Theatre entertainment in Havana
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Gran Teatro de la Habana
The amazing neobaroque Gran Teatro, located in the Centro Gallego, is the seat of the acclaimed Ballet Nacional de Cuba, founded in 1948 by Alicia Alonso. It is also the home of the Cuban National Opera. A theater since 1838, it contains the grandiose Teatro García Lorca, along with two smaller concert halls: the Sala Alejo Carpentier and the Sala Ernesto Lecuono, where art films are sometimes shown. For upcoming events check out the handwritten notices posted under the colonnades on the sidewalk outside, or inquire at the ticket office (open 9am to 6pm Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 3pm Sunday).
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Teatro Karl Marx
Size-wise the Karl Marx puts other Havana theaters in the shade with a seating capacity of 5500 in a single auditorium. The very biggest events happen here, such as the closing galas for the jazz and film festivals and rare concerts by trovadores like Silvio Rodríguez. In 2001 it hosted Welsh rockers The Manic Street Preachers, the first Western rock band to play live on the island (with Fidel Castro in the audience).
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Teatro Mella
Occupying the site of the old Rodi Cinema on Línea, the Teatro Mella offers one of Havana’s most comprehensive programs, including an International Ballet Festival, comedy shows, theater, dance and intermittent performances from the famous Conjunto Folklórico Nacional. If you have kids, come to the children’s show Sunday at 11am.
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Sala Teatro EI Sótano
If you understand Spanish, it’s well worth attending some of the cutting-edge contemporary theater that’s a staple of Grupo Teatro Rita Montaner in the Sala Teatro El Sótano, not far from the Habana Libre. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8:30pm and Sunday at 5pm.
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Sala Teatro Hubert de Blanck
This theater is named for the founder of Havana’s first conservatory of music (1885). The Teatro Estudio based here is Cuba’s leading theater company. You can usually see plays in Spanish on Saturday at 8:30pm and on Sunday at 7pm. Tickets are sold just prior to the performance.
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Café Teatro Brecht
Check Café Teatro Brecht for the varied performances that take place here(tickets go on sale one hour before the performance).
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