The II Iberoamerican Theater Festival opens in Santo Domingo today, 11 October. The festival brings to Santo Domingo leading performers from Spain, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chile, Haiti, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and New York City. The three halls of the National Theater and the nearby halls of the Museum of National History and Geography and Museum of Modern Art will be used to present over 112 activities, including 26 plays during the 15 day event. The Festival opens with a free outdoor very colorful performance celebrating Dominican carnival at 6 pm in the gardens of the National Theater. Most performances go for RD$100-RD$75, but the opening theatrical performance, "Arsa y Toma" by Cristina Hoyos has ticket prices of RD$1,000, RD$600 and RD$400. In addition to theatrical presentations, several workshops have been scheduled. A parallel Dominican Theater Festival has been set up at the Palacio of Bellas Artes for 9-20 October. Schedules for the main performances for both are as follows: National Theater (Main Hall) "Arza y Toma," Ballet Cristina Hoyos Monday, 11 October and Tuesday, 12 October at 9 pm "Barataria", Teatroz, Spain Wednesday, 13 October at 9 pm and Thursday, 14 October at 10:30 am and 9 pm "El Quijote," La Candelaria, Colombia Friday, 15 October and Saturday, 16 October at 9 pm "El Nombre del Mundo es Bosque," Teatro Tierra, Colombia. Sunday, 17 October at 9 pm "Algún Día Trabajaremos Juntas," EuroEscena, Spain Monday, 18 October at 9 pm Tuesday 19 October at 9 pm "Heavy Nopal", Astrid Hadad y sus Tarzanes, Mexico Wednesday, 20 October at 9 pm "Amanda" Giovanny Cruz, Dominican Republic Thursday, 21 October at 9 pm "El Célebre Especialista en el Gran Hotel Europa," Río Caribe-Ecuador/Venezuela Friday, 22 October at 9 pm "Bolívar", Rajatablas, Venezuela Saturday, 23 October and Sunday, 24 October at 10:30 am and 9 pm National Theater, Sala Ravelo: "Humbolt and Bomplant ppp", Actoral 80, Venezuela Tuesday, 12 October and Wednesday, 13 October at 7 pm "El Ombligo del Mundo," Teatro Quetzal, Costa Rica Thursday, 14 October and Friday, 15 October at 7 pm "Sombras y Sombrillas", Hilos Mágicos puppets group, Colombia Thursday 14 October and Sunday 17 October at 10:30 am "El Quijote," Gayumba, Dominican Republic Saturday, 16 October at 10:30 am and 7 pm "Cómeme Cruda," La Sal Teatro, Spain Sunday, 17 October and Monday, 18 October at 7 pm "Infimo" Titiritran, Spain Tuesday, 19 October, Wedneday 20 October at 10:30 am and 7 pm "El Enano," La Tierra, Colombia Thursday, 21 October and Friday 22 October at 7 pm "Danzas Sagradas de la India," Soraya Franco, Dominican Republic Sunday, 24 October at 7 pm Dominican Theater Festival at Bellas Artes: "El Divino Conflicto" (Isidro Alejo Núñez) Monday, 11 October at 7 and 9 pm. Tuesday, 12 October at 10 am "Despues del Carnaval" (Juan María Almonte) Tuesday, 12 October at 7 and 9 pm Wednesday, 13 October at 10 am "Bochinche" (Angel Concepción) Wednesday, 13 October at 9 pm Thursday, 14 October at 10 am, 7 pm "Hágase la Mujer" Friday, 15 October at 10 am, 7 and 9 pm "Por Hora" (Elizabeth Ovalle) Saturday, 16 October at 7 and 9 pm "La Fila" (Carlos Castro) Sunday, 17 October 7 pm, Monday, 18 October at 10 and 7 pm "De Lorca" (Elvira Taveras) Tuesday, 19 October at 7 pm Wednesday, 20 October at 10 am and 7 pm
