The Riad Sultan Theater located in the medina of Tangier has, for three years, been a place of cultural and artistic influence, with the programming of a series of theatrical performances, concerts and cultural meetings, on a local, national and international scale.
“The city of Tangier experienced, three years ago, a unique cultural adventure of its kind, the birth of the Riad Sultan Theater,” indicated the management of the theater in a press release, noting that this is the first local theatrical structure, designed and produced with passion by the Bab El Bahr Cinémasrah association, and the result of a collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication – Department of Culture, the wilaya of the region Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, the regional council and municipality of Tangier. “By taking stock of three years of this exceptional experience, the Riad Sultan Theater took up the challenge,” continued the same source, indicating that the structure presented 60 theater shows to its audience, an average of 20 shows per year, 64 concerts and 37 meetings, in addition to three film screenings as a first experience for the last quarter of 2024.
Although its capacity does not exceed 130 seats, the Riad Sultan Theater managed to attract a total of 14,002 spectators during this short period of its experience, including 4,718 in 2022, 4,123 in 2023, and 5,161 in 2024, noted the press release.
Furthermore, training and learning being priority and fundamental sections in the Theater register, three permanent training workshops were launched during this season, namely the “theater and circus” workshop, with four sessions per month for the benefit for 53 children, including 26 aged 7 to 10 and 27 aged 11 to 17, the “contemporary dance” workshop, with one session per month and the “Theater for adults” workshop.
