João Brites (born 1947 in
Torres Novas), is a
Portuguese theatre director and artist.
He founded the
Teatro O Bando in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
in 1974 and as served as its director since. He is also a professor of the School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon.
Brites is also an artist and set designer and he attended courses in painting and engraving at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuals - La Cambre.
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuels - La Cambre
He has held various art exhibitions in the galleries and museums in Portugal and has also published many articles on theater arts and the creative process of theatre, developing a practical in-theoretical discourse about acting.
He was appointed a Commander of the Ordem do Mérito
The Order of Merit ( pt, Ordem do Mérito) is a Portuguese Honorific Order of civil merit intended to award those responsible for meritorious acts or services performed in the exercise of any functions, both in the public and the private sphere, w ...
in 1999.
References
Portuguese theatre directors
Portuguese artists
1947 births
Living people
People from Torres Novas
Order of Merit (Portugal)
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