Cuban Theater Digital Archive

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This collection includes digital images of stage and costume designs. The physical materials were digitized in Cuba by Odalys Moreno.  The physical materials remain with the Center in Havana. The digital collection and metadata were created by Edwin Ulloa and Lillian Manzor. The digital collection was revised and published by Lillian Manzor (2019).

The Center, founded by the late Jesús Ruíz and directed by him till 2014, collects, generates and makes accessible information on scenic design through its academic programs, workshops, scholarships. and other activities. It has three branches: the Raúl Oliva Gallery, the Rubén Vigón Chair in collaboration with the Theater Program at the Instituto Superior de Arte , and the María Elena Molinet Information Center and Archive. The Information Center is a constantly growing digital archive that has registered over 5,000 plays produced in Havana since 1959 as well as over 3,000 images of works on paper, primarily costume and stage designs. This collection includes digital images of stage and costume designs that are part of the Information Center's digital archive, currently available for consultation at the center. 

Director: Nieves Laferte

Copyright: Creative Commons: Attribution, Non-commercial, No derivatives 3.0.