The fifth week of Arts has started in Santo Domingo, with a focus on the creative process as the main protagonist. The Ministry of Culture, through the General Directorate of Arts, has organized this proposal that combines training, knowledge, identity, and artistic creation. The general director of Arts, Marianela Sallent, highlighted the importance of training for the development of the Dominican cultural sector.
The fifth edition of the Arts Week pays tribute to the outstanding writer, art critic, and cultural manager Natacha Sánchez. The director of the National Dominican Ballet, Pablo Pérez, and the choreographer Eric Guzmán, shared details of the creative process of “Salomé: Alma de Patria”, a work inspired by the life and legacy of the Dominican poet and educator Salomé Ureña.
Free Programming
The 2026 Arts Week takes place from September 14 to 18 at the Aída Bonnelly Hall of the National Eduardo Brito Theater. The program includes didactic lectures, master conferences, formative concerts, and live artistic demonstrations, all free and open to the public.
On Monday, September 14, Pablo Pérez will present a didactic and demonstrative lecture on “Salomé: Alma de Patria”. On Tuesday, September 15, the actor Canek Denis will offer a master conference on the evolution and trajectory of the National Theater Company. The agenda will continue with a didactic concert on art song in German and French, led by Antonia Chabebe, director of the National Lyric Company.
On Thursday, September 17, Aniova Prandy, director of the National Gallery of Arts, will present a lecture on the Permanent Collection of Arts and its Digital Catalog. The closing will be on Friday, September 18, when Wanda Camilo, director of the National Dominican Folkloric Ballet, will offer a didactic and demonstrative lecture on the “Learn Our 2026” program.
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