Geneva, March 9 (EFE).- Geneva opens on Saturday a renewed cultural space that will host performances combining theatre, music, dance, ciscos arts and new technologies in new forms, the management of which has been entrusted to the Swiss. – Argentine professor Leonardo Garcia Alarcón, who will be its general and technical director.
The harpsichordist, composer and conductor who lived in Geneva for several years became a highly regarded figure throughout French-speaking Europe, a recognition reflected in the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Lettres which he received from the French. state.
His election as President of the renewed “Cité Blue” Center was influenced by the passion that García Alarcón has shown throughout his career for the “music” of different periods and places, from Baroque to contemporary music, Argentine tango or Italian madrigal. According to the institution established to manage cultural space.
Capella Mediterránea, the Baroque ensemble created and directed by García Alarcón, will be the first resident group in the institution, which is equipped with the latest technological equipment, among other things, an electro-acoustic system that improves the acoustic quality of the venue and makes sure that it adapts to the needs of each artist and each performance. Introductory.
The goal is to achieve sound quality that brings the artists' audience as close as possible.
The room was originally built in 1968, and after decades of operation it closed six years ago for a complete renovation.
The last company to use him for several years was Teatro Malandro, directed by the Swiss-Colombian actor and director Omar Porras, an inescapable figure on the French-speaking theater scene, who in the coming weeks will return to City Blue with his troupe. “La Columbine” piece.
This performance will be followed by today's opening evening, when Monteverdi's “Orfeo” will be presented in a musical version presented by the Choir of Namur, from Belgium, and the Cappella Mediterranea, directed by García Alarcón.
Starting on Sunday, the public will be able to view all the spaces and facilities of the modern hall in visits led by the General Director himself, an event that will be the starting point for achieving a mission no less important than the artistic mission, which is to bring music and various arts to the general public, and to break social barriers. Economic and generational barriers.
To this end, in addition to the full schedule of performances, there will be a “mediation” agenda including open meetings with artists, educational concerts, instrument demonstration workshops, interactive spaces and school activities. Evie
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