Gran Teatro de La Habana

Gran Teatro de La Habana
Former names	Palacio del Centro Gallego; Gran Teatro - Centro Gallego (1902–1961); Teatro Federico García Lorca (1961–1977); Liceo de La Habana Vieja (1977–1985); Gran Teatro de La Habana (1985–2015);
Location	Paseo del Prado, Havana, Cuba
Coordinates	23.1369°N 82.3594°W
Owner	National Government
Type	Opera house and performing arts center
Genre(s)	Ballet, opera, flamenco
Capacity	1,500 (García Lorca Auditorium)
Construction
Opened	1915
Renovated	1914, 2004, 2015
Architect	Paul Belau
Tenants
	National Ballet of Cuba (1950-present); International Ballet Festival of Havana (1960-present)

Gran Teatro de La Habana is a theater in Havana, Cuba, home to the Cuban National Ballet. It was designed by the Belgian architect Paul Belau and built by Purdy and Henderson, Engineers in 1914 at the site of the former Teatro Tacón. Its construction was paid for by the Galician immigrants of Havana to serve as a community-social center. Located in the Paseo del Prado, its facilities include theatres, a concert hall, conference rooms, a video screening room, as well as an art gallery, a choral center and several rehearsal halls for dance companies. It hosts the International Ballet Festival of Havana every two years since 1960.

In the 1910s, the other historic Tacón Theatre was demolished to build this current Great Theatre of Havana.

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