Casa De Teatro is a historic cultural center inaugurated in 1974 by the well-known Dominican writer Freddy Ginebra.

The theater and multi-use arts space includes a gallery, rehearsal room, school for children and adults, training of theater groups, dance school, photography groups, jazz night, puppet theater, meetings of poets, a center for speakers... the house has become a creative channel for new and young artists to express their talents, without the need for financial resources or prestige.

Every year the gallery hosts more than 30 painting and photography exhibitions, music, ballet, theater, conferences and many other cultural events. The house is open every day of the year and artists meet in its café bar and on weekdays where there are frequent jazz performances and bolero nights.

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Enjoy an evening of outdoor music and dancing in the colonial zone!

Grupo Bonyé is a beloved band that plays many types of music, including merengue, son, jazz, bachata, and whatever the ten or so musicians in the band want to play. The Ministry of Culture organizes this live music every Sunday evening at the impressive and memorable San Francisco Ruins from 5:00 p.m. until around 10:00 p.m.

The Ruins of the Monastery of San Francisco are located on the intersection of Calle Hostos, Restauración, Duarte and Juan Isidro Pérez.



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Founded in 1498, the Santo Domingo Colonial Zone is the oldest European settlement in the New World. In 1990, the entire area was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Colonial Zone is a wonderland of historic Spanish Colonial buildings and monuments- an open-air museum. It is a bustling district filled with shops, restaurants, cafes and vibrant street life, including incredible live music performances and beautiful parks and squares.

This historical area features some of the oldest buildings in the New World. Top attractions include the Catedral Primada de América, the first cathedral in the Americas, the Convento de los Dominicos, the first monastery in the Americas, and Ozama Fortress, the oldest fortress in the New World.

The Santo Domingo Colonial Zone also has beautiful parks and squares. Parque Colón, in front of the cathedral, is the perfect place to take a break and watch the people strolling by. Plaza de España is an enormous square lined with some of the area’s best restaurants. It is also the backdrop for live music and dance performances every Friday and Saturday evening.

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