Architecture for the Performing Arts: 15 Venues in Mexico

Written by Mónica Arellano | Translated by Amelia Pérez Bravo
Published on February 09, 2022

Broadly speaking, the performing arts are all those disciplines that take place on a stage, although the main ones are dance, theatre and music. However, parades, religious processions, holiday celebrations and carnivals also have a clear scenic quality. That is why the stage space is so important not only for the presentations of these disciplines but also for carrying out a whole bodily and spatial process that is supported by the architecture.

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