TEATRO
MUNGANGA
PROGRAM
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Fri 08 Nov 2024, 20:00 – IRÊ music concert, by Dandara Modesto and Juninho Ibituruna
€ 15,00 -
Sat 09 Nov 2024, 20:00 – Classy Vocal Jazz Night, Songs of Sinatra, Ella Louis, Nat King Cole & Sarah Vaughan
€ 15,00 -
Sun 10 Nov 2024, 11:00 – A Latin Fiesta for Children and Families by Trio Galantes
€ 9,00 -
Thu 14 Nov 2024, 20:00 – Terceira margem / Derde oever theaterplay by Carlos Lagoeiro
€ 15,00 -
Fri 15 Nov 2024, 20:00 – Karlijn Langendijk & Sophie Chasée in Concert
€ 16,00 -
Sat 16 Nov 2024, 20:00 – Grande Sertão: Gonzaga, by Carol Andrade and Alex Maia
€ 16,00 -
Sun 17 Nov 2024, 11:00 – The color of the Sound – Brazilian Popular Music by Carol Andrade e Alex Maia
€ 9,00 -
Wed 20 Nov 2024, 20:00 – Roda de Choro, by Elizabeth Fadel, Daniel Montes & Guests
€ 15,00 -
Thu 21 Nov 2024, 20:00 – Micheal Murray’s Colourfield
€ 15,00 -
Sun 24 Nov 2024, 11:00 – Afrikaanse rythmes met Ibou Ndong
€ 9,00 -
Sun 24 Nov 2024, 16:00 – Samba Roots
€ 15,00 -
Fri 29 Nov 2024, 20:00 – Kora Music by Prince Moussa Cissokho & Friends
€ 17,50 -
Sat 30 Nov 2024, 15:30 – De Krakeling & Munganga presenteren: De keos van Kees, 6+, door TG. AAA
€ 11,00 -
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:00 – Lida presents CHRONO BR, by Mariana Elsas & Daniel Montes. 100 years of MPB
€ 15,00 -
Sun 01 Dec 2024, 11:00 – Tico no Fubá Brazilian Music by Daniel Montes & Angelo Ursini
€ 9,00 -
Sat 07 Dec 2024, 20:00 – Melodic art-rock by Anton Roolaart
€ 15,00 -
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 11:00 – The Beatles for all! by Joelle, François & Floris
€ 9,00 -
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 16:00 – Modern Brazilian Choro music by Duo Angeleas & Marinho
€ 15,00 -
Thu 12 Dec 2024, 20:00 – Terceira margem / Derde oever theaterplay by Carlos Lagoeiro
€ 15,00 -
Sat 14 Dec 2024 – 20:00 – Tribute to the Great Composers of MPB, by BR3
€ 15,00 -
Sun 15 Dec 2024, 11:00 – Fado & Portuguese music by FADOpelos2
€ 9,00 -
Zo 15 Dec 2024 – 16:00 Tango Orkest Amsterdam
€ 16,00 -
Wed 18 Dec 2024, 20:00 – Roda de Choro, by Elizabeth Fadel, Daniel Montes & Guests
€ 15,00 -
Sat 21 Dec 2024 – 20:00 – Viver e Viver by FADOpelos2
€ 15,00 -
Sun 22 Dec 2024, 11:00 – A musical Christmas journey – Piano Kinderconcert by Beth Fadel
€ 10,00 -
Sun 22 Dec 2024, 16:00 – Samba Roots
€ 15,00 -
Sun 12 Jan 2025, 11:00 – Acro-cordion – Acrobatiek & Accordeon, by Fiora & Stephen
€ 11,00 -
Sun 12 Jan 2025 – 16:00 – Brasileira, by Gabriela Pimentel
€ 15,00 -
Sun 19 Jan 2025, 11:00 – Carnaval van de Dieren – Familieconcert
€ 11,00 -
Sun 26 Jan 2024, 11:00 – ‘The Tropical Tulips’ – A Children’s Show Full of Music and Fun!
€ 11,00 -
Thu 13 Feb 2025, 20:00 – Coimbra Fado, by Fado Ao Centro
€ 17,50 -
Sun 16 Feb 2025, 16:00 – Laroo/Byrd Funky4 – Jazzy Dance Sunday
€ 17,00
RENT OUR SPACE
A theatre hall and workspace
Teatro Munganga is the theater hall of Munganga: a multidisciplinary forum for artists and art lovers. This monumental building – the former horse tram depot on the Schinkelhavenstraat – is located a few meters from the entrance to the Vondelpark, on the Amstelveenseweg.
With a capacity for 60 people it’s a cozy space for all sorts of activities: concerts, theatre performances, parties, lectures and much more. Do you want to know more?
MUNGANGA
HOUSE OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS
Claudia Maoli and Carlos Lagoeiro
Artistic Directors
TEATRO
MUNGANGA
From Brazil originating theater group
From Brazil originating theater group Munganga (pronounced: moen-gang-gaa) is a Brazilian word, derived from Mganga, a tribe in Africa. The priests of this tribe make great and exuberant gestures during their rituals. Their way of communicating consists of expressive faces, grimaces and dancing.
Since its founding in 1987, Teatro Munganga has given the visual language a major role in its performances. By mixing and combining theatre with music, dance and puppetry, the theater group wants to show the poetry of life. The miracle of the everyday. Theatre group Munganga deals with universal themes, in which different cultures and their contrasts form the most important guideline in the projects.
“During our 30-year existence we have create performances with a critical view of society and as artists we are aware of our influence in the world. Our involvement with people regardless of their social class or origin extends beyond the theatre stage. In addition to performing in theaters, we also develop projects for schools, retirement homes, asylum seekers’ centers, psychiatric institutions and other non-conventional stages. In June 2013, we launched ‘Busganga’ (the theater on wheels) and in June 2014 we opened the doors of CASA Munganga; a charming and cozy theatre in the southern part of Amsterdam. Besides presenting the theatre’s own performances, we share a stage with other artists, activists and dreamers. A new phase.”
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
MUNGANGA DOCUMENTARY
The documentary MUNGANGA (2022) shows the theatre’s significance as a site of crisis and regeneration, memory and heritage, community solidarity and growth, and a key venue for independent, night-time culture in Amsterdam. It charts the journey of this important reference for bridging diverse cultures and communities in the city. The production is an output of the HERA https://heranet.info/projects/public-spaces-culture-and-integration-in-europe/night-spaces-migration-culture-and-integration-in-europe
funded transdiciplinary collaborative research project Night Spaces: migration, culture and IntegraTion in Europe
(NITE) https://www.nightspace.net/. This project aimed to answer how night spaces are imagined, produced, experienced, and narrated by migrant communities in Europe.
MUNGANGA (2022) tells the story of Amsterdam theatre MUNGANGA, founded in 1987 by Brazilian actors and artistic directors Cláudia Maoli and Carlos Lagoeiro.
MUNGANGA is a Brazilian word of African origin that means communicating through exuberant gestures, expressive faces, grimaces, and dance. The name captures the vision of MUNGANGA, which combines theatre with music, dance and puppetry. In the 90s and ’00s, MUNGANGA theatre company enjoyed government support and created, produced, and presented around 115 shows a year for children and youth, often with elements of social critique and influences from Brazilian literature and culture.
Following the 2008 financial crisis and its impact on the cultural sector, Carlos and Claudia had to seek alternatives to their artistic journey. In 2014, they turned their rehearsal space into a theatre venue, housed in an old horse-drawn tram station in South Amsterdam that had been occupied by the squatter movement. MUNGANGA is a charming and cosy theatre where Carlos and Claudia share the stage with other artists, activists, and dreamers. A welcoming space where multiple diasporic and migrant narratives meet in concerts and plays, lectures and debates, performances, and interventions.
Credits:
21 min – color – Spoken languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English and Dutch – Subtitles: English
Directed by Francianne dos Santos Velho
Co-created by Carlos Lagoeiro, Cláudia Maoli and Sara Brandellero
Cinematography and Editing Thiemi Higashi and Malín van Weerdenburg
TEMPO
DE CELEBRAR CLARICE
TEMPO DE CELEBRAR CLARICE.
Twee dagen evenement op 10 en 11 dezember 2020. Met lezingen, concerten en Dramatisch voorlezen.
Homenagem ao centenário de nascimento da fascinante escritora brasileira Clarice Lispector (10/12/1920). Hommage aan de fascinerende Braziliaanse schrijver Clarice Lispector. 10 December zou ze 100 jaar oud zijn (10/12/1920).
Afbeelding: Studio Harcourt/Acervo Clarice Lispector/Instituto Moreira Salles.
Klik hier voor de videos.
CONTACT
Contact us at:
Schinkelhavenstraat 27 hs
1075 VP Amsterdam
E-mail: info@munganga.nl
DESIGNED BY KAREN HOFSTETTER