Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente

Name

Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente

Legal name

Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente

Website

https://tagv.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Venue

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concert Halls & Music Venue Operations (Symphony Halls, Recital Venues) (MPAGALAC), Venue Food, Beverage & Hospitality Operations (Concessions, Catering, Premium Seating) (MPAGALAN), Venue Guest Services & Front-of-House Operations (Ushers, Box Office, Accessibility) (MPAGALAK), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Performing arts venue
• Cultural programming
• Theatre programming
• Venue rental services
• Cinema screenings

Headquarters

HQ city

Coimbra

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: TAGV generates revenue through ticket sales for performances, concerts, cinema screenings, and other cultural events. The venue operates an online ticketing platform through tagv.bol.pt.
2. Space Rental: The venue offers its spaces (auditório with 768 seats, projection room, and café) for rental for cultural events, conferences, product launches, and corporate meetings.
3. Café TAGV: On-site café service offering food and beverages, with 10% discount for TAGV ticket holders on event days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TAGV operates a public-service performing arts venue of the University of Coimbra, offering ticketed programming in theatre, dance, music, cinema, comedy, and exhibitions across a 768-seat auditorium and dedicated projection room. The venue additionally provides space rental services for conferences, product launches, and corporate events, and operates an on-site café for catering and refreshments.

Product overview

TAGV operates as a multi-venue performing arts center and cultural institution of the University of Coimbra. The core product is the main Auditório (auditorium with 768 seats) serving as the primary venue for theater, dance, music, cinema, and performance programming. Auxiliary offerings include the Sala de Projeção (cinema screening room) and Café TAGV (catering service). The institution also operates the LIPA research laboratory supporting artistic research and investigation. TAGV offers venue rental services for external cultural and corporate events. The venue is part of the Portuguese Theater and Cinema Network (Rede de Teatro e Cineteatros Portugueses), providing public service cultural access across multiple artistic disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Laboratório LIPA: Laboratório de Investigação e Práticas Artísticas (LIPA) - Research and Artistic Practices Laboratory supporting creation, documentation and investigation in arts, advanced training, editorial projects, and artistic dissemination.

Products and services

• Programação Cultural (Cultural Programming) Ticketed cultural programming spanning theatre, dance, music, cinema, comedy, exhibitions, and artistic residencies, integrating Coimbra into national and international networks of performing arts and cinema for the general public and academic community.
• Espaço de Aluguer (Venue Rental) Rental of TAGV's auditorium, projection room, foyer, and esplanade spaces for cultural events, conferences, product launches, and corporate meetings, with support from the venue's technical and front-of-house teams.
• Café TAGV On-site café providing food and beverage service, including coffee breaks, meals, and cocktails for events, with a 10% discount for TAGV ticket holders on the day of performances.
• Laboratório LIPA (Research and Artistic Practices Laboratory) Laboratory supporting creation, documentation, and investigation in the arts through advanced training actions, editorial projects, dissemination and debate activities on artistic creation, doctorates, and diverse curricular programmes, in partnership with the University of Coimbra.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rede de Teatro e Cineteatros PortuguesescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTAGV is an active member of the Rede de Teatro e Cineteatros Portugueses, a national network of theatres and cinemas. Membership enables circulation and coproduction of artistic projects nationally and internationally, integrating Coimbra into broader cultural networks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Theatro Circo: Regional century-old theater in Braga with a similar mix of theater, music, dance, and cinema programming, plus venue rental and café services. Closely comparable mid-sized Portuguese venue operating in a non-capital city like TAGV.
• Teatro Nacional São João: Portuguese national theater in Porto operated as a public-service venue with comparable multi-genre programming (theater, dance, music), public funding, and university/civic engagement. Directly comparable in mission and operational model to TAGV.
• Culturgest: Performing arts venue operated by Caixa Geral de Depósitos in Lisbon presenting theater, dance, music, and contemporary programming. Comparable as a publicly supported cultural venue with multi-genre programming similar to TAGV.
• Teatro Aveirense: Historic municipal theater in Aveiro offering theater, music, dance, cinema, and cultural events with public-service mission. Comparable in scale, programming diversity, and city-level venue-rental activity.
• Théâtre de la Ville: Paris municipal theater presenting theater, dance, and music with a public-service mission and university-adjacent artistic ambition. Comparable as a European publicly supported multidisciplinary performance venue with similar curatorial scope to TAGV.
• São Luiz Teatro Municipal: Municipal theater in Lisbon presenting theater, dance, music, and cinema in a historic venue. Comparable in scale, multidisciplinary programming, and public-mission positioning to TAGV.
• Teatro Nacional D. Maria II: Portugal's flagship national theater in Lisbon; comparable as a public-service performing arts venue producing and presenting theater, dance, and music with state support and a national-network footprint similar to TAGV.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian: Major Portuguese cultural foundation with concert halls and programming spanning performing arts and exhibitions. Comparable as a public-mission cultural institution offering ticketed performing arts programming and venue access similar to TAGV.
• Casa da Música: Concert hall in Porto with a music-focused mission and public-service ethos. Comparable as a Portuguese publicly supported performance venue, though TAGV is more multidisciplinary while Casa da Música is music-centric.
• Centro Cultural de Belém: Large multi-venue cultural center in Lisbon offering performing arts, exhibitions, and conferences. Comparable as a Portuguese performing arts venue with broader scale, deeper programming budget, and overlapping event-rental model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TeatroAcademicodeGilVicente
• Instagraminstagram.com/teatroacademicodegilvicente
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teatro-acad%C3%A9mico-de-gil-vicente

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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