
TEATRO
MUNGANGA
PROGRAM
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Sat 19 Apr 2025, 15:30 – De Krakeling & Munganga presenteren: Lang Leve de Prinses 3+, by Jehee Vertelt
€ 11,00 -
Sat 19 Apr 2025, 20:00 – The Brazilian guitar, by Duo Atlantico
€ 16,00 -
CHILDREN
Sun 20 Apr 2025, 11:00 – ‘The Tropical Tulips’ – A Children’s Show Full of Music and Fun!
€ 11,00 -
Sun 20 Apr 2025 – 16:00 – Sounds from the North of Argentina – Santiago Arias & Friends in Concert
€ 17,00 -
Mon 21 Apr 2025, 20:00 – Milunes, tango milonga – DJ Valerie
€ 10,00 -
Wed 23 Apr 2025 – 18:00 – Círculo Workshop – Decolonial resistance, priestessing, chanting and women’s drumming 2025
€ 12,00 -
Thu 24 Apr 2025, 20:00 – Tribute to João Gilberto, by Antonio Villeroy
€ 15,00 -
MASTERCLASS
Thu 25 Apr 2025, 17:00-21:00 – King’s Day, a flavour of Brazilian Carnival in Amsterdam!
€ 20,00 -
CHILDREN
Sun 27 Apr 2025, 11:00 – In Family, concert by Antonio & Luisa
€ 11,00 -
Tue 29 Apr 2025, 10:30 – Lecture & workshop about De gitaren des doods, Elomar’s Opera by Henrique Gomide
€ 17,50 -
Tue 29 Apr 2025 – 18:00 – Círculo Workshop – Decolonial resistance, priestessing, chanting and women’s drumming 2025
€ 12,00 -
Thu 01 May 2025, 19:30 – De gitaren des doods, Elomar’s Opera by Apollo Ensemble
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Fri 02 May 2025, 20:00 – JUMP! by Elsa
€ 17,50 -
CHILDREN
Sun 04 May 2025, 11:00 – Son Huasteco, Mexican songs by Zorzal for children & family
€ 11,00 -
Sun 04 May 2025, 16:00 – Mehmet Polat Quartet
€ 15,00 -
Tue 06 May 2025 – 18:00 – Círculo Workshop – Decolonial resistance, priestessing, chanting and women’s drumming -2025
€ 12,00 -
Sat 10 May 2025, 20:00 – Jhon Douglas in Concert
€ 17,50 -
CHILDREN
Sun 11 May 2025, 11:00 – Jungle Dance Party with Jhon Douglas
€ 11,00 -
Sun 11 May 2025, 16:00 – AcQuaria Dance concert
€ 15,00 -
Tue 13 May 2025 – 18:00 – Círculo Workshop – Decolonial resistance, priestessing, chanting and women’s drumming 2025
€ 12,00 -
Thu 15 May 2025 – 19:00 – 22:00 – Círculo Oracle: Tarot Reading and divination ceromony
€ 12,00 -
Fri 16 May 2025, 20:00 – Mert Pekduraner Group
€ 17,50 -
Sat 17 May 2025 – 17:00 – 22:00 – Círculo Celebration: Brazilian Candomblé for Beginners – Ceremony, Talk, Music and food
€ 15,00 -
CHILDREN
Sun 18 May 2025, 11:00 – Klassiek, jazz, Japanese en Latijns Amerikaanse muziek by Chieko & Juliano
€ 11,00 -
Sun 18 May 2025, 16:00 – Brazilian music & beyond, by Chieko Duyvis & Juliano Abramovay
€ 15,00 -
Mon 19 May 2025, 20:00 – Milunes, tango milonga – DJ El Sordo
€ 10,00 -
Wed 21 May 2025, 20:00 – Roda de Choro Special Edition!
€ 15,00 -
Fri 23 May 2025, 20:00 – Walicho project & Friends
€ 15,00 -
CHILDREN
Sun 25 May 2025, 11:00 – PoppEnJazz, puppetry & live jazz music
€ 11,00 -
Sun 25 May 2025, 16:00 – Jazz Trio: Mariandoro, Berend van den Berg en Pablo de Haas
€ 17,50 -
Fri 30 May 2025, 20:00 – Back in Time, by Peter Kalb, El Periquín
€ 17,50 -
Sat 31 May 2025, 20:00 – Djaspora, a concert by Djâmen
€ 15,00 -
CHILDREN
Sun 01 Jun 2025, 11:00 – What’s harder: the violin or the piano? Funny classical music, by André & Stephanus
€ 11,00 -
Thu 05 Jun 2025, 20:00 – Heathen Apostles (LA) in concert
€ 17,50 -
CHILDREN
Sun 08 Jun 2025, 11:00 – Festa dos Caboclinhos, by Roda de Santo
€ 11,00 -
Thu 12 Jun 2025, 20:00 – Three Dots, music fusion
€ 15,00 -
Sat 14 Jun 2025, 20:00 – The ‘other’ Antonio Carlos Jobim, by Vitor Garbelotto & Anne Wolf
€ 16,00 -
CHILDREN
Sun 15 Jun 2025, 11:00 – Sambalelê do Curumim, by Camila Nobre & Vitor Garbelotto
€ 11,00 -
Fri 20 Jun 2025 – 20:00 – The New Conrad Miller Trio
€ 16,00 -
Sat 21 Jun 2025, 20:00 – _To Elis, With Love_ – A Tribute to Elis Regina
€ 17,50 -
Sun 22 Jun 2025, 16:00 – Roda Nós 3 no Samba, by Lilian Vieira, Ana Beck & Viviani Godoy
€ 16,00 -
Fri 27 Juni 2025 – 20:00 – Lida presents CHRONO BR, by Lilian Vieira & Daniel Montes
€ 17,50 -
Sat 05 Jul 2025, 20:00 – ‘Eu Quero é Mais Humanidade’ (I Want More Humanity), by Edvaldo Santana Trio
€ 17,00 -
Sun 07 Sep 2025, 16:00 – Horizonte, by Fito Morales Trio
€ 17,50 -
Sat 13 Sep 2025, 20:00 – Pulmão Aberto EP Launch, by Taïs Reganelli
€ 15,00 -
CHILDREN
Sun 14 Sep 2025, 11:00 – Carnaval van der Dieren – Familieconcert
€ 11,00 -
Sat 20 Sep 2025 – 20:00 – Tribute to the Great Composers of MPB, by BR3
€ 15,00 -
Sat 26 Sep 2025, 20:00 – Isa-Bel & Duo Atlântico presenteren album RECEITA
€ 17,50 -
Sat 27 Sep 2025 – 20:00 – Brazilian jazz fusion by Mind Priority
€ 15,00 -
Fri 17 Oct 2025, 20:00 – Mario Bakuna & Edmundo Carneiro present: Where Rio de Janeiro Meets Bahia
€ 17,50 -
Fri 24 Oct 2025, 20:00 – ROGÉRIO BICUDO: Presentation of the album “SOLO”
€ 17,00 -
Sat 08 Nov 2025, 20:00 – Ivan Laranjeiro Trio – Brazilian jazz
€ 17,50 -
Sat 15 Nov 2025, 20:00 – Minja Mijuskovic Quintet
€ 15,00 -
Sat 06 Dec 2025, 20:00 – Melodic art-rock by Anton Roolaart
€ 17,50
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.”
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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