Tomaz Ribas
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Tomaz Emídio Leopoldo de Carvalho Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Schiappa Pectra Sousa Ribas (1918-1999). Professor, writer, ethnologist and critic of theatre and dance.
He was born at Alcáçovas, Viana do Alentejo
, on 20 June 1918, and died in Lisbon
, Campolide, on 21 March 1999. He entered the Conservatório Nacional in Lisbon
against his father’s will, were he concluded the Special Course of Dance and Choreography. He was awarded a degree in Hispanic Studies by the Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo de Santander (Spain) and was granted scholarships by the Instituto de Alta Cultura, the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the State Department of the United States of America
. He trained at the Académie Nationale de la Danse under Serge Lifar
’s supervision, at the Archives Internationales de la Danse, at the Italian Archives of theatre and dance and at some of the most prestigious American theatre schools.
He was Archivist and Attaché to the Direction of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
, Secretary and Professor of the Centro de Estudos de Dança do Instituto para a Alta Cultura, Adjoint Director to the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
, Professor at the Escola de Teatro do Conservatório Nacional, the Instituto Superior de Novas Profissões and the Escola de Turismo do Algarve, Delegate of the Ministério e da Secretaria de Estado da Cultura na Região Sul (Algarve), Head of the Divisão de Etnografia e Folclore do I.N.A.T.E.L., Member of the Conselho Científico e Orientador de Seminários da Escola Superior de Dança do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Member of the Portuguese Section of CIOFF - U.N.E.S.C.O., etc. He was granted the Commend of the Ordem de Mérito and was created Doctor Honoris Causa by the Université de la Danse (Paris).
His works included: Monotonia, Montanha Russa, Cais das Colunas, A Casa de Malafaia, O Primeiro Negócio, Histórias de Bichos d’África, Giovanna: Histórias Arquivadas, História da Gata Borralheira, Roberto e Melisandra, Retrato de Senhora, A Casa de Isaac, Cláudia e as Vozes do Mar, Auto da Alma, O que é o Ballet, O Ballet no Passado e no Presente, O Ballet Contemporâneo, Etnologia I e II, A Dança I e II, Como Fazer Teatro, O Teatro e a sua História, Danças Populares Portuguesas, Danças do Povo Português, Anna Pavlova, Introdução ao Estudo das Danças Populares de Cabo Verde, Introdução ao Estudo das Danças da África Portuguesa, O Teatro Popular de São Tomé e Príncipe, O Tchiloli – Teatro Clássico Popular de São Tomé e Príncipe, Aspectos da Etnografia e do Folclore da Nazaré, Guia de Recolha de Danças Populares, O Teatro Popular Tradicional Português and Monografias da Dança Folclórica da Europa. He also published Beja – À Descoberta do Passado and O Teatro da Trindade – 125 Anos de Vida and left unpublished, his Memoirs, O Teatro Moderno, A Dança Moderna e Pós Moderna, Danças Populares Tradicionais Portuguesas, Tentativa de uma Classificação das Danças Populares Portuguesas, O Ballet Russo e Soviético, Bosquejo histórico das Danças Tradicionais Portuguesas, the novels Prelúdio, Morte and Sonata a Quatro and also the plays Retrato de Senhora, Pedro e a Morte de Inês, A Única Mulher de Barba-Azul and O Grito de Medea.
He was buried at the Cemitério dos Prazeres, Lisbon
, at the Talhão dos Artistas.
He was born at Alcáçovas, Viana do Alentejo
Viana do Alentejo
Viana do Alentejo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 393.0 km² and a total population of 5,581 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 3 parishes, and is located in the District of Évora....
, on 20 June 1918, and died 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...
, Campolide, on 21 March 1999. He entered the Conservatório Nacional 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...
against his father’s will, were he concluded the Special Course of Dance and Choreography. He was awarded a degree in Hispanic Studies by the Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo de Santander (Spain) and was granted scholarships by the Instituto de Alta Cultura, the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the State Department of the United States of America
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. He trained at the Académie Nationale de la Danse under Serge Lifar
Serge Lifar
Serge Lifar ; 15 December 1986) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer of Ukrainian origin, famous as one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century.-Biography:Lifar was born in Kiev, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire...
’s supervision, at the Archives Internationales de la Danse, at the Italian Archives of theatre and dance and at some of the most prestigious American theatre schools.
He was Archivist and Attaché to the Direction of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos is an opera house in Lisbon, Portugal. It was opened on July 30, 1793 by Queen Maria I as a replacement for the Tejo Opera House, which was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake...
, Secretary and Professor of the Centro de Estudos de Dança do Instituto para a Alta Cultura, Adjoint Director to the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II
The National Theatre D. Maria II is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal. The historical theatre is one of the most prestigious Portuguese venues and is located in the Rossio square, in the centre of the city....
, Professor at the Escola de Teatro do Conservatório Nacional, the Instituto Superior de Novas Profissões and the Escola de Turismo do Algarve, Delegate of the Ministério e da Secretaria de Estado da Cultura na Região Sul (Algarve), Head of the Divisão de Etnografia e Folclore do I.N.A.T.E.L., Member of the Conselho Científico e Orientador de Seminários da Escola Superior de Dança do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Member of the Portuguese Section of CIOFF - U.N.E.S.C.O., etc. He was granted the Commend of the Ordem de Mérito and was created Doctor Honoris Causa by the Université de la Danse (Paris).
His works included: Monotonia, Montanha Russa, Cais das Colunas, A Casa de Malafaia, O Primeiro Negócio, Histórias de Bichos d’África, Giovanna: Histórias Arquivadas, História da Gata Borralheira, Roberto e Melisandra, Retrato de Senhora, A Casa de Isaac, Cláudia e as Vozes do Mar, Auto da Alma, O que é o Ballet, O Ballet no Passado e no Presente, O Ballet Contemporâneo, Etnologia I e II, A Dança I e II, Como Fazer Teatro, O Teatro e a sua História, Danças Populares Portuguesas, Danças do Povo Português, Anna Pavlova, Introdução ao Estudo das Danças Populares de Cabo Verde, Introdução ao Estudo das Danças da África Portuguesa, O Teatro Popular de São Tomé e Príncipe, O Tchiloli – Teatro Clássico Popular de São Tomé e Príncipe, Aspectos da Etnografia e do Folclore da Nazaré, Guia de Recolha de Danças Populares, O Teatro Popular Tradicional Português and Monografias da Dança Folclórica da Europa. He also published Beja – À Descoberta do Passado and O Teatro da Trindade – 125 Anos de Vida and left unpublished, his Memoirs, O Teatro Moderno, A Dança Moderna e Pós Moderna, Danças Populares Tradicionais Portuguesas, Tentativa de uma Classificação das Danças Populares Portuguesas, O Ballet Russo e Soviético, Bosquejo histórico das Danças Tradicionais Portuguesas, the novels Prelúdio, Morte and Sonata a Quatro and also the plays Retrato de Senhora, Pedro e a Morte de Inês, A Única Mulher de Barba-Azul and O Grito de Medea.
He was buried at the Cemitério dos Prazeres, 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...
, at the Talhão dos Artistas.