Chapito – Circus school in Lisboa
by koenvereeken on Jun.04, 2007, under Citytrip
Every year I try to do at least one city trip.
My city trip in 2006 was Lisbon (Portugal).
We went by plane, and on that plane there was a guy sitting next to me who was addicted to Lisbon. He told us he visited that city over 100 times. He talked during the whole flight and gave us some addresses of places hidden in Lisbon which would normally never get discovered by tourists.
One of them was Chapito, a small circus school in the center of Lisbon. It is located in the Costa Do Castelo, a small street heading to a citadel, which used to cover the old part of the city.
On the picture you see the only entrance to this circus school. It is a small door where you would normally pass by without ever knowing it’s there. Behind this door, you have one of the greatest views over Lisbon, a very nice restaurant and of course the Circus school. Unfortunately, we were too late to experience the circus acts that are performed there..
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January 22nd, 2011 on 15:32
Hello, I am an English ex-dancer who used to work in Portuguese Theatre and teach Tap Dancing. My husband Paul Sanders worked as Circus Promoter for Gerry Cottle on The Mosco State Circus and for Smarts in the UK. Saddely he died of cancer recently and his Obituary was in ‘King Pole’. He loved Circus and was respected by the Circus/Theatre Community. I am now living back in Lisboa and so if you need a really good Tap Dancing Teacher l am the best you are going to get. I worked The London Palladium and in The Black and White Minstrels in The West End and was trained at a very high level.
Well l wish you success with your school, Gerry Cottle now has a school at Wookey Hole Caves in the UK.
You can always get in touch at wendysanders@onetel.com.
Regards
Wendy