In the Antiprincesas performance cycle Cláudia Gaiolas premieres two plays dedicated to Portuguese women who left a mark on history.. Leonor, Marquea de Alorna,’s childhood was marked by the public execution of her grand-parents, the marquis of Távora, accused of a supposed attack on king D. José’s life and the imprisonment of her whole family. At 8 years old she was then sent to the São Félix Convent in Chelas where she remained until her 26th birthday. There, Leonor kept a secret correspondence with her father who tried to educate her remotely. She became a celebrated writer and a woman who never let anyone dominate her, challenging political power and the Church in her quest for justice and freedom.

Festas de Lisboa
21 and 22 June
Venue to be announced