With the health crisis, several cultural spaces were threatened; However, the artists managed to adapt despite the biosecurity measures and confinement, to work and infect the public with all the emotions that the theater gathers.
Today, the theater triumphs, not only with the actors who keep their jobs, an entertaining audience, the launch of the first application the first national platform of streaming subscription cinema, but also with new venues for micro-functions and shows.
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Willy Mejía, director of ITV’s acting career, opted to open a new venue with plays, aperitifs and music, together with his friends and colleagues Cesar Marcos and José Manuel Briones. It is ‘La Colmena’, a space where actors and theater lovers can enjoy micro-works with quality artists such as Gerson Quinde, Álex Vizuete, Gilliam Mieles, José Andrés Caballero, Carlos Scavone; among others, who gradually vary on the billboard and “most artists who are not heard can have a place to express themselves.”
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Its name, Mejía explains, arises because it is a place where all artistic currents can arrive, work and merge. In addition, he assures that he will continue to bet on art despite the pandemic, because nothing kills the theater and hopes in the future that this space will serve to educate those who wish to become actors.
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“The main idea is to have a place that helps all artists in their different niches, not just acting. We hope that the beehive will also welcome dancers, painters, tattoo artists and workshops for children, that the artistic culture is not lost and that each of these activities will be valued, because the individual experiences are totally different. ”, Says Willy, one of the partners founders of ‘La Colmena’, who also invites Guayaquil residents to get involved in art and consume national talent.
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This space is located in Urdesa Central, at Costanera 427. Its opening hours are from Tuesday to Sunday from 4:00 p.m. and the micro-theater functions are held from Wednesday to Saturday, at the same time. (AND)
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