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National Theatre of Cuba

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in New York and was conceived with three rooms: a large one for opera and ballet performances, a small one for dramatic theater, and an "experimental" room, as well as large rooms for dressing rooms, workshops, a library, and academies. It was projected as the largest theater in Cuba and was expected
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In 1960, the Sala Covarrubias was inaugurated and a series of cultural activities were held during that year, but since March 1961 they stopped presenting shows due to their still precarious conditions, being destined to serve as a rehearsal room and, later, for storage of sets. and furniture. It is
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The National Theatre has two auditoriums, the Sala Covarrubias and the Sala Avellaneda. The two auditoriums have a combined capacity of 3,500 people, making it one of the largest theatres in the country. Events here include productions from the national ballet, theatre productions, musicals, and
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2009 Page 145 "VEDADO Teatro Nacional de Cuba (879-6011; cnr Paseo & Calle 39; per person CUC$ 10; hbox office 9am-5pm& before performances) One of the twin pillars of Havana's cultural life, the Teatro Nacional de Cuba on Plaza de la
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not until the second half of the 1970s that the completion of the building is assumed, being its complete and definitive inauguration on September 3, 1979.
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The first stone for the construction of the National Theater was laid on July 29, 1952, two months later a contract was signed with the company
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as civil contractor and with the firm Arroyo y Menéndez as technical and optional director of the work. The National Theater was inspired by
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to be completed by July 1954, but the construction was so slow and discontinuous that in 1959, a large part of the work was yet to be done.
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Construction of the National Theater of Cuba was approved in 1951 under the administration of
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orchestra as well as a number of lectures and workshops.
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