Gil Vicente Theater

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Teatro Gil Vicente (1913-1931)

The Teatro Gil Vicente is a listed building complex in the center of the Mozambican capital Maputo on Avenida Samora Machel . Originally opened as a theater, it served as a cinema for a long time until today it only functions as a bar, concert hall and dance hall.

history

On November 8, 1913 , Manuel Augusto Rodrigues, from Bragança , opened a theater on the site called Gil Vicente, who is considered one of the most famous Portuguese playwrights. The theater had a capacity for 1000 people. In 1931 it burned down in a fire.

In 1933 the building was rebuilt under the responsibility of Nuno Gama and Francisco Caldeira Cabral . They designed an Art Deco style theater with a classic theater facade, that is, a flat facade with space for the announcement of next plays. The ticket office is located between the two double-door entrances.

The operation of the theater, or later cinema, continued to function after Mozambique's independence; it served, among other things, for the distribution of the FRELIMO propaganda films. In 1990 the Mozambican state a. a. also all cinemas, it was run by the Portuguese company Lusomundo . In 2006/07 the cinema ceased operations, Lusomunso complained of massive audience losses due to the increasing spread of television. Today the building is out of order and is only used occasionally, including for the anniversary exhibition of the Cervejaria de Moçambique . In 2013, the city of Maputo bought the Lusomundo building for 2.9 million US dollars to create a municipal cultural center. In the middle of the 2000s, a bar and dance hall with the name “Gil Vicente” was installed in the small building next to the cinema; today it is one of the nightlife institutions in Maputo.

Since 2011 the building has been in the preselection for a list of monuments for the city of Maputo. The building is registered with the number 31722 in the Portuguese monument database Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico , which also includes monuments to former Portuguese colonies.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Tiago Lourenço: Teatro Gil Vicente. In: Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico (SIPA). 2011, accessed June 22, 2014 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Celso Manguana: “Concorrência” das televisões asfixia “LusoMundo”. In: Canal de Moçambique / Moçambique para todos. November 16, 2006, Retrieved September 28, 2014 (Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Município de Maputo compra Cine Teatro Gil Vicente for USD 2.9 milhões. In: Verdade.co.mz. August 1, 2013, accessed June 22, 2014 (Portuguese).

Coordinates: 25 ° 58 ′ 15.8 ″  S , 32 ° 34 ′ 18.8 ″  E