Seasonal Theater in Costa Rica: The Christmas Seasons (1990-2015)

Abstract

This article studies the construction of the Christmas theater season in the Greater Metropolitan Area of ​​Costa Rica. This season arises from the decision of the National Theater of Costa Rica to present the ballet "The Nutcracker and the King of Mice." The effect that such a decision had on the Costa Rican culture landscape became in initiatives that consolidate a market for the Christmas theater season by the second decade of the 21st century. The sources used were the minutes of the National Theater Directing Council, newspapers and social networks.