DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Ministry of Culture officially inaugurated the XII International Theater Festival of the Dominican Republic 2025 (FITE RD 2025) in a ceremony at the Máximo Avilés Blonda Hall of the Palace of Fine Arts on 19 October 2025. The festival continues through 30 October with events in several provinces under the banner “Theater is All of Us.” Spain is the guest country of the festival.

The inaugural night concluded with the official start of the festival’s ten-day run: a performance of “El alcalde de Zalamea” (The Mayor of Zalamea), an emblematic Spanish Golden Age piece, performed by the guest company, Teatro Corsario.

The Spanish company Teatro Corsario is honored as the guest of honor, and the entire festival pays tribute to Freddy Ginebra, the founder of Casa de Teatro.

Minister of Culture, Roberto Ángel Salcedo, led the opening event and emphasized the...