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| The theatre was the second theatre in Brazil, built in 1817. Two Portuguese merchants, Eleutério Lopes da Silva Varela and Estevão Gonçalves Braga, had the idea of building a theatre of proportions they had seen in Lisbon in 1815, during the Maranhão cotton boom.<ref name="Historia" /> It was built after the model of Italian theatres in horseshoe-shape with balconies,<ref name="Imirante" /> in ].<ref name="Historia" /> It was named Teatro da União.<ref name="Imirante" /> It seated 800 spectators, or 5% of the citizens at the time.<ref name="Historia" /> In 1852 it was named Teatro São Luiz,<ref name="Historia" /> and in 1922 renamed again, after the poet and playwright ] in 1922.<ref name="Imirante" /> | The theatre was the second theatre in Brazil, built in 1817. Two Portuguese merchants, Eleutério Lopes da Silva Varela and Estevão Gonçalves Braga, had the idea of building a theatre of proportions they had seen in Lisbon in 1815, during the Maranhão cotton boom.<ref name="Historia" /> It was built after the model of Italian theatres in horseshoe-shape with balconies,<ref name="Imirante" /> in ].<ref name="Historia" /> It was named Teatro da União.<ref name="Imirante" /> It seated 800 spectators, or 5% of the citizens at the time.<ref name="Historia" /> In 1852 it was named Teatro São Luiz,<ref name="Historia" /> and in 1922 renamed again, after the poet and playwright ] in 1922.<ref name="Imirante" /> | ||
| From 1940 and 1966 it served as a cinema. It was then abandoned and ended in ruins, with only the facade remaining. In 1989 it was demolished and rebuilt following the original plan. It seats 750 spectators on four levels. The theatre features a y a professional video system to record and broadcast shows.<ref name="Imirante" /><!-- | From 1940 and 1966 it served as a cinema. It was then abandoned and ended in ruins, with only the facade remaining. In 1989 it was demolished and rebuilt following the original plan. It seats 750 spectators on four levels. The theatre features a y a professional video system to record and broadcast shows.<ref name="Imirante" /><!-- == Estrutura == | ||
| A ideia da criação do teatro surgiu em 1815, por iniciativa de dois comerciantes ], Eleutério Lopes da Silva Varela e Estevão Gonçalves Braga. Essa era a plena época áurea do ], em que o Maranhão enriquecia com a exportação deste produto e a cidade necessitava de maior vida cultural. No projeto original, se estenderia até o ], mas foi reduzido por um veto da Igreja, que considerou a obra antirreligiosa.<ref name="Historia" /> | |||
| A construção começou em 1816 e no dia 1º de junho de 1817, após um ano de trabalho, foi inaugurado. Chamou-se inicialmente ''Teatro União'', em homenagem à criação do ] (1815), resultado da vinda da ] ao Brasil. Este era o quarto teatro da história de São Luís, mas destacava-se pelo conforto e tamanho, com uma capacidade para 756 espectadores. Seu ] era também uma novidade para a época. | |||
| Em 1852 passou a chamar-se ''Teatro São Luiz'' e, na década de 1920, ganhou o nome atual em homenagem ao grande ] maranhense ] (1855-1908). | |||
| Em 1854, o teatro serviria de berço para a atriz maranhense ] (1854–1937), filha de uma atriz portuguesa que entrou em trabalho de parto em pleno teatro, no Camarim n° 1. Ela se tornaria uma grande atriz, aos doze anos já encantando plateias com a peça "A Cigana de Paris". Foi homenageada com duas placas no Camarim nº 1, um busto em bronze, e seus restos mortais estão guardados no teatro. <ref>{{Citar web|url=http://www.cultura.ma.gov.br/taa/index.php?page=historia|titulo=Teatro Arthur Azevedo - TAA|acessodata=2018-12-21|obra=www.cultura.ma.gov.br}}</ref> | |||
| No século XX o segundo teatro mais antigo do Brasil foi descaracterizado e chegou a ser ]. Em 1989, quando apenas a fachada original ainda resistia, foi demolido e reconstruído de acordo como o projeto original, tendo sido realizada pesquisa histórica para reconstituir os detalhes originais. Atualmente encontra-se restaurado e em pleno funcionamento.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| == Estrutura == | |||
| A lotação atual do Teatro é de 750 lugares reservados ao público e 6 lugares na tribuna reservados a autoridades, distribuídos em plateia, frisas, camarotes, balcões e galerias. | A lotação atual do Teatro é de 750 lugares reservados ao público e 6 lugares na tribuna reservados a autoridades, distribuídos em plateia, frisas, camarotes, balcões e galerias. | ||
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The Teatro Arthur Azevedo is a theatre in São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, Brazil. The building in neoclassical style is located in the Historic Centre of São Luís. Built in 1817, it is the second oldest theatre of Brazil and was named after Artur Azevedo. The present structure was rebuilt, following the original plans, in 1989.
History
The theatre was the second theatre in Brazil, built in 1817. Two Portuguese merchants, Eleutério Lopes da Silva Varela and Estevão Gonçalves Braga, had the idea of building a theatre of proportions they had seen in Lisbon in 1815, during the Maranhão cotton boom. It was built after the model of Italian theatres in horseshoe-shape with balconies, in neoclassical style. It was named Teatro da União. It seated 800 spectators, or 5% of the citizens at the time. In 1852 it was named Teatro São Luiz, and in 1922 renamed again, after the poet and playwright Artur Azevedo in 1922.
From 1940 and 1966 it served as a cinema. It was then abandoned and ended in ruins, with only the facade remaining. In 1989 it was demolished and rebuilt following the original plan. It seats 750 spectators on four levels. The theatre features a y a professional video system to record and broadcast shows.
References
- ^ "História". cultura.ma.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "São Luís: 392 anos de História e Cultura". Imirante (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 December 2018.