BATS IN THE CASTLE

Accompanied by a biologist, take a night-time walk through the castle and, with the help of an ultrasound detector, discover, observe and identify the various species of bats that live here, such as the European free-tailed bat, the common pipistrelle, the Daubenton’s bat and the serotine bat. Learn about the extraordinarily important role that bats play in the functioning of ecosystems, demystifying myths and legends that still today are cloaked in mystery.

AFTER HOURS | BATS IN THE CASTLE
JUNE, JULY, AUG & SEPT | SATURDAYS
20:30 | OVER 5s | Normal Ticket €10 | Family Ticket (4 people including at least one child) €20 | Group Ticket (for 15 people or over) €5 per person
ADVANCE BOOKING | info@castelodesaojorge.pt | +351 218 800 620
BIOTA

LIS MATER

MATER came about when Amalgama Companhia de Dança was asked to create something specifically for the Castelo de S. Jorge, a unique and emblematic place in our city. A place which conjures up a sense of the cradle, roots, memories, rock, courage. MATER therefore combines three essential stimuli at the heart of its construction:

“Conquest” (the primordial urge/not the urge to conquer another, but to conquer myself, to let my essence be reborn, to become another in the best of myself, the dream, the ideal, the mission)

“Sword” (Saint George, the warrior angel knight, who removes obstacles and protects us from them, the courage to fulfil his own mission, the backbone and elevation, the key that opens doors, or the cross/blazing, the alchemical and initiatic, knowing the law of the sword and love)

“Origin” (the source, ancestral, physical, but also the memory, the first place, Mater the great symbolic mother, the ability to give birth, to give shape, the raw material which sublimates in the mission and materialises in form, outside and within each of us, materialising the ideal, the dream, the pulse of the invincible foundation, Love)

To Lis we associate the mother source, the symbolic origin of Lisbon associated with the castle and everything it encapsulates, the great construction, the architectural endeavour, the home, the structure, protection, foundation, elevation, the root and symbolic identity of a city and people-nation.

It was also in this Castle that the city began, that she was fought for, that erroneous killing took place in the name of delusion and power, but those are not the stimuli which touch us, or where creation is nurtured.

Every true symbol always encapsulates a plurality of meanings that, far from precluding or contradicting each other, are harmonious and complementary.

We don’t intend to tell stories, but rather to work on the symbol (a primary essence) and to honour the Origin with an open outlook, through dance, music and song.

As such, this alchemy of creation arising from a poetic and symbolic vision, seeks (in the synthesis of the three stimuli, the mother source and self-conquest) a true connection with others and the world, the conqueror of the Fifth Empire, the marriage of strength and beauty, the reborn ideal of Love.

This site-specific show will be performed and was co-created by a group of Amálgama dancers featuring musicians and singers. This production is based on hearing the space and its stimuli, drawing on its natural resources and the scenic encounters which give it shape between bodies and rocks. It unfolds as a journey and an invitation to the audience to join them on it.

Bodies on the stone, movements, installations, ritual dances, meetings, challenges…

The Warrior and his symbol synthesise, in some way, the two aspects of “Everything” in its “Total” meaning. Madame Blavatsky

Or as Saramago would say … “…the history of the past, that time which is all time” …

Conquer me, surround me, deepen yourself in me!

Risoleta Pinto Pedro

SATURDAYS AT THE CASTLE | LIS MATER
29 JUNE | 6, 13, 20 & 27 JULY | 19:00
all ages | Castelo de S. Jorge ticket

created and performed by COLECTIVO AMALGAMA
costumes ESCOLA DE MODA DE LISBOA
artistic director SANDRA BATTAGLIA
texts by RISOLETA PINTO PEDRO
with the special participation of MÚSICOS E CANTORES

AMÁLGAMA COMPANHIA DE DANÇA

dance

DANCES AND MUSIC IN THE PALACE – 15th CENTURY

15th CENTURY
16 JUN | 21 JUL | 18 AUG
The 15th century was a period of formation and consolidation of the Portuguese language, with Fernão Lopes and Sá de Miranda in the limelight and the troubadour tradition in the background. Slowly, the language frees itself from Latin; official documents cease to be produced in the language of Virgil and Ovid and instead are written and read aloud in the Portuguese from the days of the caravels.

Poetry, its most exquisite vehicle.

At the same time, dance increasingly asserts itself, arising from the eternal popular tradition and the flourishing culture of the court. The union of the two (voice and body) was inevitable.

Here, then, is the word and dance of the 15th century accompanied by instruments including the sackbut, the shawm/bagpipes and percussion.

FAMILY SUNDAYS | DANCES AND MUSIC IN THE PALACE
POETRY AND DANCE – 15th to the 17th Centuries
Voice and body. Sound and movement.
11:00 | Over 5s | Castelo S. Jorge ticket
DANCES WITH HISTORY ASSOCIATION & DOLCIMELLO

In the beginning was the word. Then came the body. And the gesture. And that’s how dancing was invented. That which nature has joined cannot be separated. The Dances with History Association and the Early Music group IL DOLCIMELO are bringing a set of historical dances to the Castelo de São Jorge based on the best of Portuguese literature from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries…

LIS MATER

MATER came about when Amalgama Companhia de Dança was asked to create something specifically for the Castelo de S. Jorge, a unique and emblematic place in our city. A place which conjures up a sense of the cradle, roots, memories, rock, courage. MATER therefore combines three essential stimuli at the heart of its construction:

“Conquest” (the primordial urge/not the urge to conquer another, but to conquer myself, to let my essence be reborn, to become another in the best of myself, the dream, the ideal, the mission)

“Sword” (Saint George, the warrior angel knight, who removes obstacles and protects us from them, the courage to fulfil his own mission, the backbone and elevation, the key that opens doors, or the cross/blazing, the alchemical and initiatic, knowing the law of the sword and love)

“Origin” (the source, ancestral, physical, but also the memory, the first place, Mater the great symbolic mother, the ability to give birth, to give shape, the raw material which sublimates in the mission and materialises in form, outside and within each of us, materialising the ideal, the dream, the pulse of the invincible foundation, Love)

To Lis we associate the mother source, the symbolic origin of Lisbon associated with the castle and everything it encapsulates, the great construction, the architectural endeavour, the home, the structure, protection, foundation, elevation, the root and symbolic identity of a city and people-nation.

It was also in this Castle that the city began, that she was fought for, that erroneous killing took place in the name of delusion and power, but those are not the stimuli which touch us, or where creation is nurtured.

Every true symbol always encapsulates a plurality of meanings that, far from precluding or contradicting each other, are harmonious and complementary.

We don’t intend to tell stories, but rather to work on the symbol (a primary essence) and to honour the Origin with an open outlook, through dance, music and song.

As such, this alchemy of creation arising from a poetic and symbolic vision, seeks (in the synthesis of the three stimuli, the mother source and self-conquest) a true connection with others and the world, the conqueror of the Fifth Empire, the marriage of strength and beauty, the reborn ideal of Love.

This site-specific show will be performed and was co-created by a group of Amálgama dancers featuring musicians and singers. This production is based on hearing the space and its stimuli, drawing on its natural resources and the scenic encounters which give it shape between bodies and rocks. It unfolds as a journey and an invitation to the audience to join them on it.

Bodies on the stone, movements, installations, ritual dances, meetings, challenges…

The Warrior and his symbol synthesise, in some way, the two aspects of “Everything” in its “Total” meaning. Madame Blavatsky

Or as Saramago would say … “…the history of the past, that time which is all time” …

Conquer me, surround me, deepen yourself in me!

Risoleta Pinto Pedro

SATURDAYS AT THE CASTLE | LIS MATER
29 JUNE | 6, 13, 20 & 27 JULY | 19:00
all ages | Castelo de S. Jorge ticket

created and performed by COLECTIVO AMALGAMA
costumes ESCOLA DE MODA DE LISBOA
artistic director SANDRA BATTAGLIA
texts by RISOLETA PINTO PEDRO
with the special participation of MÚSICOS E CANTORES

AMÁLGAMA COMPANHIA DE DANÇA

dance

THE CASTLE, THE ALCÁÇOVA (CITADEL) AND THE CONQUEST OF THE CITY

An exploration of the medieval castle and citadel and its relationship with the city itself. Focusing on the defensive structures of the medieval city of the 11th to 12th centuries, as well as the social, religious and economic situation of the time. This was the scene encountered by the Christian military contingent led by Afonso Henriques who, after a long siege of approximately four months, entered the city on 25 October 1147, hoisting the Christian standard aloft.

FAMILY SUNDAYS | FAMILY VISITS
THE CASTLE, THE ALCÁÇOVA (CITADEL) AND THE CONQUEST OF THE CITY
27 JAN | 24 FEB | 24 MAR | 28 APR | 26 MAY | 23 JUN | 28 JUL | 25 AUG | 22 SEPT | 27 OCT | 24 NOV | 22 DEC
11:00 | Over 6s | €3,50
ADVANCE BOOKING | info@castelodesaojorge.pt | +351 218 800 620
CASTELO DE S. JORGE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE

ACROBACIAS, FARRAS E FOLIAS

On summer evenings, groups of boys and girls, with young vigorous bodies, will fill the squares and run the streets with their games and dances, silliness and noise. They enjoy defying order, provoking neighbours, jumping walls, climbing up windows and running across roofs, as those who want to fly, go further. They steal from chicken coops and orchards and take white, lacy clothes from clothes lines, they disguise themselves, they overcome, they challenge themselves.

There’ll be silly games, shows of strength, demonstrations of courage, grace and agility, dances and games that recall coming-of-age or mating rituals.

‘Acrobacias, Farras e Folias’ is a circus show (acrobatics, manipulation of objects and balancing) that develops into an acrobatic dance, which swings between Apollo (god of beauty, reason, clarity and order) and Dionysius (god of adventure, music, fantasy and disorder).

A show inspired by the “Danças de Lucta”, a carnival performance (present in Lisbon until the first quarter of the 20th century), created by groups, youths from Lisbon’s best neighbourhoods (Alfama, Mouraria and Bica), for an annual competition (probably a direct ancestor of the current Popular Parades).

SATURDAYS AT THE CASTLE | ACROBACIAS, FARRAS E FOLIAS (CIRCUS SHOW)
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 AUGUST | 19:00
all ages | Castelo de S. Jorge ticket

CHAPITÔ

performing arts

BEFORE THE CASTLE

Discover all the history and archaeology of the periods before the construction of the castle: the cultures that arrived in the city of Lisbon between the 8th and 3rd centuries B.C. and the impact that they had on trade, urbanism and the material culture of the period. Learn about the physical remains left by the arrival of the Roman Republican Army in the 2nd century B.C. and how their presence would later transform Lisbon into an imperial Roman city until the arrival of the Visigoths in the 5th century.

FAMILY SUNDAYS | FAMILY VISITS
BEFORE THE CASTLE
6 JAN | 3 FEB | 3 MAR | 7 APR | 5 MAY | 2 JUN | 7 JUL | 4 AUG | 1 SEPT | 6 OCT | 3 NOV | 1 DEC
11:00 | Over 6s | €3,50
ADVANCE BOOKING | info@castelodesaojorge.pt | +351 218 800 620
CASTELO DE S. JORGE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE

ACROBACIAS, FARRAS E FOLIAS

On summer evenings, groups of boys and girls, with young vigorous bodies, will fill the squares and run the streets with their games and dances, silliness and noise. They enjoy defying order, provoking neighbours, jumping walls, climbing up windows and running across roofs, as those who want to fly, go further. They steal from chicken coops and orchards and take white, lacy clothes from clothes lines, they disguise themselves, they overcome, they challenge themselves.

There’ll be silly games, shows of strength, demonstrations of courage, grace and agility, dances and games that recall coming-of-age or mating rituals.

‘Acrobacias, Farras e Folias’ is a circus show (acrobatics, manipulation of objects and balancing) that develops into an acrobatic dance, which swings between Apollo (god of beauty, reason, clarity and order) and Dionysius (god of adventure, music, fantasy and disorder).

A show inspired by the “Danças de Lucta”, a carnival performance (present in Lisbon until the first quarter of the 20th century), created by groups, youths from Lisbon’s best neighbourhoods (Alfama, Mouraria and Bica), for an annual competition (probably a direct ancestor of the current Popular Parades).

SATURDAYS AT THE CASTLE | ACROBACIAS, FARRAS E FOLIAS (CIRCUS SHOW)
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 AUGUST | 19:00
all ages | Castelo de S. Jorge ticket

CHAPITÔ

performing arts

RELIGIOUS MILITARY ORDERS

Religious military orders are an integral part of both national history and the collective imagination of a large part of the public. This programme aims to promote a deeper knowledge of these orders, demystifying their history at the same time as accurately revealing the various types of “uniforms”, armour and forms of combat they used.

Therefore we’ve decided to divide this programme into four, following the birth, development and sometimes the extinction of some of the most important military religious orders in Portugal:

Order of the Hospital – 12th to 15th/16th centuries
Knights Templar – 12th to 14th centuries
Order of Aviz – 13th(?) to 16th centuries
Order of Christ – 14th to 16th centuries

The programmes will be divided chronologically from the 12th to the 16th centuries, covering the development of the order and their role in Portuguese nationality.

FAMILY SUNDAYS | ARTS OF WARFARE
RELIGIOUS MILITARY ORDERS
12 MAY | 9 JUNE | 14 JUL | 11 AUG
11:00 | Over 5s | Castelo S. Jorge ticket
OFÍCIO BÉLICO

ACROBACIAS, FARRAS E FOLIAS

On summer evenings, groups of boys and girls, with young vigorous bodies, will fill the squares and run the streets with their games and dances, silliness and noise. They enjoy defying order, provoking neighbours, jumping walls, climbing up windows and running across roofs, as those who want to fly, go further. They steal from chicken coops and orchards and take white, lacy clothes from clothes lines, they disguise themselves, they overcome, they challenge themselves.

There’ll be silly games, shows of strength, demonstrations of courage, grace and agility, dances and games that recall coming-of-age or mating rituals.

‘Acrobacias, Farras e Folias’ is a circus show (acrobatics, manipulation of objects and balancing) that develops into an acrobatic dance, which swings between Apollo (god of beauty, reason, clarity and order) and Dionysius (god of adventure, music, fantasy and disorder).

A show inspired by the “Danças de Lucta”, a carnival performance (present in Lisbon until the first quarter of the 20th century), created by groups, youths from Lisbon’s best neighbourhoods (Alfama, Mouraria and Bica), for an annual competition (probably a direct ancestor of the current Popular Parades).

SATURDAYS AT THE CASTLE | ACROBACIAS, FARRAS E FOLIAS (CIRCUS SHOW)
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 AUGUST | 19:00
all ages | Castelo de S. Jorge ticket

CHAPITÔ

performing arts