Auto da Casa (2026)

A square crowns a theatre whose name claims a nation, its façade a mirror of a country’s past. But whose nation? This journey unravels the competing tales woven around D. Maria II National Theatre—each regime shaping its mission to broadcast its own ideology. Yet it also tells of those who resisted, clashed with the institution, and eventually became woven into its fabric. How can you inherit these layered histories, even if you’ve never crossed its threshold?