Teatros del Canal

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Teatros del Canal
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Teatros del Canal
AddressCalle de Cea Bermúdez 1, Chamberí, Madrid, Spain
OwnerMadrid regional administration
Construction
Opened20 February 2009 (2009-02-20)
Architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg

The Teatros del Canal is a centre for performing arts located in Madrid owned by the Madrid regional administration.

Built on a plot formerly occupied by premises of Canal de Isabel II, [1] the building was designed by Juan Navarro Baldeweg. [2] After a 25% cost overrun, its total cost ended up amounting to about €100 million. [3] It was opened to the public on 20 February 2009. [4] The centre has been directed by Albert Boadella, Àlex Rigola, Natalia Álvarez Simó, and Blanca Li. [5]

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References

  1. "El espectáculo "Una noche en el canal" abre los Teatros del Canal". Público . 20 February 2009.
  2. Caboalles 2022, p. 77.
  3. Sanz, Luis Ángel (20 October 2007). "La Comunidad de Madrid rescinde el contrato con el arquitecto del Teatro del Canal". El Mundo .
  4. Caboalles, Álvaro (2022). "Teatros del Canal: más allá de la representación escénica. Análisis de los nuevos modelos de mediación cultural". In Tortosa, Belén; Soria, Guadalupe (eds.). Nuevos espacios. Nuevos formatos. Nuevas dramaturgias. En el teatro hispánico actual. Madrid: Editorial Dykinson. p. 77. ISBN   978-84-1122-209-9.
  5. "La coreógrafa y bailarina Blanca Li, nueva directora de Teatros del Canal". El Confidencial . 15 October 2019.

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