4th edition of the FITP opened at the Municipal Theater of Caracas
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Published at: 11/04/2025 01:55 PM
In the spaces of the Municipal Theater of
Caracas, the 4th edition of the International
Progressive Theater Festival of Venezuela (FITP) was inaugurated, which began with the presentation of the play “From the Andes to
the Caribbean, a Song for Bolivia”, a tribute to the
Bicentennial of Bolivia under the direction of Miguel Issa.
The
start of the festival was accompanied by
the Minister of Popular Power for Culture, Ernesto Villegas, accompanied by the Bolivian ambassador Sebastián Michel;
the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Russia in Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov and other personalities from the cultural field.
Villegas offered a warm welcome to
all the artists from the invited countries who will attend the theatrical event from April
10 to 20.
“We are going to have ten days of a very diverse
exhibition of theater that goes against, in a counter-narrative against
the forces of imperialism, domination, war, death, exploitation; these expressions are manifested with their peculiarities in
each of
the countries that visit us and Venezuela opens its doors to
cultural dialogue with all the peoples of the world, without exclusion,” he said.
He also highlighted the importance of starting
this edition with a tribute to 200 years of independence and the birth of
Bolivia; he also celebrated the election of Russia as the guest country of
honor at this event of the festival, highlighting its valuable contribution to
culture and universal theater.
In addition, he emphasized the richness of cultural diversity in Latin America, a heritage that has resisted both colonization and the betrayals of elites that diverted the original ideals of independence movements.
Mazo News Team