Umbigo

With text and direction by Beatriz Teodósio, this is a fictional-documentary play, born from a collection of records (diaries and photo albums) of Beatriz and her grandmother, Gó — a woman from the rural area who dreamed of being an actress but had her dreams stifled by the patriarchal society of her time — as well as a series of interviews conducted with a group of resident and associated women artists of Apoiarte - Casa do Artista.

Inspired by this true story, and situated between a biographical account and a surrealist narrative, the play is presented as an “act of rewriting, a gesture of insubordination and continuity” that aims to celebrate the female voices that persistently invent new ways of existing. 

 thus proposes a reflection on the weight of dreams and disobedience in female resistance to patriarchal norms.

Co-produced by Casa do Artista (Lisbon) and Teatro Art'Imagem (Porto), 

 has the scientific support of psychiatrist and writer Daniel Sampaio. The show is part of the programming cycle of Teatro Armando Cortez / Casa do Artista and the 42nd edition of the Seixal Theatre Festival, with performances taking place in Lisbon, Seixal, and Marvila until January 2026. Tickets for the show can be purchased 

<div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p slate-align-justify m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative;text-align:justify" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-align="justify" data-slate-id="zPNcZQ_S1o" data-block-id="zPNcZQ_S1o"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Somos Todas Baba Yaga</span></em></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">,</span></em></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true"> the first original creation of the Sociedade das Primas, following the children's theater adaptation </span></span></span><a data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true" class="slate-a link-static font-medium text-primary underline decoration-primary underline-offset-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.timeout.pt/lisboa/pt/noticias/no-meu-bairro-agora-em-palco-a-melhor-politica-publica-e-a-empatia-053024" data-slate-target="_blank" data-slate-type="a" data-slate-url="https://www.timeout.pt/lisboa/pt/noticias/no-meu-bairro-agora-em-palco-a-melhor-politica-publica-e-a-empatia-053024" data-slate-id="KNkCpQW-Qh" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><u data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-underline" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">No Meu Bairro</span></em></u></span></span></a><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true"> (2024) and the</span></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true"> participatory project </span></span></span><a data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true" class="slate-a link-static font-medium text-primary underline decoration-primary underline-offset-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://umbigo.space/pt/ongoing/chelas-nha-casa-nha-bairro-67ebf2e3b453563eb1f16934" data-slate-target="_blank" data-slate-type="a" data-slate-url="https://umbigo.space/pt/ongoing/chelas-nha-casa-nha-bairro-67ebf2e3b453563eb1f16934" data-slate-id="-naItEBPQO" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><u data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-underline" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Nha Casa Nha Bairro</span></em></u></span></span></a><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true"> (2025), </span></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true">is scheduled to premiere at the Armando Cortez Theater - Casa do Artista, on November 14th and 15th.</span></span></span></div></div></div>

Premiere of the play "Somos Todas Baba Yaga", by Sociedade das Primas

Com texto e encenação de Beatriz Teodósio, esta é uma peça de teatro de ficção-documental, que nasce de um conjunto de registos (diários e álbuns de fotografias) de Beatriz e da sua avó, Gó — uma mulher do meio rural que sonhou ser atriz, mas viu os seus sonhos abafados pela sociedade patriarcal da sua época —, bem como um conjunto de entrevistas levadas a cabo com um grupo de mulheres artistas residentes e associadas da Apoiarte - Casa do Artista. 

Inspirada nesta histórica verídica e situada entre um registo biográfico e uma narrativa surrealista, a peça é apresentada como um “ato de reescrita, um gesto de insubmissão e de continuidade” que visa celebrar as vozes femininas que persistentemente inventam novas formas de existir. 

propõe, assim, uma reflexão sobre o peso dos sonhos e da desobediência na resistência feminina à norma patriarcal. 

o-produzido pela Casa do Artista (Lisboa) e pelo Teatro Art'Imagem (Porto), 

conta com o apoio científico do psiquiatra e escritor Daniel Sampaio.

 O espetáculo integra o ciclo de programação do Teatro Armando Cortez / Casa do Artista e a 42.ª edição do Festival de Teatro do Seixal, com apresentações em Lisboa, Seixal e Marvila até janeiro de 2026. Os bilhetes para o espetáculo poderão ser adquiridos 

<div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p slate-align-justify m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative;text-align:justify" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-align="justify" data-slate-id="s8O3dHfv2q" data-block-id="s8O3dHfv2q"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Somos Todas Baba Yaga</span></em></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true">, a primeira criação original da Sociedade das Primas,</span></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true"> depois da adaptação teatral para a infância </span></span></span><a data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true" class="slate-a link-static font-medium text-primary underline decoration-primary underline-offset-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.timeout.pt/lisboa/pt/noticias/no-meu-bairro-agora-em-palco-a-melhor-politica-publica-e-a-empatia-053024" data-slate-target="_blank" data-slate-type="a" data-slate-url="https://www.timeout.pt/lisboa/pt/noticias/no-meu-bairro-agora-em-palco-a-melhor-politica-publica-e-a-empatia-053024" data-slate-id="4cfll3HsaU" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><u data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-underline" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">No Meu Bairro</span></em></u></span></span></a><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true"> (2024) e do projeto participativo </span></span></span><a data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true" class="slate-a link-static font-medium text-primary underline decoration-primary underline-offset-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://umbigo.space/pt/ongoing/chelas-nha-casa-nha-bairro-67ebf2e3b453563eb1f16934" data-slate-target="_blank" data-slate-type="a" data-slate-url="https://umbigo.space/pt/ongoing/chelas-nha-casa-nha-bairro-67ebf2e3b453563eb1f16934" data-slate-id="8XZZHdC-gB" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><u data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-underline" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(17, 85, 204)" data-slate-underline="true" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">Nha Casa Nha Bairro</span></em></u></span></span></a><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent" data-slate-background-color="transparent" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true"> (2025), </span></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-background-color="rgb(255, 255, 255)" data-slate-color="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span data-slate-string="true">tem estreia marcada no Teatro Armando Cortez - Casa do Artista, nos dias 14 e 15 de novembro. </span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>

Estreia da peça "Somos Todas Baba Yaga", da Sociedade das Primas 

Margarida Alves

<div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true">(available soon)</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div>

Caos com Carinho, by Mariana Malheiro

<div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p slate-align-justify m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative;text-align:justify" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-align="justify" data-slate-id="rGQCqkPMOy" data-block-id="rGQCqkPMOy"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true">Num espaço povoado por livros, objectos, tecidos, flores, presenças partilhadas, a artista cria uma casa-mundo. </span></span></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div>

Caos com Carinho, de Mariana Malheiro

Frederico Vicente

<div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true">(available soon)</span></span></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div>

João Penalva in retrospect: the heteronomy of a singular artist

<div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative"><span data-slate-node="text" data-slate-leaf="true"><div class="slate-editor group/editor relative w-full cursor-text select-text overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-5px ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none placeholder:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:top-[auto_!important] [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:text-muted-foreground/80 [&_[data-slate-placeholder]]:!opacity-100 [&_strong]:font-bold" data-slate-editor="true" data-slate-node="value"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p m-0 px-0 py-1" data-slate-type="p" style="position:relative"><div data-slate-node="element" class="slate-p slate-align-justify m-0 px-0 py-1" style="position:relative;text-align:justify" data-slate-type="p" data-slate-text-indent="1" data-slate-align="justify" data-slate-id="C4l4iMM-OS" data-block-id="C4l4iMM-OS"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class=""><span data-slate-string="true"> João Penalva é um artista plural, e a sua primeira exposição individual na Galeria Francisco Fino apresenta-se como “uma retrospectiva de uma prática heterogénea”. Parece complexo, mas os oito trabalhos reunidos refletem essa diversidade. Segundo Penalva, uns são trabalhos recentes, outros são peças antigas, deixando ainda espaço para obras já vistas </span></span></span><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="" data-slate-italic="true"><em data-slate-leaf="true" class="slate-italic" data-slate-italic="true"><span data-slate-string="true">“(…) em Portugal há tanto tempo já que ninguém se lembra de os ver”. </span></em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div>