Torrevieja City set for 2012 culture bonanza

A HUNDRED DAYS has now passed for each and everyone of Spain’s Municipal councils and while many are pleading poverty and are fraught with infighting, it seems to be business as usual in Torrevieja.

The city thrives on culture and 2012 should see the new Fame Academy style of Performance Centre start construction, which can cater for upwards of 3,000 visitors at any one time.

The New Music Conservatory of excellence is due to open anytime soon but since it is a conservatory of superior quality and excellence, it is designed for primarily one-on-one or very select groups and so this will probably be a softly-softly opening rather than a major event.

Also on-line for 2012 are new plans for the design and construction of an International Social Centre, which will become home for many of Torrevieja 200-plus groups, associations, performers, actors, theatre groups and social societies, offering rehearsal areas, meeting rooms, staging, storage, café, bar and restaurant.

By Keith Nicol