 Three short stories by a great poet and esoterist, Fernando Pessoa, dealing with the themes of life, ascesis, and death - originally brought to the stage at the 1989 Avignon Festival: "Diálogos no Jardim do Palácio" (Dialogues in the Palace s Garden), "Salomé, Sakyamuni", and "A Morte do Príncipe" (The Prince s Death).