RICARDO NEVES-NEVES
Biography
Ricardo Neves-Neves (Quarteira, 1985), has a degree in Theater-Actors by the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema and he is a Specialist in Theater Studies by the Faculdade de Letras, in Lisbon. Attends the Obrador d’Estíu-Dramaturgia (Barcelona), under orientation of Simon Stephens.
He's the artistic director of the Teatro do Eléctrico, where he writes and directs.
He also directed works by Adília Lopes, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Gil Vicente, Ana Lázaro, Guilherme Gomes, William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Edward Albee, Karl Valentin, Copi, Spiro Scimone, Charles Dickens, Martin Crimp, Robert Icke, Ivan Calbérac, Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière, Gilles Dyrek, Sue Fabisch, Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice / Andrew Lippa, J.J. Rousseau, W.A. Mozart, Gervásio Lobato, Augusto Machado, Pedro Mexia and Nuno Côrte-Real.
His plays were directed by Mónica Garnel, Sandra Faleiro, Ana Lázaro, Paula Sousa, João André, Diogo Freitas, Joana Magalhães, Fábio Pinto and André Albuquerque.
He is the author and co-director of Floating Island with Cheng‑Ting Chen and Yi‑Ting Hung, co-produced by Théâtre de la Ville (Paris, France) and Taipei Arts Festival (Taipei, Taiwan).
He has published works with the following publishers: Artistas Unidos / Cotovia / Snob, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II / Bicho do Mato, Companhia das Ilhas, Edições Húmus and Teatro da Terra. The plays have been translated into English, French, Catalan and Chinese.
He taught the subject of Interpretation at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, at ACT – Escola de Actores and Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais.
He also collaborated with Força de Produção, Artistas Unidos, Teatro da Trindade, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Academia Portuguesa de Artes Musicais, Égide, Movimento Patrimonial pela Música Portuguesa, Primeiros Sintomas, Teatro da Terra, Temporada Darcos, Bandevelugo, Teatroesfera, Teatro Meridional, Centro de Estudos de Teatro, Coffeepaste, Casa Conveniente, Teatro dos Aloés, Comédias do Minho, Revista Gerador, Cassefaz, Teatro O Bando and Procur.Arte.
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Projects and Collaborations
AWARDS / NOMINATIONS:
2015 | Revelation Award in the Theater Category from the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian / Prémios Novos 2015;
2015 | Entraria nesta sala..., by Ricardo Neves-Neves and directed by Sandra Faleiro – Best Theater Show of the Year's list;
2016 | Herói Gerador Award – Revista Gerador;
2018 | The Swimming Pool Party, by Ricardo Neves-Neves – Best Shows of the Year's list – Time Out Lisboa;
2019 | The Swimming Pool Party, by Ricardo Neves-Neves and directed by Mónica Garnel - Author Award Ceremony – Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores – Nomination for Best Portuguese Staged Play, Ricardo Neves-Neves;
2019 | The Swimming Pool Party, by Ricardo Neves-Neves, - ASEFA Nominations (2019 Theater Awards, relating to 2018) – Best Portuguese Play;
2019 | Rotary Clube de Loulé – Recognition Award for Professional of the Rotary Year 2019/2020;
2021 | A Reconquista de Olivenza, by Ricardo Neves-Neves, Portuguese Society of Authors - PRÉMIO AUTORES 2021, winner of the best represented Portuguese Text, Ricardo Neves-Neves.
Textos
He has published works with the following publishers: Artistas Unidos / Cotovia / Snob, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II / Bicho do Mato, Companhia das Ilhas, Edições Húmus and Teatro da Terra. The plays have been translated into English, French, Catalan and Chinese.
A Porta Fechou-se e a Casa Era Pequena, by Ricardo Neves-Neves (Companhia das Ilhas, 2013);
Mary Poppins, a mulher que salvou o mundo e outras peças, by Ricardo Neves-Neves (Artistas Unidos/Cotovia, 2014);
Entraria nesta sala..., by Ricardo Neves-Neves (TNDM II, 2015);
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, a new version by Ricardo Neves-Neves (Teatro da Terra, 2015);
A Batalha de Não sei Quê e outros textos, by Ricardo Neves-Neves (Artistas Unidos/Cotovia, 2017);
A Freguesia, by Ricardo Neves-Neves (C. M. de Loulé, 2017);
Banda Sonora/ The Swimming Pool Party, by Ricardo Neves-Neves (Artistas Unidos/Cotovia, 2020);
Author of the play A Ponte do Barão in the collection Cartografia da Dramaturgia Portuguesa (Edições Húmus, 2021);
A Reconquista de Olivenza, by Ricardo Neves-Neves (Artistas Unidos / Snob, 2022);
O Livro de Pantagruel / Maria da Fonte, by Ricardo Neves-Neves (Artistas Unidos / Snob, 2024);
Author of Um Dia Normal in the collection Cartografia da Dramaturgia Portuguesa - Sub 20 Peças Curtas (Edições Húmus, 2024).