Building
Work on the current building started in 1951 but was not opened until 1979. The 3 September 1979 opening hosted a gala for the delegations to the 6th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement celebrated in Havana in that year. The theatre is housed in a large modern building, decorated with works by Cuban artists. There are two main theatre stages, the Avellaneda Hall (with seating for 2254), named after Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda), and the Covarrubias Hall (with seating for 805, named after the actor Francisco Covarrubias), as well as a smaller theatre workshop space on the ninth floor.
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