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António Lagarto
António Lagarto Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique, GOIH is a Portuguese theatrical scenery, set and costume designer and artist. Biography Lagarto lived in London through the seventies and eighties, having graduated at St. Martin's School of Art (sculpture) and the Royal College of Art (environmental media). He developed his activity between London, Lisbon and Paris. He was director of Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Lisbon's national theatre) in 2005 and 2006, after being deputy director from 1989–1993. He was director of Festival Internacional de Teatro – FIT (Lisbon's International Theatre Festival) (1991–1995). Since 2007 he is in charge of the department of set and costume design at Lisbon's Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (theatre and cinema school). Lagarto started his career in performance art and environmentalism, environment / installation art, installations. His work has spanned from installations to photography, film, illustration, graphics and interior design. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordem Do Infante Dom Henrique
The Order of Prince Henry ( pt, Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique) is a Portuguese order of knighthood created on 2 June 1960, to commemorate the quincentenary of the death of the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator, one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery. Minor reforms of the constitution of the Order occurred in 1962 and 1980. It is a five-tier order, whose titles are awarded for relevant services to Portugal and for services in the expansion of the Culture of Portugal, Portuguese culture, its History of Portugal, history and its values (with a particular focus on its maritime history). The number of members in each grade is restricted by its constitution, and titles are conferred by special decree by the Grand Master of the Order, i.e., the President of Portugal. Grades The order includes several classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are: * Grand Collar (''Grande-Colar'' – GColIH) * Grand Cross (''Grã-Cruz'' – GCIH) * Grand Officer (''Grande-Ofi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
