Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
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The Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias, commonly named Teatro Nacional, is a cultural center in Guatemala City
, Guatemala
. It is located in the Centro Cívico (Civic Center) of the city and was built in the same place of the old Fuerte de San José. Its form, which emulates a seated jaguar
, stands out from the adjacent buildings. The complex, which was designed by architect Efrain Recinos
, was completed in 1978.
The center is named for Guatemalan writer and Nobel Laurate Miguel Ángel Asturias
. It contains the Gran Sala Efrain Recinos
, a large proscenium theater, (named for the center's architect) the Teatro de Cámara Hugo Carrillo, a smaller, black box theater, (named for the Guatemalan playwright and director) and an outdoor amphitheater, the Teatro al Aire Libre. The center also includes various plazas and salons, as well as the National Marimba
Institute, Instituto Nacional de la Marimba.
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It is located in the Centro Cívico (Civic Center) of the city and was built in the same place of the old Fuerte de San José. Its form, which emulates a seated jaguar
Jaguar
The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
, stands out from the adjacent buildings. The complex, which was designed by architect Efrain Recinos
Efraín Recinos
Efraín Enrique Recinos Valenzuela was a Guatemalan contemporary architect, muralist, urbanist, painter and sculptor....
, was completed in 1978.
The center is named for Guatemalan writer and Nobel Laurate Miguel Ángel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Nobel Prize–winning Guatemalan poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and diplomat...
. It contains the Gran Sala Efrain Recinos
Efraín Recinos
Efraín Enrique Recinos Valenzuela was a Guatemalan contemporary architect, muralist, urbanist, painter and sculptor....
, a large proscenium theater, (named for the center's architect) the Teatro de Cámara Hugo Carrillo, a smaller, black box theater, (named for the Guatemalan playwright and director) and an outdoor amphitheater, the Teatro al Aire Libre. The center also includes various plazas and salons, as well as the National Marimba
Marimba
The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
Institute, Instituto Nacional de la Marimba.