The Villanueva Day is dedicated to Cuban theater and the events that occurred on January 22, 1869
As part of the day, presentations will be combined at the headquarters of our projects and the neighborhoods.
Divided into three stages, the Villanueva Day takes place until January 28 in Sancti Spíritus, as an expression of tribute to the Cuban theater and the events that occurred in the institution of the same name, on January 22, 1869.
“The first moment was a prelude to what happened in the country,” declared Juan Carlos González, president of the Performing Arts Council in Sancti Spíritus. We were in Trinidad, in the first days of the month with theatrical and dance proposals with a total of 17 presentations in order to also honor the 510th anniversary of the third town. Not only did we manage to be in the municipal seat, but we also reached Condado.”
In correspondence with the program that is carried out throughout the country, until January 22 – Cuban Theater Day – both in the Trinidad city and the performing arts projects in the city of Yayabo keep the programming alive in their headquarters.
“For us this second stage is very important because it coincides with Trinidad Culture Week. Precisely, it will conclude with the presentation of the Hugo Hernández Provincial Theater Award, which for the first time will take place in the City Museum of the Caribbean, on January 22 itself.”
To finalize the schedule that calls for experiencing days of theater, the third stage of the Villanueva Day has been designed from the 23rd to the 28th of this month.
“The presentations at the headquarters of our projects and the neighborhoods will be combined with extensions to communities such as Guayos and Zaza del Medio,” added Juan Carlos.
Likewise, it is planned to carry out a theoretical section in order to seek alliances to financially support the new stagings and strengthen the Sancti Spiritus performing arts movement.
January 22, 1869 is recorded in national history as a sad day because the Villanueva theater in Havana became a fiery stage when a character from the play Egg-eating dog, even if his snout burns, exclaimed: “Long live the land that produces cane!” The public cheered for free Cuba, which led to a bloody confrontation between the Spanish volunteers and those present.
2024-01-20 13:06:54
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