Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya—TNC, or *Teatro Nacional de Cataluña*—was created by the Culture Department of the Catalan Government to normalize and strengthen theatre and dance in the Catalan language. It was built as a postmodern structure designed by Ricardo Bofill i Leví, conceived to resemble an ancient Greek temple and echoing the model of late 19th-century national theatres. Construction ran from November 8, 1991, to 1996 at Plaça de les Arts, directly in front of L’Auditori. The building quickly became a political and cultural argument of its own: some detractors described it as a parody or a mausoleum, even as it gained a major public role. Inside, three performance spaces shape the programme: Sala Gran seats 866 with a Greek-theatre layout; Sala Petita uses mobile stands for between 266 and 500 people; and Sala Tallers provides a workshop space. …
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