DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The good news is that musicals producer Amaury Sanchez is behind the opening of the La Gaviota Amphitheater and a new cultural center in Ciudad Juan Bosch, the large residential area in eastern Santo Domingo. An estimated 16,000 persons already live in the eastern suburb, an area designed for 25,000 apartments.

The vice minister for investment projects of the Presidency, Camel Curi Lora has explained that the new cultural center will have rooms where music, dance, visual arts and drama will be taught. It will have a small presentation hall with capacity for 95 persons, and the La Gaviola amphitheater for large presentations.

The cultural centers are expected to help decentralize Greater Santo Domingo by providing entertainment venues for those who reside in eastern Santo Domingo.

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