Teatros del Canal

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

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

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]

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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