Santo Domingo continues to offer evening shows for lively nighttime entertainment.
Legendary Dominican rock band Toque Profundo is scheduled for a Corpus Christi Day performance at Casa de Teatro as of 9pm. Admission is RD$300 per person.
Ania Paz is set for performance with her Jazz Ensemble on Corpus Christi Day, that same evening, 22 May at Cinema Cafe in Plaza de la Cultura at 11pm. Paz recently won a composition award at the Festival Claro in Lima, Peru for her song “Hoy te Amo”. Her song was chosen out of 3,318 entries.
On the weekend of 23-24 May, the Georgia National Ballet will be performing at the National Theater. Proceeds from their 23 May show will benefit the Rehabilitation Association. Their visit to Santo Domingo is part of a Latin American tour by the company.
On 29 May, legendary Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is booked at the Hotel Jaragua. Sharing the stage with him will be the Santo Domingo Jazz Band.
Popular Mexican bandleader Camila will follow the next weekend at the Hotel Jaragua (5 June) with a performance that is part of the group’s “Todo Cambio 2008” world tour.
Legendary Mexican rock band Mana will be visiting Santo Domingo for a single performance at Estadio Quisqueya on June 12 at 8:30pm. The concert is part of their “Amar es Combatir World Tour”.
The National Theater will be presenting Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” this coming 13 June. Cecilia Garcia, Carolina Rivas, Nuryn Sanlley, Frank Ceara, Kenny Grullon, Antonio Melenciano, Hector and Anibal Estrella, among others will be on stage in the classic musical.
Disney’s High School Musical, the Ice Tour, will be in Santo Domingo at the Palacio de los Deportes arena of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center to delight young crowds from 12 July to 27 July. The Ice Tour is a one-and-only live fusion of song, dance and team-spirited fun inspired by the smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie “High School Musical” and this summer’s highly anticipated “High School Musical 2”. The show stars a cast of world-class skaters who will rock the house. Tickets are priced at RD$400-RD$2,500. The event is promoted in the DR by Conciertos Saymon Diaz.
For more DR calendar events, see www.dr1.com/calendar