The island of Lanzarote now has an Island Theater that can accommodate the largest artistic events. The president of the Cabildo, Inés Rojas, the Minister of Tourism of the Government of the Canary Islands, Manuel Fajardo Feo, and the mayor of Arrecife, María Isabel Déniz were in charge, on the afternoon of Thursday, May 10, of inaugurating the new multipurpose hall, amid the boos of the music teachers of the conservatory who took the opportunity to make their demands heard in relation to the Cabildo's compliance with the collective agreement.
After the unveiling of the commemorative plaque of the inauguration and the speeches of the political representatives, the performance of the timple player Toñín Corujo was the final touch of the event. The Lanzarote musician delighted an almost full house with the melodies of his latest work, "Arena y Sal", with the best Canarian roots.
The new Island Theater, located on the Medular road, in front of the Library, has four levels in height and 640 seats between the hall and the amphitheater. In the basement are the services, dressing rooms and warehouses, as well as the dressing rooms and some classrooms.
The stage is located on the ground floor along with the entrance hall, the cloakroom, the ticket office, the warehouses for material and instruments, a rehearsal room and two dressing rooms. From the first floor you can access the lower part of the amphitheater and it is made up of a hall, a covered terrace, a classroom and a warehouse. The second floor is completed with a hall and an uncovered terrace, in addition to a projection and control room, bathrooms and walkways on the stage and in the room for projectors. The theater has had an investment of 3,772,430.80 euros.
