Evaristo Abreu

Mozambique

Evaristo Abreu was born in Maputo in 1966. He started his drama career in 1984 and has since directed and performed in about 100 conventional and community plays produced by the Tchova Xita Duma, Mutumbela Gogo and Mbêu theatre groups.

Evaristo has also worked in television and cinema as an actor, assistant director and producer. From 1997 to 2004 he studied social sciences at the University Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo.

From 1987 to 2009 he participated in festivals and conferences in Europe, Brazil, southern Africa and the Maghreb. From 1999 to 2005 he produced the Festival of August (Festival International de Teatro D’Agosto) in Maputo.

Evaristo has worked for many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as a consultant and facilitator. He has also participated in workshops focused on the techniques of drama and community theatre in collaboration with artists from Mozambique, Zambia, Finland, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Brazil and other countries. 

Evaristo has also trained 190 actors in different Mozambican provinces for NGOs such as World Vision and Save the Children.

In 2007 he won the Best Actor prize at the Cineport Paraiba International Film Festival held in Brazil, for his role in the film, Another Man’s Garden, directed by Sol de Carvalho. In 2008 he was invited as special guest to Augsburg Brecht Connected Festival (ABC).

Currently Evaristo is studying towards his Master’s in Drama Degree at Wits University in Johannesburg, through the Drama for Life Programme, thanks to a scholarship from the Goethe Institute.