The Rubén Darío National Theatre () is the national theatre of

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

. It is located in the capital,

Managua Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...

, and was named in honor of Nicaragua's (and one of

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's) most renowned poets,

Rubén Darío Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (18 January 1867 – 6 February 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as '' modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of ...

History

The National Theater was one of the few major buildings to survive, within the centre of Managua, after the devastating 1972 Managua earthquake.

The Theater

The Nicaraguan National Theater is a leading venue for cultural life in Managua, including

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and the

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s

The theater serves as the most important theater for shows and

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External links

Rubén Darío National Theater
Official Website
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History

The Theater

See also

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