Panama, March 26 2026.) The City of the Arts raises its curtain to mark the "World Theater Day." The Section of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture, in partnership with the Association of Audiovisual Interpreting Rights of Panama (ASDAP), has designed an agenda that combines technical training with recognition of the stage trajectory.

) Under the premise of Willem Dafoe's international message, which puts the theater as an engine for imagining collective aspirations, the program starts with a high level pedagogical approach.

On Wednesday March 25, the "Baby" Torrijos Theater received two reference points from the Colombian scene to conduct intensive training sessions: "The body and the voice in action."

ÀJulio César Herrera with "Play and Resistance": A scouting about the performing presence and physical connection of the actor and ňAida Bossa with "My Voice Origin": A workshop dedicated to the liberation of the vocal instrument through the rescue of identity and technique.

The closing day, scheduled for Friday 27 at 7: 00 p.m., will have as its central axis the recognition of Edwin Cedeño. with a race that reaches 50 and a record of 225 performing projects, the current Vice-Dean of the School of Fine Arts will be distinguished as the theatricist of the year for his work in the formation of the generational revamp in Panama.

) During the ceremony, those selected for the Experimental Festival of Monologists and bipersonal (FEXT) 2026 will be revealed.

The celebration will culminate with the premiere of "EL DE BETTY," a monologue starring Julio César Herrera and written with Juan Alfonso Peláez. The piece goes through, from irony, the life of an actor marked for about three decades by his most iconic character's shadow, exploring anecdotes, failed zootecnia studies and the impact of pop culture on his career.