The Teatro Rivoli, owned by the Porto City Council, is one of the two poles of the Municipal Theatre of Porto (the other pole is the Municipal Theatre Campo Alegre). It is located at Praça D. João I and presents an own and regular programming, directed by Tiago Guedes and under the umbrella of the Department of Culture of the municipality.
If we go back in the history of this theater, we can say that in the 1970s, the image of the theater suffered a setback, caused by a bad financial situation. Teatro Rivoli began to deteriorate, with obsolete equipment and without regular schedule or own target public. At that time, the Porto City Council decided to buy the structure in order to return it to the city and its inhabitants. In 1992, the Theater closed for a complete refurbishment with a project of the architect Pedro Ramalho.
The existing area of 6.000 m² was expanded to more than 11.000m², creating a secondary auditorium, a Cafe-concert, one Rehearsal Room and one Foyer of Artists, as well as spaces for Administrative Services and Technical Services.
In October of 1997, Teatro Rivoli reopened its doors. In 2014, the Department of Culture of the Porto City Council definitely took the destiny of the Municipal Theatre (Rivoli and Campo Alegre). For the first time conceived in its entirety by the new artistic direction, the proposal of Teatro Rivoli opens to multiple arts, with emphasis on dance, but with space for performance, theater, cinema, thought, music, literature, exhibitions, workshops, artist residencies, puppetry and new circus.
How to get to Teatro Rivoli?
By Metro: The nearest Metro stations to Teatro Rivoli are the Metro stations with the name ‘Trindade’ or ‘Aliados’. To go to the Metro Station ‘Trindade’ you can take any of the lines of the Metro. To go to the Metro Station ‘Aliados’ you can take the line D. For more information: http://www.metrodoporto.pt
By Bus: Nearest to Teatro Rivoli, there is a bus stop called ‘PR.D.JOÃO I’. This bus stop is served by the following bus lines: 200, 207, 300, 302, 305, 400, 801, 904, 905, 22, 11. If you do not have a metro or bus ticket (‘Andante’ or ‘Passe’), you can purchase one on board. For more information: http://www.stcp.pt | http://www.itinerarium.net
