, the Loose archive, which recovers, through the research and writing of Daniel Rosa, the memory of 19th century Porto’s theatre district. And there are also memories of theater in the city of Porto that the Portfolio brings us when recalling the trajectory of the company that António Pedro directed – Teatro Experimental do Porto – presented here by Rui Pina Coelho. From an essayistic perspective, Applied Studies bring us testimonies about opera in the last twenty years in Portugal (by Nuno Fidalgo) and about 19th century theatrical music (in na essay by Isabel Novais), to which is added a reflection on the experience of a "revisitation" to the Heiner Müller Quartet highlighted here by Anabela Mendes. Also in this section, Sebastiana Fadda, based on a demanding conceptual apparatus, focuses on the show Chão de Água, by Teatro da Terra. Includes interview with Norberto Barroca. Critical essays on performances, together with the thematic dossier and academic articles, continue to structure the identity of this publication, aimed at all those interested in the performing arts.

Featured authors: Alejandro Karasik | Alexandra Balona | Ana Campos | Anabela Mendes | Bruna Antonelli | Christine Zurbach | Daniel Rosa | Emília Costa | Eunice Tudela de Azevedo | Filipa Freitas | Francesca Rayner | Isabel Novais Gonçalves | João Dionísio | José Pedro Sousa | Maria Helena Serôdio | Maria João Brilhante | Marie Plantin | Miguel Falcão | Nuno Fidalgo | Rui Pina Coelho | Sara Figueiredo Costa | Sebastiana Fadda