Santo Domingo cultural venues will host musical duo MarteOvenuS, a tribute concert to Pablo Milanés, and summer animation screenings at Cinemateca Dominicana this weekend.
The lineup features stage performances and film screenings across several prominent cultural locations in the capital of the Dominican Republic, offering audiences a wide selection of music, stories, and emotions.
Ana Fé and Luis Payán, the members of the duo MarteOvenuS, will bring the songs from their album Colección de amor Vol. 2 to the stage for the first time in an intimate concert format.
MarteOvenuS stage debut at The Green Room
The concert by MarteOvenuS will take place on Friday at 9:00 p.m. at The Green Room in Santo Domingo, with tickets available online through Tix.do.
Organizers said the performance marks the official start of the project's live stage history, designed as a close-up experience where each composition takes on a new dimension in front of the audience.
The duo recently released the track El Triste as part of the Colección de amor Vol. 2 repertoire, which focuses on sharing emotions, stories, and melodies intended to linger in memory long after the final chord.
MarteOvenuS is a Dominican musical act known for romantic compositions and acoustic arrangements, making The Green Room an intimate setting for their inaugural live showcase.
Animated cinema at Cinemateca Dominicana
Cinemateca Dominicana will continue its ongoing film series on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. with a screening of the French-Belgian animated feature film El faraón negro, el salvaje y la princesa.
The animated feature brings together three independent stories set across different historical eras and cultures, addressing themes such as youth rebellion, forbidden love, and the search for justice.
The main feature will be preceded by the French short film Lola and the Sound Piano to complete an afternoon program dedicated to animation.
Admission to the event at Cinemateca Dominicana is free to the public until the venue reaches full capacity.
Cinemateca Dominicana, located in Santo Domingo, is the national film archive and screening center of the Dominican Republic, dedicated to preserving motion pictures and showcasing domestic and international cinema.
Pablo Milanés tribute at Casa de Teatro
Casa de Teatro will host a tribute concert dedicated to the late Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés on Friday at 9:00 p.m., with tickets available at the venue.
Cuban troubadours Pepé and Yosva Bernal will present a retrospective of 30 of the most popular songs composed by Milanés throughout his career.
Organizers stated that the evening offers audiences a chance to reconnect in an intimate format with melodies that form part of the musical memory of several generations.
Milanés was an essential figure of Nueva Trova cubana, an influential movement of post-revolutionary Cuban music that combined folk traditions with poetic and socially conscious lyrics.
Founded in 1974 in Santo Domingo, Casa de Teatro is an established independent cultural center renowned for hosting live music performances, theatrical productions, and artistic exhibitions.
