The trials and adventures of a gruelling artist, trying to build an artistic career. You, That I Hold in My Senses is the journal of someone who loves music, theatre, and wants to be happy

19.4.08

My Life and a Fado*


My most recent project is, along with the fundraiser gala Nuno Catarino Live at Convento do Beato 05.10.2008, a new play about day-to-day life, and how absurd real life can be sometimes.


My Life and a Fado is about everyday stories told by Ms. Lavínia, a porter in Lisbon. Being for the first time in a casa de fado**, Ms. Lavínia is amazed by the several points in common she finds between fado* and life in general. So, she keeps interrupting the fado* singer (myself), to share her stories, the stories she knows from the building she Works at.

Though some of these stories might appear unbelievable at first glance, they are all true, and were all taken from newspapers and magazines from around the world.


Soon in a casa de fado** near you.


Fado: traditional music from Portugal
Casa de fado: restaurant where fado is played every night