Gran Téatro Cervantes [Tanger]
theatre building in Tanger, Morroco
Gran Téatro Cervantes
España ha cedido a Marruecos el Gran Teatro Cervantes de Tánger, que era patrimonio del Estado español desde 1928. "Ningún gobierno español se ha hecho cargo de este edificio histórico que ha sido saqueado y se encuentra en ruina", se lamenta Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente.El teatro fue un foco de la cultura española y lugar de paso de grandes artistas e intelectuales de la época. Ahora Marruecos se ha comprometido a conservar el edificio y a "mantener un componente español" en la programación.
Spain has ceded to Morocco the Gran Teatro Cervantes in Tangiers, which had belonged to the Spanish state since 1928. "No Spanish government has taken charge of this historic building, which has been plundered and is in ruins," laments Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente.The theatre was a focal point of Spanish culture and a place of passage for great artists and intellectuals of the time. Morocco is now committed to preserving the building and "maintaining a Spanish component" in the programming.
By 1929 the theater had become the property of the Spanish government, and in 1974 it became the property of the city of Tangier, sold by Spain for the symbolic price of 1 dirham. It is currently abandoned and in a state of disrepair, but in June 2016 plans were announced to convert the building into a cultural center.
translation from Spanish
first stone
En 1974, date de sa fermeture, le consulat d’Espagne à Tanger le loua pour un dirham symbolique à la mairie de Tanger.