João Brites
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João Brites is a Portuguese
theatre director and artist.
He founded the Teatro O Bando in Lisbon
in 1974 and as served as its director since. He is also a Professor of the School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon.
Brites is also an artist and set designer and he attended courses in painting and engraving at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuals - La Cambre. He has held various art exhibitions in the galleries and museums in Portugal and has also published many articles on theater arts and the creative process of theatre, developing a practical in-theoretical discourse about acting.
He was appointed a Commander of the Ordem do Mérito in 1999.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
theatre director and artist.
He founded the Teatro O Bando in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in 1974 and as served as its director since. He is also a Professor of the School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon.
Brites is also an artist and set designer and he attended courses in painting and engraving at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuals - La Cambre. He has held various art exhibitions in the galleries and museums in Portugal and has also published many articles on theater arts and the creative process of theatre, developing a practical in-theoretical discourse about acting.
He was appointed a Commander of the Ordem do Mérito in 1999.