This conference aims to explore traditional forms of theatre and puppet theatre in the Modern Age, taking as its starting point the relationship between religion, humour and performance. Although presépios– theatrical nativity plays depicting the Creation of the World and the birth of Christ, interwoven with other biblical and contemporary episodes – constitute one of the focal points of this conference, the aim is to situate them within a broader context of performances that circulated across different territories, audiences and performance spaces.
We therefore invite researchers from various fields to reflect on the many forms taken by traditional theatre and entertainment practices in the Modern Age, as well as on their audiences, venues, modes of circulation, relationships with institutions, and processes of transmission, adaptation and transformation up to the present day.

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