Theatre & Dance

Dance, theatre, opera and circus - performance in São Paulo

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    23-26 May Making its debut on Broadway way back in 1964, Hello Dolly! is in that special category of musicals filed under 'enduring... More details
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    23-26 May London's hit West End production Thriller Live brings a high-octane, energy-filled take on the best of Michael Jackson's... More details
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    24-26 May Singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento is one of  the most famous names on the MPB circuit, known for adding a touch of jazz... More details
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    24-26 May This stage musical, adapted from MGM's 1939 special effects blockbuster, comes to Teatro Alfa, directed by the duo behind some... More details
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    Fri 31 May One of the pioneers of the emerging  regeneration of downtown São Paulo , the theatre company Cia. Pessoal do Faroeste... More details

Major theatres and concert halls

Teatro Bradesco

A mega theatre on the top floor of Shopping Bourbon

Teatro Alfa

The city's premier venue for dance and musicals

Theatro São Pedro

Opera is the star of this early 20th century theatre

Theatro Municipal

The repolished jewel of the city's theatre scene

Teatro Geo

The first major theatre in Pinheiros

Sala São Paulo

Louis XVI-style 1938 train station turned concert hall

Smaller theatres

O Lugar

A dance company HQ on Baixo Augusta

Teatro João Caetano

Named in honour of a pioneer of Brazilian theatre

Espaço Parlapatões

Base camp for a circus-influenced theatre troupe

Studio SP

The Vila Madalena music venue doubles as a theatre

Teatro Cacilda Becker

A recently renovated theatre in Lapa

Teatro Sérgio Cardoso

Top international dance

Cultural centre theatres

  • Galeria Olido
    Galeria Olido

    This downtown community hub houses a theatre as well as a library and cinema

  • Teatro do SESI
    Teatro do SESI

    A theatre in the Industry-funded cultural centre, SESI, on Avenida Paulista

  • Centro Cultural São Paulo
    Centro Cultural São Paulo

    The Espaço Cênico Ademar Guerra, named after a well-known theatre director, is inside the CCSP

  • Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil
    Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

    The CCBB houses a theatre as well as a cinema, bookshop, café and exhibition spaces

  • SESC Vila Mariana
    SESC Vila Mariana

    São Paulo has 16 SESCs, staging all manner of cultural activities. Vila Mariana has a strong theatrical line-up

Performance features and interviews

  • Gerald Thomas
    Gerald Thomas

    We caught up with the avant-garde theatre director, in town in July 2011 with his off-the-wall production, Gargolios

  • Semana de Arte Moderna de '22
    Semana de Arte Moderna de '22

    In February 2012 the Theatro Municipal staged a homage to a legendary week in São Paulo’s artistic past

  • Theatro Municipal
    Theatro Municipal

    In 2011 the city celebrated 100 years of the newly-renovated 'Municipal'

  • The best of burlesque
    The best of burlesque

    Meet the movers and shakers of São Paulo's burlesque scene


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