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If you have energy, initiative and want to help create the moments everyone talks about, we want to meet you.
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Event production & operations · since 1986
If we do this for them, imagine what we can do for your event.
The Rolling Stones. Eurovision. Taylor Swift. Web Summit. For 40 years, we have worked on Portugal's most demanding events and with some of the biggest stars to visit the country.
Tell us about your event
Events and productions we have worked on
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The Tapadas
Others have stagehands. We have Tapadas.
Our clients gave us the name because they saw something they could not find anywhere else.
They arrive early, spot what is missing before anyone asks and solve it with initiative, availability and good humour.
Meet the crew
“Once again, on behalf of the festival, I would like to thank you for the excellent work, professionalism and camaraderie your company demonstrates at every edition.”
Projects and experience
A line-up of more than 20,000 events.
What do you need to make your event happen?
01
Event crews
Specialist professionals for every stage of your event, from load-in to load-out. Proactive, experienced and ready to solve problems.
02Equipment hire
Sound, lighting, video and structures. Tested, event-ready equipment with on-site backup for everything that cannot fail.
03Production support
From the first idea to the final load-out. We coordinate setup, operation and technical support so nothing is improvised on the day.
04Consultancy
Technical and production consultancy, plus stage and set design. Before anything moves, we define what needs to exist.
Project geography
From Portugal to the world.
Lisbon, Sintra, Viseu, Madrid, Istanbul and Qatar. Wherever the project goes, the Tapadas arrive prepared.
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How many Tapadas does your event need?
Wherever needed: operations, stage management, production, coordination, assistance or specialist professionals.
Tell us what you need. We will build the right team.
What we learn beyond the spotlight.
Production · 6 min
Building a stage in twelve hours: planning the impossible
Between the truck arriving and the first soundcheck lies a plan with hundreds of decisions already made.
Crews · 5 min
Riggers: the work no one sees and everything depends on
Tonnes of sound, light and video hang above the audience. The people who keep it there arrive before everyone else.
Corporate · 4 min
What corporate clients should ask before hiring technical equipment
Five questions that prevent surprises in the budget, on stage and on event day.