The Cuban Theater Day will be celebrated in Granma with a wide program of presentations, theoretical spaces and exchanges.
According to Gleidis Rivas Hidalgo, communication specialist of the Provincial Council of Performing Arts, the activities will begin this Saturday 19 and will run until January 22.
As part of the proposals the Guiñol Pequeño Principe proposes the play ¨Relatos de un pueblo roto¨ in the October 10th theater hall.
Likewise, at the Bartolome Maso Park in Manzanillo, the Ategua theater group will present the play “Un ratico feliz”.
Meanwhile, in the Pergola of the Pedestrian Street of Bayamo, the Casa de los Títeres space will take place with the magician Rey and his guests.
For its part, the folkloric ballet of Granma will perform in the Saturday space of folklore.
In addition, on January 19, at the Manzanillo Theater, the Gestus group from Santiago de Cuba will perform, while the folkloric ballet from that city will offer the play “Oda al Tambor” at the Bayamo Theater.
Also, the Teatro del Viento group of Camagüey will present ¨Mantecosa inspiration, gracias Alberto¨ in the José Joaquín Palma theater hall from Saturday to Monday.
During this day the Arca Theater and the Teatro Callejero Andante will be performing in different stages.
The celebrations for the Cuban Theater Day in Granma will end with the awarding of the Miguel Benavides performance excellence award on January 22nd, at 9:00 pm at the Bayamo Theater.
The Miguel Benavides award is instituted in Granma by the Alas de Cuba Theater group, under the auspices of the Provincial Council of Performing Arts to recognize the artistic quality of professional actors and actresses over a year, the prize is delivered since 2016.
Benavides was born in 1939 in Manzanillo. He was a doctor, but dedicated his life to the theater. Among his performances stand out a dozen films and TV series, as well as plays.
He died in July 2008, and is considered the most outstanding actor of Manzanillo of all times.
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