The Eduardo Brito National Theaterdirected by the dance master Carlos Veitiareiterated that the great stage of the arts You can go in tennis and jeanswith some exceptions, and that with this is betting on a inclusive theater for the public to approach.
The size of the capacity that hosts art, entertainment and cultural events It has generated reactions for and against.
In a statement released on Tuesday night and signed by Carlos Veitiageneral and artistic director of the TN, it is specified that the mission of the National theater it is to entertain, educate and develop through the performing arts and was the purpose of its creation in 1973.
He indicated that, Although there will be greater flexibility, you must maintain decent dress.
“Going to a music show and any of the manifestations of the performing arts of various genres constitutes a significant event for the individual and an emotional and sensory experience. The fact of bringing citizens and people together in a venue where audiovisual magic is created in alive, sitting side by side is an act of communion, mutual respect and respect for the artist on stage,” he said.
“Art is and should be for everyone, for everyone and promoting its dissemination helps in many ways to self-esteem and the improvement of a nation, because the example of excellence is necessary for the spirit of a people and for their knowledge. For these reasons we must approach our theaters and do it with personal dignity. An art venue is in many ways sacred, yet the public must have access and feel a part of it,” the document states.
Add that in the hustle and bustle of life today, a visit to the theater comes, most of the time, at the end of the working day.
So that “we allow a somewhat flexible way of dressing” without going to extremes.
“A gentleman in shorts will not be allowed to enter the room and ladies must maintain a decent style of dresstaking into account that they may well be sitting next to people in full evening dress,” he said.
What is not allowed
The statement details what is NOT allowed and the rules to comply with:
• Ripped or ripped jeans
• T-shirts or sleeveless shirts
• Shorts and Bermuda shorts
• Cachuchas (caps)
• Underwear in sight.
• Chanclets
• Sandals
• Transparent clothing that reveals private parts
“Jeans, clean tennis shoes and sleeved shirts are welcome attire except during gala shows. Be punctual with the theater schedules, otherwise you lose all the right of admission. Carlos M. Veitía, General and Artistic Director National theater Eduardo Brito”, concludes the letter.
Reactions on Twitter
Opinions have been divided on the social network Twitter.
“I think that he National theater must maintain a certain solemnity, that bringing bad taste and vulgarity to ‘anything’, as the country is ‘anything’, is a bad sign,” wrote journalist Juan TH.
“Who said that a humble or middle-class Dominican, working, dislikes or finds it a problem to dress in his best clothes in the company of his wife or partner to go to the National theater. It’s a special occasion. An honor for the vast majority to do so. That is not elitism,” commented former senator Vinicio Castillo.
“Excellent that they have modified the code of outfit of the #theatronacional, it was about time. You don’t have to do drama if you like to go to a gala, they won’t forbid it”, was the comment of the user @anadell.
“A Chopista decision. I don’t care, they accuse me of being classy, elitist or whatever they want. The National theater is respected,” wrote user Alexander López @RLTM1.
History of the National Theater
At the end of the sixties, the construction of a theater that would gather the maximum qualities for the deployment of the most demanding artistic manifestations was conceived, it was an old aspiration among Dominicans. The TN portal reviews that in 1970, the then President of the Republic, Joaquín Balaguer, assigned the task of building the theater to the architect Teófilo Carbonell.
The architect observed and studied the best theaters in the world. He toured Europe and America, observing the different conceptions and criteria when planning and building this type of building. He had as a reference the theaters of Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala. He also the illustrious European tradition, which became tangible in the theaters of Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Austria and the United States.
The construction, which lasted approximately three years, was very difficult due to the complexity of the work, and it was done using Dominican materials, where marble, mahogany, plaster and onyx predominate.
Each step of its execution was directed by the architect Carbonell, who had the collaboration of the structural engineers William Read and Juan Manuel Bonetti. The National theater It was inaugurated on August 16, 1973 by Balaguer.
The building was baptized with the name of EDuardo Brito in 2006, under presidential decree, to honor the memory of the emblematic Dominican baritone. Its three rooms host renowned figures of world and native art.
