António Lagarto
António Lagarto is a prestigious Portuguese set and costume designer and artist. Graduated at St. Martin’s School of Art (Sculpture) and the Royal College of Art (Environmental Media), he has developed his work between Lisbon, London and Paris. He has been Director of Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Lisbon’s National Theatre), he has also been Director of Festival Internacional de Teatro – FIT (Lisbon’s International Theatre Festival). Since 2007 he is in charge of the Department of Set and Costume Design at Lisbon’s Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Theatre and Cinema School).
Lagarto comenzó su carrera en artes escénicas y medio ambiente / instalaciones. Su trabajo ha abarcado desde las instalaciones hasta la fotografía, el cine, la ilustración, la gráfica y el diseño de interiores. En 1978 inicia su actividad profesional en escenografía y vestuario. Entre 1975 y 1981 colaboró en varios proyectos de arte y diseño con el arquitecto Nigel Coates.
His set and costume designs for theatre, dance, ballet and opera have been seen at the Opéra National de Paris, Opera di Torino, Teatro María Guerrero and Teatro de la Comedia in Madrid, at Teatro SESC/Vila Mariana in S. Paulo, at Portuguese National Theatres (Teatro Nacional de São Carlos Opera House, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Companhia Nacional de Bailado, Gulbenkian Ballet, Centro Cultural de Belém all in Lisbon and Teatro Nacional de S. João in Oporto), at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, Theatre Royal and Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris, amongst others.His work has been exhibited at Serralves Museum (Oporto), Luís Serpa Gallery (Lisbon), Art Net Gallery (London), Galleria Zona (Florence), amongst others. He was present at (P)Portugal 1990/2004, Architecture and Design, at Palazzo della Triennale (Milan 2004). His generous contributions have helped in the creation of the Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança and Museo Nacional do Traje in Lisboa.