5º edition of National Meeting of Academic Theatre

The National Meeting of University Theatre (ENTU) is back to Faro in Lethes Theatre. Between 27 and 30 March will be shared the best there is in the current landscape

Sin-Cera is organizing the fifth edition of ENTU (National Meeting of Academic Theatre), an event that aims to promote the sharing of experiences and discover new ways  of artistic expression and movement, put the city of Faro on the map of the theatre festivals, promote Art Education in the young generation, create fruitful partnerships with other groups of academic theatre, intervene in matters of training and awareness of the audience and show people the work we have been doing while representing the University of the Algarve.

Now in its 5^th edition, ENTU had the privilege of having the participation of some famous academic theatre groups such as GRETUA, TUM, TEUC, Cénico de Direito, CITAC, TUTRA, TA, GTL, NNT, LTA and TUP.

The first edition of ENTU (1993) was promoted by José Louro, a renowned teacher and educator who was also the founder of Sin-Cera. It was this prestigious man of theatre who stimulated the group in the nineties, a decade marked by performances of great quality, four ENTU editions and the participation in major national academic theatre meetings, such as ACTUS, FATAL and the Academic Theatre Festival of Beira Interior.

The National Meeting of Academic Theatre, ENTU, was a milestone in the life of Sin-Cera for its innovation, reinvention and sharing of new ways of scenic art.

We intend to organize the fifth edition of ENTU in March 2014. The event will be held for four days (from 27^th to 30^th) in the magnificent Lethes Theatre.

The meeting will put on stage three plays from three remarkable academic theatre groups: TEUC (Students Theatre Group of the University of Coimbra) , TUP (Academic Theatre of Porto) and Sin-Cera (Theatre Group of the University of the Algarve) .

To make this Project real we have the contribution and partnership of important entities such as ACTA (Algarve’s Theatre Company) and the Regional Directorate of Culture in the Algarve.

There are also some well known important people who are willing to cooperate in this event. It’s worth mentioning Rui Cabrita, the director of the play presented by Sin-Cera, the well known actor and director Luis Vicente (ACTA), the director Pedro Monteiro and the actor Pedro Pinto, among others who are not yet confirmed

Thus, with a renewed cast and bringing new projects on stage the Academic Theatre Group Sin-Cera hopes to succeed in this event, meeting the audience expectations and continuing to promote the national and regional culture. 

About the author

Established in 1990, Sin-Cera, the Theatre Group of the University of the Algarve, is a singular, remarkable entity in the south of Portugal.

The group has been creating a platform for different cultural and training projects whith great interest to the Algarve region. Since it’s creation the group has maintained a regular and continuous activity on theatre training, production and dissemination.

For several years, Sin-Cera was the only university theater company in an area of 200 km, for a population of about 1 million people. Since its foundation it has provided training in performing arts for thousands of students and has succeeded to reach an audience of thousands of spectators. Sin-Cera took part in the birth and growth of several artists and theatre companies such as Al-Mashra, ArQuente and ACTA

Given it's nature and the ongoing succession of new student’s generations it is inevitable to continue the artistic training within the group, attracting new members in order to continue its cultural activities.

Sin-Cera has been taking part in major national academic theatre meetings such as BUC and ACTUS (in Coimbra), FATAL (in Lisbon), FTUBI (in Covilhã) and FETA (in Porto).

Since it's beginning Sin-Cera has been developing a “Theatre Initiation Course” addressed to the academic community and led by professional trainers such as Pedro Wilson, Andrzej Kowalski, Pedro Ramos, Francisco Campos, Pedro Pires Pinto, Rui Cabrita and Pedro Monteiro.

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• Documento detalhado sobre o festival

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