From the first theater it is known that the demonstrations began to develop in 1778. These were rare and of lesser relevance and the staging came from other areas, the occupation in functions had a high social rank and the plays were in homes private places, places or institutions represented.
The Brunet Theater was a coliseum in a modern and neoclassical style, similar to Tacon. It had four floors with the possibility of raising the stage and the stands to the same height to convert them into a ballroom. There was also a terrace and a lobby, good decoration and a beautiful window that has the best taste and clarity.
In this theater, Trinidad has the greatest cultural representative of one of the most prosperous cities in the country in the 19th century. The architecture and art were unrivaled and, according to researchers and intellectuals, one of the most expensive.
| La Caridad Theater |
(53)41996009 |
José Martí (Jesús María) esq Francisco Javier Zerquera (Rosario). Trinity. |
Theater in Sancti Spíritus
The main theater of Sancti Spíritus was inaugurated in 1839 and over the years it has become one of the most important representatives of our colonial era. It should be noted that it was originally called Teatro Sancti Spiritus and it was not until the 20th century when the current theater was recorded.
The architectural style is neoclassical. The façade was built on the model of the Tacon Theater in Havana. In the more than a century and a half of its existence, countless of the art world's most respected personalities could be seen at the old theater at home and abroad. As an example, only the names Pignatlli, Suarne, Juventino Rosas (author of the waltz on the waves), toast, etc. They are enough.
Not only was it a cultural center, but it also served as a blood hospital, as a barracks in the first years of the '68 war, as a refuge for conspirators, as a conspiracy center, where groups of patriotic patriots prepared to prepare the way. A troop home. The main theater has the honor of being the oldest existing theater.
| Main Theater |
(53)41325755 |
Máximo Gómez No 112. Sancti Spíritus. |